diff --git a/punchd.nim b/punchd.nim
index 91afb0d..5271112 100644
--- a/punchd.nim
+++ b/punchd.nim
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ proc handleRequests(punchd: Punchd, userSock: AsyncSocket) {.async.} =
       break
     let line = await userSock.recvLine(maxLength = 400)
     if line.len == 0:
+      userSock.close()
       break
     asyncCheck punchd.handleRequest(line, userSock)