diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/imap/imap_version.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/imap/imap_version.rb
index 2c69b41023..74ff3e3e3f 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/imap/imap_version.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/imap/imap_version.rb
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Auxiliary
 
   def run_host(ip)
     begin
-      res = connect
+      connect
       banner_sanitized = Rex::Text.to_hex_ascii(banner.to_s)
       print_status("#{ip}:#{rport} IMAP #{banner_sanitized}")
       report_service(:host => rhost, :port => rport, :name => "imap", :info => banner)
     rescue ::Rex::ConnectionError
+    rescue ::EOFError
+      print_error("#{ip}:#{rport} - The service failed to respond")
     rescue ::Exception => e
-      print_error("#{rhost}:#{rport} #{e} #{e.backtrace}")
+      print_error("#{ip}:#{rport} - #{e} #{e.backtrace}")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/pop3/pop3_version.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/pop3/pop3_version.rb
index a6a232972b..ff3d1828c2 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/pop3/pop3_version.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/pop3/pop3_version.rb
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Auxiliary
 
   def run_host(ip)
     begin
-      res = connect
+      connect
       banner = sock.get_once(-1, 30)
       banner_sanitized = Rex::Text.to_hex_ascii(banner.to_s)
       print_status("#{ip}:#{rport} POP3 #{banner_sanitized}")
       report_service(:host => rhost, :port => rport, :name => "pop3", :info => banner)
     rescue ::Rex::ConnectionError
+    rescue ::EOFError
+      print_error("#{ip}:#{rport} - The service failed to respond")
     rescue ::Exception => e
-      print_error("#{rhost}:#{rport} #{e} #{e.backtrace}")
+      print_error("#{ip}:#{rport} - #{e} #{e.backtrace}")
     end
   end