Index: src/OFHTTPClient.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFHTTPClient.m
+++ src/OFHTTPClient.m
@@ -243,11 +243,12 @@
 	    [_socket numberOfBytesInReadBuffer];
 }
 
 - (void)close
 {
-	[_socket close];
+	[_socket release];
+	_socket = nil;
 }
 @end
 
 @implementation OFHTTPClient
 + (instancetype)client
@@ -609,10 +610,11 @@
 	return reply;
 }
 
 - (void)close
 {
+	[_socket close];
 	[_socket release];
 	_socket = nil;
 
 	[_lastURL release];
 	_lastURL = nil;