diff --git a/discord/gateway.py b/discord/gateway.py
index 4f98bc2c1..dc5282813 100644
--- a/discord/gateway.py
+++ b/discord/gateway.py
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@ class DiscordWebSocket:
             elif msg.type is aiohttp.WSMsgType.BINARY:
                 await self.received_message(msg.data)
             elif msg.type is aiohttp.WSMsgType.ERROR:
-                _log.debug('Received %s', msg)
-                raise msg.data
+                _log.debug('Received error %s', msg)
+                raise WebSocketClosure
             elif msg.type in (aiohttp.WSMsgType.CLOSED, aiohttp.WSMsgType.CLOSING, aiohttp.WSMsgType.CLOSE):
                 _log.debug('Received %s', msg)
                 raise WebSocketClosure