diff --git a/exchanges/stream/websocket.go b/exchanges/stream/websocket.go
index 7d9c9e4e..1ff43ccc 100644
--- a/exchanges/stream/websocket.go
+++ b/exchanges/stream/websocket.go
@@ -391,16 +391,15 @@ func (w *Websocket) connectionMonitor() error {
 			}
 			select {
 			case err := <-w.ReadMessageErrors:
-				if isDisconnectionError(err) {
+				if IsDisconnectionError(err) {
 					w.setInit(false)
 					log.Warnf(log.WebsocketMgr,
 						"%v websocket has been disconnected. Reason: %v",
 						w.exchangeName, err)
 					w.setConnectedStatus(false)
-				} else {
-					// pass off non disconnect errors to datahandler to manage
-					w.DataHandler <- err
 				}
+
+				w.DataHandler <- err
 			case <-timer.C:
 				if !w.IsConnecting() && !w.IsConnected() {
 					err := w.Connect()
@@ -983,8 +982,8 @@ func (w *Websocket) CanUseAuthenticatedEndpoints() bool {
 	return w.canUseAuthenticatedEndpoints
 }
 
-// isDisconnectionError Determines if the error sent over chan ReadMessageErrors is a disconnection error
-func isDisconnectionError(err error) bool {
+// IsDisconnectionError Determines if the error sent over chan ReadMessageErrors is a disconnection error
+func IsDisconnectionError(err error) bool {
 	if websocket.IsUnexpectedCloseError(err) {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/exchanges/stream/websocket_connection.go b/exchanges/stream/websocket_connection.go
index 1601c7a1..1a983654 100644
--- a/exchanges/stream/websocket_connection.go
+++ b/exchanges/stream/websocket_connection.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (w *WebsocketConnection) IsConnected() bool {
 func (w *WebsocketConnection) ReadMessage() Response {
 	mType, resp, err := w.Connection.ReadMessage()
 	if err != nil {
-		if isDisconnectionError(err) {
+		if IsDisconnectionError(err) {
 			if w.setConnectedStatus(false) {
 				// NOTE: When w.setConnectedStatus() returns true the underlying
 				// state was changed and this infers that the connection was
diff --git a/exchanges/stream/websocket_test.go b/exchanges/stream/websocket_test.go
index 5d851b61..a5651d0f 100644
--- a/exchanges/stream/websocket_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/stream/websocket_test.go
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ func TestTrafficMonitorTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestIsDisconnectionError(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	isADisconnectionError := isDisconnectionError(errors.New("errorText"))
+	isADisconnectionError := IsDisconnectionError(errors.New("errorText"))
 	if isADisconnectionError {
 		t.Error("Its not")
 	}
-	isADisconnectionError = isDisconnectionError(&websocket.CloseError{
+	isADisconnectionError = IsDisconnectionError(&websocket.CloseError{
 		Code: 1006,
 		Text: "errorText",
 	})
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ func TestIsDisconnectionError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("It is")
 	}
 
-	isADisconnectionError = isDisconnectionError(&net.OpError{
+	isADisconnectionError = IsDisconnectionError(&net.OpError{
 		Err: errClosedConnection,
 	})
 	if isADisconnectionError {
 		t.Error("It's not")
 	}
 
-	isADisconnectionError = isDisconnectionError(&net.OpError{
+	isADisconnectionError = IsDisconnectionError(&net.OpError{
 		Err: errors.New("errText"),
 	})
 	if !isADisconnectionError {
@@ -321,8 +321,10 @@ func TestConnectionMessageErrors(t *testing.T) {
 outer:
 	for {
 		select {
-		case <-ws.ToRoutine:
-			t.Fatal("Error is a disconnection error")
+		case err := <-ws.ToRoutine:
+			if _, ok := err.(*websocket.CloseError); !ok {
+				t.Errorf("Error is not a disconnection error: %v", err)
+			}
 		case <-timer.C:
 			break outer
 		}