diff --git a/websocketpp/roles/server_endpoint.hpp b/websocketpp/roles/server_endpoint.hpp
index b5fb0be3d3..9ebb109897 100644
--- a/websocketpp/roles/server_endpoint.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/roles/server_endpoint.hpp
@@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ public:
             endpoint_type::m_elog.write(log::elevel::rerror,
                 "start_accept error: "+ec.message());
         }
-    }
+		
+		if (ec) {
+			// Terminate the connection to prevent memory leaks.
+			lib::error_code con_ec;
+			con->terminate(con_ec);
+		}
+	}
 
     void handle_accept(connection_ptr con, lib::error_code const & ec) {
         if (ec) {