diff --git a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
index 72d2a83..4a84b58 100644
--- a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
+++ b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
@@ -500,8 +500,6 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
         }
         catch (ex) {
           detach();
-          reverseProxy.incoming.socket.end();
-          proxySocket.end();
         }
       }
     });
@@ -532,8 +530,6 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
       }
       catch (ex) {
         detach();
-        proxySocket.end();
-        socket.end();
       }
     });
 
@@ -542,8 +538,10 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
     // from `reverseProxy` and `proxySocket`.
     //
     function detach() {
+      proxySocket.destroySoon();
       proxySocket.removeListener('end', listeners.onIncomingClose);
       proxySocket.removeListener('data', listeners.onIncoming);
+      reverseProxy.incoming.socket.destroySoon();
       reverseProxy.incoming.socket.removeListener('end', listeners.onOutgoingClose);
       reverseProxy.incoming.socket.removeListener('data', listeners.onOutgoing);
     }
@@ -553,7 +551,6 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
     // detach all event listeners.
     //
     proxySocket.on('end', listeners.onIncomingClose = function() {
-      reverseProxy.incoming.socket.end();
       detach();
 
       // Emit the `end` event now that we have completed proxying
@@ -565,7 +562,6 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
     // event listeners.
     //
     reverseProxy.incoming.socket.on('end', listeners.onOutgoingClose = function() {
-      proxySocket.end();
       detach();
     });
   }