diff --git a/server/connection.c b/server/connection.c
index f152f02..9b57980 100644
--- a/server/connection.c
+++ b/server/connection.c
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ bool cServerConnection::Respond(const char *Message, bool Last, ...)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool cServerConnection::Close()
+{
+	if (IsOpen())
+		isyslog("streamdev-server: closing %s connection to %s:%d", Protocol(), RemoteIp().c_str(), RemotePort());
+	return cTBSocket::Close();
+}
+
 #if APIVERSNUM >= 10700
 static int GetClippedNumProvidedSystems(int AvailableBits, cDevice *Device)
 {
diff --git a/server/connection.h b/server/connection.h
index e7e3f1e..0d7a1a0 100644
--- a/server/connection.h
+++ b/server/connection.h
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ public:
 	/* Will make the socket close after sending all queued output data */
 	void DeferClose(void) { m_DeferClose = true; }
 
+	/* Close the socket */
+	virtual bool Close(void);
+
 	/* Will retrieve an unused device for transmitting data. Receivers have
 	   already been attached from the device if necessary. Use the returned
 	   cDevice in a following call to StartTransfer */
diff --git a/server/server.c b/server/server.c
index bc12f5d..8dd122e 100644
--- a/server/server.c
+++ b/server/server.c
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ void cStreamdevServer::Action(void)
 			
 			cServerConnection *next = m_Clients.Next(s);
 			if (!result) {
-				isyslog("streamdev: closing streamdev connection to %s:%d", 
-				        s->RemoteIp().c_str(), s->RemotePort());
-				s->Close();
+				if (s->IsOpen())
+					s->Close();
 				Lock();
 				m_Clients.Del(s);
 				Unlock();