diff --git a/zebra/label_manager.c b/zebra/label_manager.c
index d2aeb2ed28..2b0508099f 100644
--- a/zebra/label_manager.c
+++ b/zebra/label_manager.c
@@ -88,7 +88,23 @@ static int relay_response_back(void)
 			 strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
-	zlog_debug("Label Manager response received, %d bytes", size);
+
+	/* do not relay a msg that has nothing to do with LM */
+	switch (resp_cmd) {
+	case ZEBRA_LABEL_MANAGER_CONNECT:
+	case ZEBRA_LABEL_MANAGER_CONNECT_ASYNC: /* should not be seen */
+	case ZEBRA_GET_LABEL_CHUNK:
+	case ZEBRA_RELEASE_LABEL_CHUNK:
+		break;
+	default:
+		zlog_debug("Not relaying '%s' response (size %d) from LM",
+			   zserv_command_string(resp_cmd), size);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	zlog_debug("Received '%s' response (size %d) from LM",
+		   zserv_command_string(resp_cmd), size);
+
 	if (size == 0)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -139,6 +155,11 @@ static int lm_zclient_read(struct thread *t)
 	/* read response and send it back */
 	ret = relay_response_back();
 
+	/* on error, schedule another read */
+	if (ret == -1)
+		if (!zclient->t_read)
+			thread_add_read(zclient->master, lm_zclient_read, NULL,
+					zclient->sock, &zclient->t_read);
 	return ret;
 }