diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.cpp b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.cpp
index 04216cda..99d26a5a 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.cpp
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,6 @@ namespace ix
                 
                 bool remote = true;
 
-                //std::cout << this << " CLOSE FROM REMOTE" << code << " / " << reason << std::endl;
                 internalClose(code, reason, _rxbuf.size(), remote);
             }
             else
@@ -877,7 +876,7 @@ namespace ix
         }
     }
 
-    void WebSocketTransport::close(uint16_t code, const std::string& reason, size_t closeWireSize)
+    void WebSocketTransport::close(uint16_t code, const std::string& reason, size_t closeWireSize, bool remote)
     {
         _requestInitCancellation = true;
 
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.h
index f009933b..f74e9712 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.h
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ namespace ix
 
         void close(uint16_t code = 1000,
                    const std::string& reason = "Normal closure",
-                   size_t closeWireSize = 0);
+                   size_t closeWireSize = 0,
+                   bool remote = false);
 
         ReadyStateValues getReadyState() const;
         void setReadyState(ReadyStateValues readyStateValue);