diff --git a/src/main/java/org/java_websocket/client/WebSocketClient.java b/src/main/java/org/java_websocket/client/WebSocketClient.java
index 756534cd..18cea8a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/java_websocket/client/WebSocketClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/java_websocket/client/WebSocketClient.java
@@ -339,7 +339,13 @@ private void reset() {
           "You cannot initialize a reconnect out of the websocket thread. Use reconnect in another thread to ensure a successful cleanup.");
     }
     try {
+      // This socket null check ensures we can reconnect a socket that failed to connect. It's an uncommon edge case, but we want to make sure we support it
+      if (engine.getReadyState() == ReadyState.NOT_YET_CONNECTED && socket != null) {
+        // Closing the socket when we have not connected prevents the writeThread from hanging on a write indefinitely during connection teardown
+        socket.close();
+      }
       closeBlocking();
+
       if (writeThread != null) {
         this.writeThread.interrupt();
         this.writeThread.join();
@@ -401,7 +407,13 @@ public boolean connectBlocking() throws InterruptedException {
    */
   public boolean connectBlocking(long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit) throws InterruptedException {
     connect();
-    return connectLatch.await(timeout, timeUnit) && engine.isOpen();
+
+    boolean connected = connectLatch.await(timeout, timeUnit);
+    if (!connected) {
+      reset();
+    }
+
+    return connected && engine.isOpen();
   }
 
   /**