diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_links/service.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_links/service.py
index 5c636d61abc010a0844ba561fb0ad30a47a40922..03be5af404f8c7c5647bf7f85f29f8f2246bbaeb 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_links/service.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_links/service.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class _Kernel(object):
       elif not rpc_state.premetadataed:
         if (ticket.terminal_metadata is not None or
             ticket.payload is not None or
-            ticket.termination is links.Ticket.Termination.COMPLETION or
+            ticket.termination is not None or
             ticket.code is not None or
             ticket.message is not None):
           call.premetadata()
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/core/_reception.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/core/_reception.py
index b64faf81463047a2f102aeb1f406813e874029aa..0858f64ff6bf47c85d472658f6a08376ecc667c9 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/core/_reception.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/core/_reception.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ _REMOTE_TICKET_TERMINATION_TO_LOCAL_OUTCOME = {
     links.Ticket.Termination.TRANSMISSION_FAILURE:
         base.Outcome.TRANSMISSION_FAILURE,
     links.Ticket.Termination.LOCAL_FAILURE: base.Outcome.REMOTE_FAILURE,
+    links.Ticket.Termination.REMOTE_FAILURE: base.Outcome.LOCAL_FAILURE,
 }
 
 
@@ -70,9 +71,10 @@ class ReceptionManager(_interfaces.ReceptionManager):
 
   def _abort(self, outcome):
     self._aborted = True
-    self._termination_manager.abort(outcome)
-    self._transmission_manager.abort(outcome)
-    self._expiration_manager.terminate()
+    if self._termination_manager.outcome is None:
+      self._termination_manager.abort(outcome)
+      self._transmission_manager.abort(None)
+      self._expiration_manager.terminate()
 
   def _sequence_failure(self, ticket):
     """Determines a just-arrived ticket's sequential legitimacy.