diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 6fa74f2..cc3863f 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartrequest',
-  version: '2.0.6',
+  version: '2.0.7',
   description: 'dropin replacement for request'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartrequest.request.ts b/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
index 9e0d473..669bf84 100644
--- a/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ export let request = async (
   // lets handle an error
   requestToFire.on('error', (e) => {
     console.error(e);
+    requestToFire.destroy();
   });
 
   const result = await done.promise;