if (rc) {
                if (rc == H_CLOSED) {
                        dev_warn(dev, "CRQ Queue closed\n");
-                       if (test_bit(0, &adapter->resetting))
-                               ibmvnic_reset(adapter, VNIC_RESET_FATAL);
+                       /* do not reset, report the fail, wait for passive init from server */
                }
 
                dev_warn(dev, "Send error (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 
        reinit_completion(&adapter->init_done);
        adapter->init_done_rc = 0;
-       ibmvnic_send_crq_init(adapter);
+       rc = ibmvnic_send_crq_init(adapter);
+       if (rc) {
+               dev_err(dev, "Send crq init failed with error %d\n", rc);
+               return rc;
+       }
+
        if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done, timeout)) {
                dev_err(dev, "Initialization sequence timed out\n");
                return -1;
        adapter->from_passive_init = false;
 
        adapter->init_done_rc = 0;
-       ibmvnic_send_crq_init(adapter);
+       rc = ibmvnic_send_crq_init(adapter);
+       if (rc) {
+               dev_err(dev, "Send crq init failed with error %d\n", rc);
+               return rc;
+       }
+
        if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done, timeout)) {
                dev_err(dev, "Initialization sequence timed out\n");
                return -1;