diff --git a/lib/udp-tracker.js b/lib/udp-tracker.js
index 2b4dc12..b090da8 100644
--- a/lib/udp-tracker.js
+++ b/lib/udp-tracker.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ UDPTracker.prototype._request = function (opts) {
     }
     socket.removeListener('error', onError)
     socket.removeListener('message', onSocketMessage)
+    socket.on('error', noop) // ignore all future errors
     try { socket.close() } catch (err) {}
     socket = null
   }
@@ -261,3 +262,5 @@ function toUInt64 (n) {
   }
   return Buffer.concat([common.toUInt32(0), common.toUInt32(n)])
 }
+
+function noop () {}
diff --git a/lib/websocket-tracker.js b/lib/websocket-tracker.js
index 3a88959..570a78a 100644
--- a/lib/websocket-tracker.js
+++ b/lib/websocket-tracker.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ WebSocketTracker.prototype.destroy = function () {
   self._onSocketDataBound = null
   self._onSocketCloseBound = null
 
+  self._socket.on('error', noop) // ignore all future errors
   try { self._socket.close() } catch (e) {}
   self._socket = null
 }
@@ -238,3 +239,5 @@ WebSocketTracker.prototype._generateOffers = function (numWant, cb) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+function noop () {}