diff --git a/lib/server/swarm.js b/lib/server/swarm.js
index 90542683..98cba84b 100644
--- a/lib/server/swarm.js
+++ b/lib/server/swarm.js
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ function Swarm (infoHash, server) {
     // When a websocket peer is evicted, and it's not in any other swarms, close
     // the websocket to conserve server resources.
     if (peer.socket && peer.socket.infoHashes.length === 0) {
-      try {
-        peer.socket.close()
-        peer.socket = null
-      } catch (err) {}
+      process.nextTick(function () {
+        try {
+          peer.socket.close()
+          peer.socket = null
+        } catch (err) {}
+      })
     }
   })
 }