diff --git a/lib/ntp-client.js b/lib/ntp-client.js
index 4b9a840..f40e848 100644
--- a/lib/ntp-client.js
+++ b/lib/ntp-client.js
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@
                 clearTimeout(timeout);
                 callback(err, null);
                 errorFired = true;
-                client.close();
+                try { 
+                    client.close(); 
+                } catch (ex) {
+                    console.error("Err during closing socket", ex);
+                }
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce70a50..adaebcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "ntp-client",
     "description": "Pure Javascript implementation of the NTP Client Protocol",
-    "version": "0.5.3",
+    "version": "0.5.4",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/moonpyk/node-ntp-client",
     "author": {
         "name": "Clément Bourgeois",