diff --git a/mcstatus/protocol/connection.py b/mcstatus/protocol/connection.py
index 9c65c17..efc748a 100644
--- a/mcstatus/protocol/connection.py
+++ b/mcstatus/protocol/connection.py
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ def write(self, data):
         self.socket.send(data)
 
     def __del__(self):
-        self.socket.close()
+        try:
+            self.socket.close()
+        except:
+            pass
 
 
 class UDPSocketConnection(Connection):
@@ -181,4 +184,7 @@ def write(self, data):
         self.socket.sendto(data, self.addr)
 
     def __del__(self):
-        self.socket.close()
\ No newline at end of file
+        try:
+            self.socket.close()
+        except:
+            pass
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e994f9f..b37fde9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='mcstatus',
-    version='2.2',
+    version='2.2.1',
     author='Nathan Adams',
     author_email='dinnerbone@dinnerbone.com',
     url='https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mcstatus',