diff --git a/sjrpc/core/rpcconnection.py b/sjrpc/core/rpcconnection.py
index be7515667fa3524206969f3c6f418feb6f0455f2..4f0facc43eab7fe14c4febc57abd9f0c457476d9 100644
--- a/sjrpc/core/rpcconnection.py
+++ b/sjrpc/core/rpcconnection.py
@@ -350,7 +350,10 @@ class RpcConnection(object):
         :type callback: :class:`str` or callable or None
         '''
 
-        self._sock.close()
+        try:
+            self._sock.close()
+        except socket.error as err:
+            logging.warning('Error while socket close: %s.', err)
 
         # Release all running calls from this connection:
         for call in self._calls.values():