diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relays/Relay.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relays/Relay.kt
index 6155dfb99..2344a2dd8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relays/Relay.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relays/Relay.kt
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Relay(
 
             errorCounter++
 
-            socket?.close(1000, "Normal close")
+            socket?.cancel() // 1000, "Normal close"
             // Failures disconnect the relay.
             markConnectionAsClosed()