diff --git a/pykodi/kodi.py b/pykodi/kodi.py
index bc381dd..476db4e 100644
--- a/pykodi/kodi.py
+++ b/pykodi/kodi.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ async def connect(self):
             jsonrpc_base.jsonrpc.TransportError,
             asyncio.exceptions.CancelledError,
         ) as error:
+            await self._ws_server.close()
             raise CannotConnectError from error
 
     async def close(self):