diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 31eb51837..471c4a6c8 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+ - bugfix:  82_LGTV_WebOS: Close socket then catch exception
  - bugfix:  82_LGTV_WebOS: fix crash in filehandle
  - bugfix:  89_AndroidDB: Fixed bug in attribute createReadings
  - feature: 89_AndroidDB: Added creation of readings for shell commands
diff --git a/fhem/lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm b/fhem/lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm
index b8d5308fe..92c31840b 100644
--- a/fhem/lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm
+++ b/fhem/lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm
@@ -710,9 +710,11 @@ sub Write {
     }
     catch {
         if ( $_->isa('autodie::exception') && $_->matches(':io') ) {
-            ::Log3( $name, 2,
+            ::Log3( $name, 4,
 "LGTV_WebOS ($name) - can't write to socket, autodie exception: $_"
             );
+
+            Close($hash);
             return;
         }
         else {
@@ -759,9 +761,11 @@ sub Read {
     }
     catch {
         if ( $_->isa('autodie::exception') && $_->matches(':io') ) {
-            ::Log3( $name, 2,
+            ::Log3( $name, 4,
 "LGTV_WebOS ($name) - can't read from socket, autodie exception: $_"
             );
+
+            Close($hash);
             return;
         }
         else {