diff --git a/src/websocket.rs b/src/websocket.rs
index 95ed015..2310e0f 100644
--- a/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/src/websocket.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ pub async fn send_to_ipbl_websocket(
 }
 
 fn handle_websocket_error(ws: &mut WebSocket<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>) -> bool {
-    ws.close(None).unwrap();
+    match ws.close(None) {
+        Ok(o) => {}
+        Err(e) => {}
+    };
     return false;
 }