diff --git a/src/io/socket/IOConnection.java b/src/io/socket/IOConnection.java
index 420d0cc..0febf78 100644
--- a/src/io/socket/IOConnection.java
+++ b/src/io/socket/IOConnection.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public void run() {
 	public static void setSslContext(SSLContext sslContext) {
 		IOConnection.sslContext = sslContext;
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the socket factory used for SSL connections.
 	 * 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ private synchronized void resetTimeout() {
 		if (heartbeatTimeoutTask != null) {
 			heartbeatTimeoutTask.cancel();
 		}
-		if(getState() != STATE_INVALID) {
+		if (getState() != STATE_INVALID) {
 			heartbeatTimeoutTask = new HearbeatTimeoutTask();
 			backgroundTimer.schedule(heartbeatTimeoutTask, closingTimeout
 					+ heartbeatTimeout);
@@ -863,7 +863,8 @@ private synchronized int getState() {
 	 *            the new state
 	 */
 	private synchronized void setState(int state) {
-		this.state = state;
+		if (getState() != STATE_INVALID)
+			this.state = state;
 	}
 
 	/**