diff --git a/static/js/mediastream/api.js b/static/js/mediastream/api.js
index a75ba49b..5164f4ae 100644
--- a/static/js/mediastream/api.js
+++ b/static/js/mediastream/api.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore'], function($, _) {
 							console.log("Reconnecting because alive timeout was reached.");
 							this.last_receive_overdue = false;
 							this.last_receive = null;
-							this.connector.reconnect();
+							this.connector.disconnect(true);
 						}
 					} else {
 						if (now > last_receive + alive_check_timeout) {
diff --git a/static/js/mediastream/connector.js b/static/js/mediastream/connector.js
index 3209879f..3718106a 100644
--- a/static/js/mediastream/connector.js
+++ b/static/js/mediastream/connector.js
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'ua-parser'], function($, _, uaparser) {
 
 	};
 
+	Connector.prototype.disconnect = function(error) {
+
+		if (error) {
+			this.onerror(null)
+		} else {
+			this.conn.close();
+		}
+
+	};
+
 	Connector.prototype.reconnect = function() {
 
 		if (!this.url) {