diff --git a/REST/Server.cc b/REST/Server.cc
index 045dece29..2365bc639 100644
--- a/REST/Server.cc
+++ b/REST/Server.cc
@@ -169,8 +169,15 @@ namespace litecore::REST {
     void Server::handleConnection(sockpp::stream_socket&& sock) {
         auto responder = make_unique<ResponderSocket>(_tlsContext);
         if ( !responder->acceptSocket(std::move(sock)) || (_tlsContext && !responder->wrapTLS()) ) {
-            c4log(ListenerLog, kC4LogError, "Error accepting incoming connection: %s",
-                  responder->error().description().c_str());
+            C4Error error = responder->error();
+            string description = error.description();
+            if (error.domain == NetworkDomain) {
+                // The default messages call the peer "server" and me "client"; reverse that:
+                replace(description, "server", "CLIENT");
+                replace(description, "client", "server");
+                replace(description, "CLIENT", "client");
+            }
+            c4log(ListenerLog, kC4LogError, "Error accepting incoming connection: %s", description.c_str());
             return;
         }