diff --git a/packages/common/src/client/sync/stream/AbstractRemote.ts b/packages/common/src/client/sync/stream/AbstractRemote.ts
index f0de66d00..7d67dad3f 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/client/sync/stream/AbstractRemote.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/client/sync/stream/AbstractRemote.ts
@@ -310,10 +310,9 @@ export abstract class AbstractRemote {
       clearTimeout(keepAliveTimeout);
       keepAliveTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
         this.logger.error(`No data received on WebSocket in ${SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS}ms, closing connection.`);
-        stream.close();
+        stream?.close();
       }, SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS);
     };
-    resetTimeout();
 
     const url = this.options.socketUrlTransformer(request.url);
     const connector = new RSocketConnector({