diff --git a/src/include/switch_utils.h b/src/include/switch_utils.h
index f59401bd22..31ce8ffee3 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_utils.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_utils.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 !strcasecmp(expr, "true") ||\
 atoi(expr))) ? SWITCH_TRUE : SWITCH_FALSE
 
+#define SWITCH_STATUS_IS_BREAK(x) (x || SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK || x == 730035 || x == 35)
+
 /*!
   \brief Return a printable name of a switch_priority_t
   \param priority the priority to get the name of
diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
index 9f59a8cf07..a883a8b763 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static switch_status_t read_packet(listener_t *listener, switch_event_t **event,
 		mlen = 1;
 		status = switch_socket_recv(listener->sock, ptr, &mlen);
 
-		if (status != SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK && status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && status != 730035) {
+		if (status != SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK && status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			return status;
 		}