diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7bdabdb..f6249ba 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func main() {
 		signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt)
 		go func() {
 			for range c {
-				defer client.Close()
+				client.Close()
 				os.Exit(0)
 			}
 		}()
@@ -613,5 +613,5 @@ func main() {
 	// Wait for a short time as some messages are not delivered by the server
 	// if the connection is closed immediately after sending a message.
 	time.Sleep(defaultSleepTime * time.Millisecond)
-	defer client.Close()
+	client.Close()
 }