diff --git a/Economic/API/Client.php b/Economic/API/Client.php
index 6897b13..c3b7616 100644
--- a/Economic/API/Client.php
+++ b/Economic/API/Client.php
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ public function __construct(string $secret_token = '', string $grant_token = '',
     public function shutdown(): void
     {
         if (! empty($this->ch)) {
-            curl_close($this->ch);
             $this->ch = false;
         }
     }
@@ -85,9 +84,6 @@ public function shutdown(): void
     public function create($idempotency_key = ''): void
     {
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-        if (! empty($this->ch)) {
-            curl_close($this->ch);
-        }
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
 
         // Instantiate cURL object