# Ice::CloseConnectionException

## Overview

### local exception CloseConnectionException extends ProtocolException

This exception indicates that the connection has been gracefully shut down by the server. The operation call that caused this exception has not been executed by the server. In most cases you will not get this exception, because the client will automatically retry the operation call in case the server shut down the connection. However, if upon retry the server shuts down the connection again, and the retry limit has been reached, then this exception is propagated to the application code.