diff --git a/ipcsocket/src/main/java/org/scalasbt/ipcsocket/UnixDomainSocket.java b/ipcsocket/src/main/java/org/scalasbt/ipcsocket/UnixDomainSocket.java
index ed7a1d4..0e4e9d3 100644
--- a/ipcsocket/src/main/java/org/scalasbt/ipcsocket/UnixDomainSocket.java
+++ b/ipcsocket/src/main/java/org/scalasbt/ipcsocket/UnixDomainSocket.java
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ private void doShutdown(int how) throws IOException {
   }
 
   public void close() throws IOException {
+    shutdownInput();
+    shutdownOutput();
     super.close();
     // This might not close the FD right away. In case we are about
     // to read or write on another thread, it will delay the close