diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 0a138eb..0c0eb99 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void connection_close(connection_t *cn)
 {
 	mylog(LOG_DEBUG, "Connection close asked. FD:%d (status: %d)",
 	      (long)cn->handle, cn->connected);
-	if (cn->connected != CONN_DISCONN && cn->connected != CONN_ERROR) {
+	if (cn->connected != CONN_DISCONN) {
 		cn->connected = CONN_DISCONN;
 		if (close(cn->handle) == -1)
 			mylog(LOG_WARN, "Error on socket close: %s",