diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index 2746bb8..bbc8611 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -756,6 +756,9 @@
 {
 	struct isert_conn *isert_conn = cma_id->context;
 
+	pr_info("conn %p\n", isert_conn);
+
+	isert_conn->state = ISER_CONN_UP;
 	kref_get(&isert_conn->conn_kref);
 }
 
@@ -782,8 +785,9 @@
  * @isert_conn: isert connection struct
  *
  * Notes:
- * In case the connection state is UP, move state
+ * In case the connection state is FULL_FEATURE, move state
  * to TEMINATING and start teardown sequence (rdma_disconnect).
+ * In case the connection state is UP, complete flush as well.
  *
  * This routine must be called with conn_mutex held. Thus it is
  * safe to call multiple times.
@@ -793,32 +797,31 @@
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (isert_conn->state == ISER_CONN_UP) {
-		isert_conn->state = ISER_CONN_TERMINATING;
+	switch (isert_conn->state) {
+	case ISER_CONN_TERMINATING:
+		break;
+	case ISER_CONN_UP:
+		/*
+		 * No flush completions will occur as we didn't
+		 * get to ISER_CONN_FULL_FEATURE yet, complete
+		 * to allow teardown progress.
+		 */
+		complete(&isert_conn->conn_wait_comp_err);
+	case ISER_CONN_FULL_FEATURE: /* FALLTHRU */
 		pr_info("Terminating conn %p state %d\n",
 			   isert_conn, isert_conn->state);
+		isert_conn->state = ISER_CONN_TERMINATING;
 		err = rdma_disconnect(isert_conn->conn_cm_id);
 		if (err)
 			pr_warn("Failed rdma_disconnect isert_conn %p\n",
 				   isert_conn);
+		break;
+	default:
+		pr_warn("conn %p teminating in state %d\n",
+			   isert_conn, isert_conn->state);
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-isert_disconnect_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct isert_conn *isert_conn = container_of(work,
-				struct isert_conn, conn_logout_work);
-
-	pr_debug("isert_disconnect_work(): >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n");
-	mutex_lock(&isert_conn->conn_mutex);
-	isert_conn_terminate(isert_conn);
-	mutex_unlock(&isert_conn->conn_mutex);
-
-	pr_info("conn %p completing conn_wait\n", isert_conn);
-	complete(&isert_conn->conn_wait);
-}
-
 static int
 isert_disconnected_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id)
 {
@@ -833,8 +836,12 @@
 
 	isert_conn = (struct isert_conn *)cma_id->context;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&isert_conn->conn_logout_work, isert_disconnect_work);
-	schedule_work(&isert_conn->conn_logout_work);
+	mutex_lock(&isert_conn->conn_mutex);
+	isert_conn_terminate(isert_conn);
+	mutex_unlock(&isert_conn->conn_mutex);
+
+	pr_info("conn %p completing conn_wait\n", isert_conn);
+	complete(&isert_conn->conn_wait);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1009,7 +1016,7 @@
 	 * bit for every ISERT_COMP_BATCH_COUNT number of ib_post_send() calls.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&isert_conn->conn_mutex);
-	if (coalesce && isert_conn->state == ISER_CONN_UP &&
+	if (coalesce && isert_conn->state == ISER_CONN_FULL_FEATURE &&
 	    ++isert_conn->conn_comp_batch < ISERT_COMP_BATCH_COUNT) {
 		tx_desc->llnode_active = true;
 		llist_add(&tx_desc->comp_llnode, &isert_conn->conn_comp_llist);
@@ -1110,7 +1117,8 @@
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
-			isert_conn->state = ISER_CONN_UP;
+			/* Now we are in FULL_FEATURE phase */
+			isert_conn->state = ISER_CONN_FULL_FEATURE;
 			goto post_send;
 		}