diff --git a/Libraries/WebSocket/RCTReconnectingWebSocket.m b/Libraries/WebSocket/RCTReconnectingWebSocket.m
index 98480838399d44..57e9071b652de9 100644
--- a/Libraries/WebSocket/RCTReconnectingWebSocket.m
+++ b/Libraries/WebSocket/RCTReconnectingWebSocket.m
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ - (void)webSocketDidOpen:(RCTSRWebSocket *)webSocket
 - (void)webSocket:(RCTSRWebSocket *)webSocket didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
 {
   [_delegate reconnectingWebSocketDidClose:self];
-  [self reconnect];
+  if ([error code] != ECONNREFUSED) {
+    [self reconnect];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)webSocket:(RCTSRWebSocket *)webSocket didCloseWithCode:(NSInteger)code reason:(NSString *)reason wasClean:(BOOL)wasClean