diff --git a/src/services/beatsaver.ts b/src/services/beatsaver.ts
index bf25737..6d8edcc 100644
--- a/src/services/beatsaver.ts
+++ b/src/services/beatsaver.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ let totalDeleted: number | undefined;
 
 // Thee last time a map was heard
 let lastMap: number = Date.now();
+let socket: WebsocketClient | undefined;
 
 async function update() {
   if (totalCreated == undefined) {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ async function update() {
 }
 
 async function connectWebsocket() {
-  const socket = new WebsocketClient(WEBSOCKET_URL);
+  socket = new WebsocketClient(WEBSOCKET_URL);
   await connectMongo();
   let beatSaver = await BeatSaverSchema.findOne({ _id: "beatsaver" });
   if (!beatSaver) {
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ cron.schedule("*/1 * * * *", () => {
   // 1 minute
   if (lastMap && Date.now() - lastMap > 60_000) {
     console.log("Beatsaver websocket is dead, reconnecting");
+    socket?.close();
     connectWebsocket();
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/services/scoresaber.ts b/src/services/scoresaber.ts
index 74fdb3f..6a01aec 100644
--- a/src/services/scoresaber.ts
+++ b/src/services/scoresaber.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ let totalScores: number | undefined;
 
 // Thee last time a score was heard
 let lastScore: number = Date.now();
+let socket: WebsocketClient | undefined;
 
 /**
  * Updates the player count and adds data to influx
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ async function connectWebsocket() {
   // set total scores to the current total plays in the database
   totalScores = leaderboard?.totalPlays || 0;
 
-  const socket = new WebsocketClient("wss://scoresaber.com/ws");
+  socket = new WebsocketClient("wss://scoresaber.com/ws");
   socket.onopen = () => {
     console.log("Connected to scoresaber websocket");
   };
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ cron.schedule("*/1 * * * *", () => {
   // 1 minute
   if (lastScore && Date.now() - lastScore > 60_000) {
     console.log("Scoresaber websocket is dead, reconnecting");
+    socket?.close();
     connectWebsocket();
   }
 });