diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index 36621d0..4e19e8e 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -864,13 +864,17 @@ def websocketupdater():
 
 def msg_to_websockets(typ: str, msg: str):
 	jmsg = json.dumps({'type': typ, 'data': msg})
+	to_close = []
 	for ws in ws_connections:
 		try:
 			asyncio.run(ws.send(jmsg))
-		except Exception as e:
-			print("ws.send exception: %s" % e)
-			exit(1)
+		except Exception:
+			to_close.append(ws)
+			print("ws.send exception: closed")
 
+	for ws in to_close:
+		ws.close()
+		del ws_connections[ws]
 #
 # Main
 #
diff --git a/wstest.py b/wstest.py
index 88cfdd3..4b7743b 100644
--- a/wstest.py
+++ b/wstest.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 import websockets
 
 async def hello():
-	uri = "ws://w02:50005/messages"
+	uri = "ws://localhost:50005/messages"
 	async with websockets.connect(uri) as websocket:
 		name = "Andreas"