diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py b/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
index 9bdfd700..9303d5b6 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class ConsoleHandler(object):
 
     async def _got_disconnected(self):
         if self.connectstate != 'unconnected':
-            self._console.close()
+            await self._console.close()
             self.connectstate = 'unconnected'
             self.log(
                 logdata='console disconnected', ltype=log.DataTypes.event,
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 3f7e3ef0..99552ae0 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -350,11 +350,11 @@ class IpmiConsole(conapi.Console):
         except socket.gaierror as err:
             raise exc.TargetEndpointUnreachable(str(err))
 
-    def close(self):
+    async def close(self):
         if self.solconnection is not None:
             # break the circular reference here
             self.solconnection.out_handler = _donothing
-            self.solconnection.close()
+            await self.solconnection.close()
         self.solconnection = None
         self.datacallback = None
         self.broken = True