diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index bf2a59be0..77592ea5d 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 			UseSendSideBWE:            false,
 			SendSideBWE:               sendsidebwe.DefaultSendSideBWEConfig,
 		},
-		DatachannelSlowThreshold: 1000000,
 	},
 	Audio: sfu.DefaultAudioConfig,
 	Video: VideoConfig{
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/transport.go b/pkg/rtc/transport.go
index 21990f6db..85478418f 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/transport.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/transport.go
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ func (t *PCTransport) onDataChannel(dc *webrtc.DataChannel) {
 			for {
 				n, _, err := rawDC.ReadDataChannel(buffer)
 				if err != nil {
-					if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+					if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "state=Closed") {
 						t.params.Logger.Warnw("error reading data channel", err, "label", dc.Label())
 					}
 					return
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go b/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
index 68889d70e..a8800a060 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/rtc/transport"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/rtc/types"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/sfu"
+	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/sfu/datachannel"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/sfu/pacer"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/telemetry"
 )
@@ -299,7 +300,11 @@ func (t *TransportManager) SendDataPacket(kind livekit.DataPacket_Kind, encoded
 	err := t.getTransport(true).SendDataPacket(kind, encoded)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !utils.ErrorIsOneOf(err, io.ErrClosedPipe, sctp.ErrStreamClosed, ErrTransportFailure, ErrDataChannelBufferFull, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
-			t.params.Logger.Warnw("send data packet error", err)
+			if errors.Is(err, datachannel.ErrDataDroppedBySlowReader) {
+				t.params.Logger.Debugw("slow data reader", "error", err)
+			} else {
+				t.params.Logger.Warnw("send data packet error", err)
+			}
 		}
 		if utils.ErrorIsOneOf(err, sctp.ErrStreamClosed, io.ErrClosedPipe) {
 			t.params.SubscriberHandler.OnDataSendError(err)
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/datachannel/datachannel_writer.go b/pkg/sfu/datachannel/datachannel_writer.go
index 2ac05b351..9e9ee6767 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/datachannel/datachannel_writer.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/datachannel/datachannel_writer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package datachannel
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pion/datachannel"
@@ -62,8 +63,12 @@ func (w *DataChannelWriter[T]) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 		now := mono.Now()
 		w.rate.AddBytes(n, int(w.bufferGetter.BufferedAmount()), now)
 		// retry if the write timed out on a non-slow receiver
-		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) && w.rate.Bitrate(now) > w.slowThreshold {
-			continue
+		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+			if bitrate := w.rate.Bitrate(now); bitrate >= w.slowThreshold {
+				continue
+			} else {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("%w: bitrate %d, threshold %d", ErrDataDroppedBySlowReader, bitrate, w.slowThreshold)
+			}
 		}
 
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/datachannel/datachannel_writer_test.go b/pkg/sfu/datachannel/datachannel_writer_test.go
index b07f8a3b6..45459cee6 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/datachannel/datachannel_writer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/datachannel/datachannel_writer_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestDataChannelWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	// bitrate below slow threshold(2000bytes/3sec), should drop by timeout
 	mockDC.SetNextWriteCompleteAt(t0.Add(3 * time.Second))
 	n, err = w.Write(buf[:1000])
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, context.DeadlineExceeded, err)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrDataDroppedBySlowReader, err)
 	require.Equal(t, 0, n)
 }
 
diff --git a/test/singlenode_test.go b/test/singlenode_test.go
index 6f993eab1..32946c963 100644
--- a/test/singlenode_test.go
+++ b/test/singlenode_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/rtc"
+	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/sfu/datachannel"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/testutils"
 	testclient "github.com/livekit/livekit-server/test/client"
 )
@@ -746,34 +747,6 @@ func TestDataPublishSlowSubscriber(t *testing.T) {
 		slowSubDrop.Stop()
 	}()
 
-	// publisher sends data as fast as possible, it will block by the slowest subscriber above the slow threshold
-	var (
-		blocked   atomic.Bool
-		stopWrite atomic.Bool
-		writeIdx  atomic.Uint64
-	)
-	writeStopped := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		defer close(writeStopped)
-		var i int
-		buf := make([]byte, 100)
-		for !stopWrite.Load() {
-			i++
-			binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(buf[len(buf)-8:], uint64(i))
-			if err := pub.PublishData(buf, livekit.DataPacket_RELIABLE); err != nil {
-				if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
-					blocked.Store(true)
-					i--
-					continue
-				} else {
-					t.Log("error writing", err)
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			writeIdx.Store(uint64(i))
-		}
-	}()
-
 	// no data should be dropped for fast subscriber
 	var fastDataIndex atomic.Uint64
 	fastSub.OnDataReceived = func(data []byte, sid string) {
@@ -813,6 +786,34 @@ func TestDataPublishSlowSubscriber(t *testing.T) {
 		slowDropReader.Read(data, sid)
 	}
 
+	// publisher sends data as fast as possible, it will block by the slowest subscriber above the slow threshold
+	var (
+		blocked   atomic.Bool
+		stopWrite atomic.Bool
+		writeIdx  atomic.Uint64
+	)
+	writeStopped := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(writeStopped)
+		var i int
+		buf := make([]byte, 100)
+		for !stopWrite.Load() {
+			i++
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(buf[len(buf)-8:], uint64(i))
+			if err := pub.PublishData(buf, livekit.DataPacket_RELIABLE); err != nil {
+				if errors.Is(err, datachannel.ErrDataDroppedBySlowReader) {
+					blocked.Store(true)
+					i--
+					continue
+				} else {
+					t.Log("error writing", err)
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			writeIdx.Store(uint64(i))
+		}
+	}()
+
 	<-dropped
 
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)