diff --git a/lib/remote/jsonrpcconnection.cpp b/lib/remote/jsonrpcconnection.cpp
index 479fdea05..7fd8775a7 100644
--- a/lib/remote/jsonrpcconnection.cpp
+++ b/lib/remote/jsonrpcconnection.cpp
@@ -235,8 +235,20 @@ void JsonRpcConnection::Disconnect()
 
 			m_Stream->lowest_layer().cancel(ec);
 
+			Timeout::Ptr shutdownTimeout (new Timeout(
+				m_IoStrand.context(),
+				m_IoStrand,
+				boost::posix_time::seconds(10),
+				[this, keepAlive](asio::yield_context yc) {
+					boost::system::error_code ec;
+					m_Stream->lowest_layer().cancel(ec);
+				}
+			));
+
 			m_Stream->next_layer().async_shutdown(yc[ec]);
 
+			shutdownTimeout->Cancel();
+
 			m_Stream->lowest_layer().shutdown(m_Stream->lowest_layer().shutdown_both, ec);
 		}
 	});