diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 60f1195c..a191676f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2.8.0-dev.154 | 2024-12-06 15:14:02 -0800
+
+  * Fix potential connector infinite loop in read_result::stop scenarios (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
+
+  * Add reason strings to a peering's force_disconnect() (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
+
+  * Revert part of 4d9aa3bd that currently breaks Zeek build (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
+
 2.8.0-dev.150 | 2024-12-06 00:02:47 -0800
 
   * CI: add Ubuntu 24.10 (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b92c9227..3bc4a226 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.0-dev.150
+2.8.0-dev.154
diff --git a/libbroker/broker/expected.hh b/libbroker/broker/expected.hh
index d507d22b..b8295147 100644
--- a/libbroker/broker/expected.hh
+++ b/libbroker/broker/expected.hh
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public:
 
   // -- constructors, destructors, and assignment operators --------------------
 
+  template <class U>
+  expected(U x, std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<U, T>>* = nullptr)
+    : engaged_(true) {
+    new (std::addressof(value_)) T(std::move(x));
+  }
+
   expected(T&& x) noexcept(nothrow_move) : engaged_(true) {
     new (std::addressof(value_)) T(std::move(x));
   }
diff --git a/libbroker/broker/internal/connector.cc b/libbroker/broker/internal/connector.cc
index 603e1d5c..d0d4b4c5 100644
--- a/libbroker/broker/internal/connector.cc
+++ b/libbroker/broker/internal/connector.cc
@@ -1944,7 +1944,8 @@ void connector::run_impl(listener* sub, shared_filter_type* filter) {
           } else {
             mgr.abort(*i);
           }
-          while ((i->revents & read_mask) && mgr.must_read_more(*i))
+          while ((i->revents & read_mask) && (i->events & read_mask)
+                 && mgr.must_read_more(*i))
             mgr.continue_reading(*i);
         }
       } while (--presult > 0 && advance());
diff --git a/libbroker/broker/internal/core_actor.cc b/libbroker/broker/internal/core_actor.cc
index 41b37cf7..c7a04772 100644
--- a/libbroker/broker/internal/core_actor.cc
+++ b/libbroker/broker/internal/core_actor.cc
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void core_actor_state::shutdown(shutdown_options options) {
 void core_actor_state::finalize_shutdown() {
   // Drop any remaining state of peers.
   for (auto& kvp : peers)
-    kvp.second->force_disconnect();
+    kvp.second->force_disconnect("shutting down");
   peers.clear();
   // Close the shared state for all peers.
   peer_statuses->close();
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ caf::error core_actor_state::init_new_peer(endpoint_id peer_id,
       .on_backpressure_buffer(peer_buffer_size(), peer_overflow_policy())
       .do_on_error([this, ptr, peer_id](const caf::error& what) {
         BROKER_INFO("remove peer" << peer_id << "due to:" << what);
-        ptr->force_disconnect();
+        ptr->force_disconnect(to_string(what));
       })
       .as_observable());
   // Push messages received from the peer into the central merge point.
diff --git a/libbroker/broker/internal/peering.cc b/libbroker/broker/internal/peering.cc
index dbd43a81..404a5aaa 100644
--- a/libbroker/broker/internal/peering.cc
+++ b/libbroker/broker/internal/peering.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include <caf/scheduled_actor/flow.hpp>
 
+using namespace std::literals;
+
 namespace broker::internal {
 
 namespace {
@@ -94,9 +96,14 @@ class suffix_generator : public affix_generator {
 
   node_message first() override {
     if (ptr_->removed()) {
+      auto msg = "removed connection to remote peer"s;
+      if (const auto& reason = ptr_->removed_reason(); !reason.empty()) {
+        msg += " (";
+        msg += reason;
+        msg += ')';
+      }
       return make_status_msg(endpoint_info{ptr_->peer_id(), ptr_->addr()},
-                             sc_constant<sc::peer_removed>(),
-                             "removed connection to remote peer");
+                             sc_constant<sc::peer_removed>(), msg.c_str());
     } else {
       return make_status_msg(endpoint_info{ptr_->peer_id(), ptr_->addr()},
                              sc_constant<sc::peer_lost>(),
@@ -119,9 +126,10 @@ void peering::on_bye_ack() {
   bye_timeout_.dispose();
 }
 
-void peering::force_disconnect() {
+void peering::force_disconnect(std::string reason) {
   if (!removed_) {
     removed_ = true;
+    removed_reason_ = std::move(reason);
   }
   on_bye_ack();
 }
@@ -129,8 +137,9 @@ void peering::force_disconnect() {
 void peering::schedule_bye_timeout(caf::scheduled_actor* self) {
   bye_timeout_.dispose();
   bye_timeout_ =
-    self->run_delayed(defaults::unpeer_timeout,
-                      [ptr = shared_from_this()] { ptr->force_disconnect(); });
+    self->run_delayed(defaults::unpeer_timeout, [ptr = shared_from_this()] {
+      ptr->force_disconnect("timeout during graceful disconnect");
+    });
 }
 
 void peering::assign_bye_token(std::array<std::byte, bye_token_size>& buf) {
diff --git a/libbroker/broker/internal/peering.hh b/libbroker/broker/internal/peering.hh
index 0bbfdf2e..623b2258 100644
--- a/libbroker/broker/internal/peering.hh
+++ b/libbroker/broker/internal/peering.hh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Forces the peering to shut down its connection without performing the BYE
   /// handshake.
-  void force_disconnect();
+  void force_disconnect(std::string reason);
 
   void schedule_bye_timeout(caf::scheduled_actor* self);
 
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ public:
     return removed_;
   }
 
+  /// Returns the removal reason, which may be empty.
+  const std::string& removed_reason() const noexcept {
+    return removed_reason_;
+  }
+
   /// Tag this peering as removed and send a BYE message on the `snk` for a
   /// graceful shutdown.
   void remove(caf::scheduled_actor* self,
@@ -117,6 +122,8 @@ private:
   /// BYE message to the peer.
   bool removed_ = false;
 
+  std::string removed_reason_;
+
   /// Network address as reported from the transport (usually TCP).
   network_info addr_;