diff --git a/src/buffer/buffer.cpp b/src/buffer/buffer.cpp
index 38b75b97..cda0ca66 100644
--- a/src/buffer/buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/buffer/buffer.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace Buffer {
       }
       Util::sleep(10);//sleep to prevent high CPU usage
     }
+    conn.close();
     if (buffer_running){
       thisStream->endStream();
     }