diff --git a/source/connection/connection.d b/source/connection/connection.d
index eadd2ea..430b135 100644
--- a/source/connection/connection.d
+++ b/source/connection/connection.d
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ public final class BesterConnection : Thread
 			/* TODO: Implement error handling here and send a repsonse back (Issue: https://github.com/besterprotocol/besterd/issues/10) */
 			debugPrint("Error communicating with message handler");
 		}
+		finally
+		{
+			/* Always close the socket */
+			handlerSocket.close();
+			debugPrint("Closed UNIX domain socket to handler");
+		}
 		
 		return response;
 	}
diff --git a/source/temp.d b/source/temp.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cad182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/temp.d
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+	finally
+		{
+			/* Always close the socket */
+			handlerSocket.close();
+			debugPrint("Closed UNIX domain socket to handler");
+		}
\ No newline at end of file