diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransport.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransport.java
index 33969416cf..80b514abf4 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransport.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransport.java
@@ -137,14 +137,7 @@ public class TcpTransport extends TransportThreadSupport implements Transport, S
         log.trace("TCP consumer thread starting");
         try {
 	        while (!isStopped()) {
-	            try {
-	                Object command = readCommand();
-	                doConsume(command);
-	            }
-	            catch (SocketTimeoutException e) {
-	            }
-	            catch (InterruptedIOException e) {
-	            }
+	            doRun();
 	        }
         } catch (IOException e) {
         	stoppedLatch.get().countDown();
@@ -154,6 +147,18 @@ public class TcpTransport extends TransportThreadSupport implements Transport, S
         }
     }
 
+
+	protected void doRun() throws IOException {
+		try {
+		    Object command = readCommand();
+		    doConsume(command);
+		}
+		catch (SocketTimeoutException e) {
+		}
+		catch (InterruptedIOException e) {
+		}
+	}
+
     protected Object readCommand() throws IOException {
         return wireFormat.unmarshal(dataIn);
     }
diff --git a/activemq-xmpp/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/xmpp/XmppTransport.java b/activemq-xmpp/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/xmpp/XmppTransport.java
index 6d3ac5f2bc..02fb1eb483 100644
--- a/activemq-xmpp/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/xmpp/XmppTransport.java
+++ b/activemq-xmpp/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/xmpp/XmppTransport.java
@@ -144,9 +144,8 @@ public class XmppTransport extends TcpTransport {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void run() {
+    public void doRun() throws IOException {
         log.debug("XMPP consumer thread starting");
-
         try {
             XMLInputFactory xif = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
             xif.setXMLReporter(new XMLReporter() {
@@ -196,17 +195,8 @@ public class XmppTransport extends TcpTransport {
                 }
             }
         }
-        catch (XMLStreamException e) {
-            log.error("XMPP Reader thread caught: " + e, e);
-        }
         catch (Exception e) {
-            log.error("XMPP Reader thread caught: " + e, e);
-        }
-        try {
-            stop();
-        }
-        catch (Exception e) {
-            log.error("Failed to stop XMPP transport: " + e, e);
+        	throw IOExceptionSupport.create(e);
         }
     }