diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c b/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
index 3badfe76f9..1dcf364e79 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
@@ -1039,10 +1039,9 @@ static void esp_websocket_client_task(void *pv)
             ESP_LOGD(TAG, " Waiting for TCP connection to be closed by the server");
             int ret = esp_transport_ws_poll_connection_closed(client->transport, 1000);
             if (ret == 0) {
-                // still waiting
-                break;
-            }
-            if (ret < 0) {
+                ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Did not get TCP close within expected delay");
+
+            } else if (ret < 0) {
                 ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Connection terminated while waiting for clean TCP close");
             }
             client->run = false;