diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 571f191..c0abf70 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartproxy',
-  version: '3.0.15',
+  version: '3.0.16',
   description: 'a proxy for handling high workloads of proxying'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts b/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
index ac6aad0..6499d2c 100644
--- a/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
+++ b/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ JNj2Dr5H0XoLFFnvuvzcRbhlJ9J67JzR+7g=
           destroyed = true;
           connection.destroy();
           console.log(`socket successfully destroyed.`);
+          plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(1000).then(() => {
+            connection.removeAllListeners();
+          });
         }
       }
       const cleanupConnection = () => {