diff --git a/infrastructure.go b/infrastructure.go
index fa51e7bcc..6449a64de 100644
--- a/infrastructure.go
+++ b/infrastructure.go
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ func (c *Client) Shutdown() {
 	}
 	c.requestLock.Unlock()
 	c.removeAllRequests()
+
+	c.Disconnect()
 }
 
 // Start begins processing input and output messages.