diff --git a/src/onstat.nim b/src/onstat.nim
index 665914f..ee4705b 100644
--- a/src/onstat.nim
+++ b/src/onstat.nim
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ proc pollTarget(s: string): Future[Response] {.async.} =
         discard await withTimeout(doFetch(), 10000)
     except:
         x = Response(rtype: rtFetchError, latency: 0)
+    client.close()
     return x
 
 proc pollTargets() {.async.} =