diff --git a/libs/sofia-sip/.update b/libs/sofia-sip/.update
index 19cb5aa03f..057976b4c1 100644
--- a/libs/sofia-sip/.update
+++ b/libs/sofia-sip/.update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Mon Nov 20 15:06:28 CST 2017
+Mon Jan 15 01:36:14 EST 2018
diff --git a/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/tport/ws.c b/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/tport/ws.c
index 73a6f4e1c5..ced491d829 100644
--- a/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/tport/ws.c
+++ b/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/tport/ws.c
@@ -461,7 +461,6 @@ ssize_t ws_raw_write(wsh_t *wsh, void *data, size_t bytes)
 		
 		if (ssl_err) {
 			r = ssl_err * -1;
-			wsh->down = 1;
 		}
 
 		return r;
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/ws.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/ws.c
index 73a6f4e1c5..ced491d829 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/ws.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/ws.c
@@ -461,7 +461,6 @@ ssize_t ws_raw_write(wsh_t *wsh, void *data, size_t bytes)
 		
 		if (ssl_err) {
 			r = ssl_err * -1;
-			wsh->down = 1;
 		}
 
 		return r;