diff --git a/src/cowboy_stream_h.erl b/src/cowboy_stream_h.erl
index a4a1c1ab..f516f3d2 100644
--- a/src/cowboy_stream_h.erl
+++ b/src/cowboy_stream_h.erl
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ request_process(Req, Env, Middlewares) ->
 	try
 		execute(Req, Env, Middlewares)
 	catch
-		exit:Reason:Stacktrace ->
+		exit:Reason={shutdown, _}:Stacktrace ->
+			erlang:raise(exit, Reason, Stacktrace);
+		exit:Reason:Stacktrace when Reason =/= normal, Reason =/= shutdown ->
 			erlang:raise(exit, {Reason, Stacktrace}, Stacktrace)
 	end.