diff --git a/agent/wsclient/client.go b/agent/wsclient/client.go
index df350b0a5c0..0c67841a64f 100644
--- a/agent/wsclient/client.go
+++ b/agent/wsclient/client.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (cs *ClientServerImpl) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 }
 
 func (cs *ClientServerImpl) forceCloseConnection() {
-	closeChan := make(chan error)
+	closeChan := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
 		closeChan <- cs.Close()
 	}()