1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rbot/ircsocket.rb b/lib/rbot/ircsocket.rb
index 7b4175de..6ff93725 100644
--- a/lib/rbot/ircsocket.rb
+++ b/lib/rbot/ircsocket.rb
@@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ module Irc
       end
     end
     
+    def connected?
+      !@sock.nil?
+    end
+
     # open a TCP connection to the server
     def connect
-      @sock = nil
+      if connected?
+	shutdown
+      end
       if(@host)
         begin
           @sock=TCPSocket.new(@server, @port, @host)