diff --git a/src/recipient/recipient.go b/src/recipient/recipient.go
index 42b5833..1b2124c 100644
--- a/src/recipient/recipient.go
+++ b/src/recipient/recipient.go
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ func connectToTCPServer(room string, address string) (com comm.Comm, err error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	defer connection.Close()
 	connection.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
 	connection.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
 	connection.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
diff --git a/src/sender/sender.go b/src/sender/sender.go
index 6977e71..d8960da 100644
--- a/src/sender/sender.go
+++ b/src/sender/sender.go
@@ -306,10 +306,11 @@ func connectToTCPServer(room string, address string) (com comm.Comm, err error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	defer connection.Close()
 	connection.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
 	connection.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
 	connection.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
-
+	
 	com = comm.New(connection)
 	ok, err := com.Receive()
 	if err != nil {