diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f71d4ed4..1c53e02a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 ## next
 
-- feat(handler): response interceptor
+- feat(handler): response interceptor ([#520](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/pull/520))
+- fix(log error): handle undefined target when websocket errors ([#527](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/pull/527))
 
 ## [v1.1.2](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/releases/tag/v1.1.2)
 
diff --git a/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts b/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
index fe13c3bf..b93ae92f 100644
--- a/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
+++ b/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ export class HttpProxyMiddleware {
     }
   };
 
-  private logError = (err, req: Request, res: Response, target) => {
+  private logError = (err, req: Request, res: Response, target?) => {
     const hostname = req.headers?.host || req.hostname || req.host; // (websocket) || (node0.10 || node 4/5)
     const requestHref = `${hostname}${req.url}`;
-    const targetHref = `${target.href}`;
+    const targetHref = `${target?.href}`; // target is undefined when websocket errors
 
     const errorMessage = '[HPM] Error occurred while proxying request %s to %s [%s] (%s)';
     const errReference = 'https://nodejs.org/api/errors.html#errors_common_system_errors'; // link to Node Common Systems Errors page