diff --git a/src/net/Client.cpp b/src/net/Client.cpp
index c8a93f24c..9e6758e38 100644
--- a/src/net/Client.cpp
+++ b/src/net/Client.cpp
@@ -205,28 +205,7 @@ bool Client::close()
 
     setState(ClosingState);
 
-    uv_stream_t *stream = reinterpret_cast<uv_stream_t*>(m_socket);
-
-    if (uv_is_readable(stream) == 1) {
-        uv_read_stop(stream);
-    }
-
-    if (uv_is_writable(stream) == 1) {
-        const int rc = uv_shutdown(new uv_shutdown_t, stream, [](uv_shutdown_t* req, int status) {
-            if (uv_is_closing(reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(req->handle)) == 0) {
-                uv_close(reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(req->handle), Client::onClose);
-            }
-
-            delete req;
-        });
-
-        assert(rc == 0);
-
-        if (rc != 0) {
-            onClose();
-        }
-    }
-    else {
+    if (uv_is_closing(reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(m_socket)) == 0) {
         uv_close(reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(m_socket), Client::onClose);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 060edcb72..4b44f2e80 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define APP_ID        "xmrig"
 #define APP_NAME      "XMRig"
 #define APP_DESC      "XMRig CPU miner"
-#define APP_VERSION   "2.5.2"
+#define APP_VERSION   "2.5.3"
 #define APP_DOMAIN    "xmrig.com"
 #define APP_SITE      "www.xmrig.com"
 #define APP_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (C) 2016-2018 xmrig.com"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #define APP_VER_MAJOR  2
 #define APP_VER_MINOR  5
-#define APP_VER_BUILD  2
+#define APP_VER_BUILD  3
 #define APP_VER_REV    0
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER