diff --git a/Source/SocketEngine.swift b/Source/SocketEngine.swift
index 07e12f1..2f757b5 100644
--- a/Source/SocketEngine.swift
+++ b/Source/SocketEngine.swift
@@ -301,12 +301,12 @@ public final class SocketEngine: NSObject, SocketEnginePollable, SocketEngineWeb
             client?.engineDidClose(reason)
         }
         
+        DefaultSocketLogger.Logger.log("Engine is being closed.", type: logType)
+        
         if closed {
             return postSendClose(nil, nil, nil)
         }
         
-        DefaultSocketLogger.Logger.log("Engine is being closed.", type: logType)
-        
         if websocket {
             sendWebSocketMessage("", withType: .Close, withData: [])
             postSendClose(nil, nil, nil)