diff --git a/revid/senders.go b/revid/senders.go
index 9d326471..1e97aad1 100644
--- a/revid/senders.go
+++ b/revid/senders.go
@@ -307,17 +307,14 @@ func (s *rtmpSender) release() {
 }
 
 func (s *rtmpSender) restart() error {
-	err := s.conn.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	s.conn.Close()
+	var err error
 	for n := 0; n < s.retries; n++ {
 		s.conn, err = rtmp.Dial(s.url, s.timeout, s.log)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
 		s.log(logger.Error, err.Error())
-		s.conn.Close()
 		if n < s.retries-1 {
 			s.log(logger.Info, pkg+"retry rtmp connection")
 		}