diff --git a/mcstatus/protocol/connection.py b/mcstatus/protocol/connection.py
index ff2c0c8..9c65c17 100644
--- a/mcstatus/protocol/connection.py
+++ b/mcstatus/protocol/connection.py
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ class TCPSocketConnection(Connection):
     def write(self, data):
         self.socket.send(data)
 
+    def __del__(self):
+        self.socket.close()
+
 
 class UDPSocketConnection(Connection):
     def __init__(self, addr, timeout=3):
@@ -175,4 +178,7 @@ class UDPSocketConnection(Connection):
     def write(self, data):
         if isinstance(data, Connection):
             data = bytearray(data.flush())
-        self.socket.sendto(data, self.addr)
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+        self.socket.sendto(data, self.addr)
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        self.socket.close()
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