diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mgc/server/JsonCommandHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/mgc/server/JsonCommandHandler.java
index f558477..824aec5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mgc/server/JsonCommandHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mgc/server/JsonCommandHandler.java
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class JsonCommandHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
     public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Throwable cause) throws Exception {
         log.error("Exception caught in JsonCommandHandler", cause);
         this.handleError(ctx, cause, cause);
-        ctx.close();
     }
 
     private void handleError(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object cmdId, Throwable e) {