diff --git a/libraries/SocketWrapper/src/MbedClient.cpp b/libraries/SocketWrapper/src/MbedClient.cpp
index 49265c002..c8686c595 100644
--- a/libraries/SocketWrapper/src/MbedClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SocketWrapper/src/MbedClient.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void arduino::MbedClient::stop() {
 }
 
 uint8_t arduino::MbedClient::connected() {
-  return _status;
+  return ((_status) || (available() > 0));
 }
 
 IPAddress arduino::MbedClient::remoteIP() {