diff --git a/src/sinkSender.c b/src/sinkSender.c
index 40b862c..1883ba9 100644
--- a/src/sinkSender.c
+++ b/src/sinkSender.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include "sinkSender.h"
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ static void sinkSenderSendMinute() {
                               0, (struct sockaddr*)&servaddr, 
                               sizeof(servaddr));
         logmsg(LOG_DEBUG, "%d octets sent", res);
+
+        int rc = close(sockfd);
+        if (rc == -1) {
+          logmsg(LOG_ERR, "close on socket returns %s", strerror(errno));
+        }
       } else {
         led(E_RED, true);
         logmsg(LOG_ERR, "unable to get socket: %s", strerror(errno));