1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index cd4d51071f..eba67916c6 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ module Net   #:nodoc:
         end_transport req, res
       rescue => exception
         D "Conn close because of error #{exception}"
-        @socket.close unless @socket.closed?
+        @socket.close if @socket and not @socket.closed?
         raise exception
       end