diff --git a/cmd/subscribe.go b/cmd/subscribe.go
index 77c3c06..7e9bff3 100644
--- a/cmd/subscribe.go
+++ b/cmd/subscribe.go
@@ -63,17 +63,14 @@ func newWebsocket(gamePk string) (*statsapi.GamedayWebsocket, <-chan error, erro
 	return &ws, ch, err
 }
 
-func handleUnexpectedClose(ws *statsapi.GamedayWebsocket, feedResp []byte, gamePk string) error {
-	ws.Close()
-
-	newWs, _, err := newWebsocket(gamePk)
+func handleUnexpectedClose(gamePk string) (*statsapi.GamedayWebsocket, []byte, error) {
+	ws, _, err := newWebsocket(gamePk)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	*ws = *newWs
 
-	feedResp, err = statsapi.RequestFeed(gamePk)
-	return err
+	feedResp, err := statsapi.RequestFeed(gamePk)
+	return ws, feedResp, err
 }
 
 func subscribe(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ func subscribe(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		err = ws.ReadJSON(&p)
 		if websocket.IsUnexpectedCloseError(err, statsapi.GameFinalCode, statsapi.GameUnavailableCode) {
 			log.Println(err)
-			err = handleUnexpectedClose(ws, feedResp, pkStr)
+			ws, feedResp, err = handleUnexpectedClose(pkStr)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}