diff --git a/packages/nocap/package.json b/packages/nocap/package.json
index f7c0fbfa..afbed34e 100644
--- a/packages/nocap/package.json
+++ b/packages/nocap/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nostrwatch/nocap",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.4.2",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/nocap/src/classes/Base.js b/packages/nocap/src/classes/Base.js
index bbf96202..1eebee86 100644
--- a/packages/nocap/src/classes/Base.js
+++ b/packages/nocap/src/classes/Base.js
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ export default class Base {
       'close',
       () => this.ws.close()
     )
-    if(this.hard_fail) return this.terminate(key)
+    if(this.hard_fail || this.config.websocketAlwaysTerminate === true) return this.terminate(key)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/nocap/src/interfaces/ConfigInterface.js b/packages/nocap/src/interfaces/ConfigInterface.js
index ccf5426f..789277b2 100644
--- a/packages/nocap/src/interfaces/ConfigInterface.js
+++ b/packages/nocap/src/interfaces/ConfigInterface.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const ConfigDefaults = {
   autoDepsIgnoredInResult: true,
   removeFromResult: [],
   failAllChecksOnConnectFailure: true,
-  rejectOnConnectFailure: false
+  rejectOnConnectFailure: false,
+  websocketAlwaysTerminate: true
 }
 
 /**