diff --git a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/tls.go b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/tls.go
index b9c28c8..962680c 100644
--- a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/tls.go
+++ b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/tls.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func HandleStartTLS(conn net.Conn, config *tls.Config) (econn *textproto.Conn, s
 					}
 				}
 				tconn.Close()
+				conn.Close()
 			}
 		}
 	}