diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.c b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
index 3ef2d41ec..972faa2c6 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ iscsi_conn_flush_pdus_internal(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
  * then subsequent calls to this routine will eventually flush
  * remaining PDUs.
  *
- * During other connection states (EXITING or LOGGED_OUT), this
+ * During other connection states (EXITING), this
  * function will spin until all PDUs have successfully been flushed.
  */
 static int
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ iscsi_conn_handle_incoming_pdus(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 			return SPDK_ISCSI_CONNECTION_FATAL;
 		}
 
-		if (conn->state == ISCSI_CONN_STATE_LOGGED_OUT) {
+		if (conn->is_logged_out) {
 			SPDK_ERRLOG("pdu received after logout\n");
 			spdk_put_pdu(pdu);
 			return SPDK_ISCSI_CONNECTION_FATAL;
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ logout_timeout(void *arg)
 void
 spdk_iscsi_conn_logout(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 {
-	conn->state = ISCSI_CONN_STATE_LOGGED_OUT;
+	conn->is_logged_out = true;
 	conn->logout_timer = spdk_poller_register(logout_timeout, conn, ISCSI_LOGOUT_TIMEOUT * 1000000);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.h b/lib/iscsi/conn.h
index 6ac2fda94..e0983a04d 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct spdk_iscsi_conn {
 
 	enum iscsi_connection_state	state;
 	int				login_phase;
+	bool				is_logged_out;
 
 	uint64_t	last_flush;
 	uint64_t	last_fill;
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
index 840d987ef..e5fe3ecfd 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
@@ -196,9 +196,8 @@ struct spdk_iscsi_pdu {
 enum iscsi_connection_state {
 	ISCSI_CONN_STATE_INVALID = 0,
 	ISCSI_CONN_STATE_RUNNING = 1,
-	ISCSI_CONN_STATE_LOGGED_OUT = 2,
-	ISCSI_CONN_STATE_EXITING = 3,
-	ISCSI_CONN_STATE_EXITED = 4,
+	ISCSI_CONN_STATE_EXITING = 2,
+	ISCSI_CONN_STATE_EXITED = 3,
 };
 
 enum iscsi_chap_phase {