diff --git a/webbench-1.5/socket.c b/webbench-1.5/socket.c
index b7af54a..16e38b9 100644
--- a/webbench-1.5/socket.c
+++ b/webbench-1.5/socket.c
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
   SCCS ID:      @(#)socket.c    1.5  4/1/94
   programmer:   Virginia Tech Computing Center
   compiler:     DEC RISC C compiler (Ultrix 4.1)
-  environment:  DEC Ultrix 4.3 
+  environment:  DEC Ultrix 4.3
   description:  UNIX sockets code.
  ***********************************************************************/
- 
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int Socket(const char *host, int clientPort)
     unsigned long inaddr;
     struct sockaddr_in ad;
     struct hostent *hp;
-    
+
     memset(&ad, 0, sizeof(ad));
     ad.sin_family = AF_INET;
 
@@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ int Socket(const char *host, int clientPort)
         memcpy(&ad.sin_addr, hp->h_addr, hp->h_length);
     }
     ad.sin_port = htons(clientPort);
-    
+
     sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (sock < 0)
         return sock;
     if (connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&ad, sizeof(ad)) < 0)
+    {
+        close(sock);
         return -1;
+    }
     return sock;
 }