diff --git a/pvAccessApp/remote/blockingServerTCPTransport.cpp b/pvAccessApp/remote/blockingServerTCPTransport.cpp
index b2ce4bc..a763ba7 100644
--- a/pvAccessApp/remote/blockingServerTCPTransport.cpp
+++ b/pvAccessApp/remote/blockingServerTCPTransport.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace epics {
         }
 
         void BlockingServerTCPTransport::internalPostClose(bool forced) {
-            BlockingTCPTransport::internalClose(forced);
+            BlockingTCPTransport::internalPostClose(forced);
         }
         
         pvAccessID BlockingServerTCPTransport::preallocateChannelSID() {
diff --git a/pvAccessApp/remote/blockingTCPTransport.cpp b/pvAccessApp/remote/blockingTCPTransport.cpp
index b61c465..d07e4ad 100644
--- a/pvAccessApp/remote/blockingTCPTransport.cpp
+++ b/pvAccessApp/remote/blockingTCPTransport.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ namespace epics {
             // close the socket
             if(_channel!=INVALID_SOCKET) {
                 epicsSocketDestroy(_channel);
-                _channel = INVALID_SOCKET;
             }
         }
 
@@ -957,11 +956,12 @@ namespace epics {
 
             LOG(logLevelDebug, "Connection to %s closed.",
                     inetAddressToString(_socketAddress).c_str());
-
+/*
             if(_channel!=INVALID_SOCKET) {
                 epicsSocketDestroy(_channel);
                 _channel = INVALID_SOCKET;
             }
+*/
         }
 
         void BlockingTCPTransport::rcvThreadRunner(void* param) {