diff --git a/include/clixon_custom.h b/include/clixon_custom.h
index 3f9bf4dd..90f202b5 100644
--- a/include/clixon_custom.h
+++ b/include/clixon_custom.h
@@ -213,5 +213,5 @@
  * Following things NYI:
  * - Emulates old clicon_msg API
  */
-#undef NETCONF_INPUT_UNIFIED_INTERNAL
+#define NETCONF_INPUT_UNIFIED_INTERNAL
 
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_netconf_input.c b/lib/src/clixon_netconf_input.c
index 0d3ee2bb..528ba914 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_netconf_input.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_netconf_input.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ netconf_input_read2(int            s,
  * @param[in,out] frame_size   Chunked framing size parameter
  * @param[out]    eom          If frame found in cb?
  * @retval        0            OK
- * @retval       -1            Error
+ * @retval       -1            Error (from chunked framing)
  * The routine should be called continuously with more data from input socket in buf
  * State of previous reads is saved in:
  * - bufp/lenp
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_netconf_lib.c b/lib/src/clixon_netconf_lib.c
index 44039fea..8d385232 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_netconf_lib.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_netconf_lib.c
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ netconf_output_encap(netconf_framing_type framing,
  * @retval        2      End-of-frame
  * @retval        1      Chunk-data      
  * @retval        0      Framing char, not data
- * @retval       -1      Error
+ * @retval       -1      Framing error
  * Example:
    C:  \n#4\n
    C:  <rpc
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_proto.c b/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
index c3ae538f..547a4d75 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
@@ -675,11 +675,11 @@ clixon_msg_rcv2(int         s,
                 cbuf      **cb,
                 int        *eof)
 {
-    int           retval = -1;
-    unsigned char buf[BUFSIZ];
-    ssize_t       buflen = sizeof(buf);
-    int           frame_state = 0;
-    size_t        frame_size = 0;
+    int            retval = -1;
+    unsigned char  buf[BUFSIZ];
+    ssize_t        buflen = sizeof(buf);
+    int            frame_state = 0;
+    size_t         frame_size = 0;
     unsigned char *p = buf;
     size_t         plen;
     cbuf          *cbmsg=NULL;
@@ -705,8 +705,12 @@ clixon_msg_rcv2(int         s,
                                    NETCONF_SSH_CHUNKED,
                                    &frame_state,
                                    &frame_size,
-                                   &eom) < 0)
-                goto done;
+                                   &eom) < 0){
+                /* Errors from input are only framing errors, non-fatal, return eof */
+                *eof = 1;
+                cbuf_reset(cbmsg);
+                break;
+            }
             if (eom == 0){
                 continue;
             }
@@ -731,7 +735,7 @@ clixon_msg_rcv2(int         s,
 }
 #endif /* NETCONF_INPUT_UNIFIED_INTERNAL */
 
-/*! Connect to server, send a clicon_msg message and wait for result using unix socket
+/*! Connect to server using unix socket
  *
  * @param[in]  h        Clixon handle
  * @param[in]  msg      Internal msg data structure. It has fixed header and variable body.
diff --git a/test/test_sock.sh b/test/test_sock.sh
index c9a1074b..cd6f8d1d 100755
--- a/test/test_sock.sh
+++ b/test/test_sock.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ EOF
     new "hello session-id 2"
     expecteof "$clixon_util_socket -a $family -s $sock -D $DBG" 0 "<hello $DEFAULTONLY/>" "<hello $DEFAULTONLY><session-id>4</session-id></hello>"
 
+    if [ $family = UNIX -a -n "$netcat" ]; then
+        new "Unix socket garbage test"
+        echo "garbage" | netcat -U $sock
+
+        new "Check backend alive"
+        pid=$(pgrep -u root -f clixon_backend)
+        if [ -z "$pid" ]; then
+            err "backend pid" "backend dead"
+        fi
+    fi
     if [ $BE -ne 0 ]; then
         new "Kill backend"
         # Check if premature kill