diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 1773acd46..6df954892 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ class Connect:
             # Explicit closing of connection object
             if not conf.keepAlive:
                 try:
-                    conn.fp._sock.close()
+                    if hasattr(conn.fp, '_sock'):
+                        conn.fp._sock.close()
                     conn.close()
                 except Exception, msg:
                     warnMsg = "problem occured during connection closing ('%s')" % msg