diff --git a/src/ipc_connecter.cpp b/src/ipc_connecter.cpp
index dc0ee216..58dccf46 100644
--- a/src/ipc_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc_connecter.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ void zmq::ipc_connecter_t::start_connecting ()
     }
 
     //  Handle any other error condition by eventual reconnect.
+    close ();
     wait = true;
     add_reconnect_timer();
 }
diff --git a/src/tcp_connecter.cpp b/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
index 75079da5..042e82a7 100644
--- a/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ void zmq::tcp_connecter_t::start_connecting ()
     }
 
     //  Handle any other error condition by eventual reconnect.
+    close ();
     wait = true;
     add_reconnect_timer();
 }