diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.cpp b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.cpp
index 4696745e..3428c970 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.cpp
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.cpp
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ namespace ix
 
             if (_readyState != CLOSED)
             {
-                closeSocketAndSwitchToClosedState(kAbnormalCloseCode, kAbnormalCloseMessage, 0, true);
+                closeSocketAndSwitchToClosedState(kAbnormalCloseCode, kAbnormalCloseMessage, 0, false);
             }
         }
     }