diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
index 9190cd465..4ef60fcac 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pqissl::pqissl(pqissllistener *l, PQInterface *parent, p3AuthMgr *am, p3ConnectM
 	net_attempt(0), net_failure(0), net_unreachable(0), 
 	sameLAN(false), n_read_zero(0), 
 	mConnectDelay(0), mConnectTS(0),
-        mConnectTimeout(0), mTimeoutTS(0), quietShutdown(false),
+	mConnectTimeout(0), mTimeoutTS(0), 
 
 /**************** PQI_USE_XPGP ******************/
 #if defined(PQI_USE_XPGP)
@@ -213,19 +213,14 @@ int 	pqissl::reset()
 	out << "\tssl_con: " << ssl_connection << std::endl;
 	out << std::endl;
 
-        bool neededReset = false;
+	bool neededReset = false;
 
-	if (ssl_connection != NULL && sockfd > 0)
+	if (ssl_connection != NULL)
 	{
 		out << "pqissl::reset() Shutting down SSL Connection";
 		out << std::endl;
-                if (quietShutdown) {
-                    ssl_connection->quiet_shutdown;
-                } else {
-                    SSL_shutdown(ssl_connection);
-                }
+		SSL_shutdown(ssl_connection);
 
-                quietShutdown = false;
 		neededReset = true;	
 	}
 
@@ -1379,7 +1374,6 @@ int 	pqissl::senddata(void *data, int len)
 			out << std::endl;
 			std::cerr << out.str() ;
 			rslog(RSL_ALERT, pqisslzone, out.str());
-                        quietShutdown = true;
 			reset();
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -1499,8 +1493,7 @@ int 	pqissl::readdata(void *data, int len)
 				out << "Socket Closed Abruptly.... Resetting PQIssl";
 				out << std::endl;
 				rslog(RSL_ALERT, pqisslzone, out.str());
-                                quietShutdown = true;
-                                reset();
+				reset();
 				std::cerr << out.str() << std::endl ;
 				return -1;
 			}
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.h b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.h
index 20100a9d2..6269432ce 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.h
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ virtual int net_internal_fcntl_nonblock(int fd) { return unix_fcntl_nonblock(fd)
 	time_t   mConnectTS;
 	uint32_t mConnectTimeout;
 	time_t   mTimeoutTS;
-        bool quietShutdown;
 
 	/* Need Certificate specific functions here! */
 /**************** PQI_USE_XPGP ******************/