diff --git a/src/socketio/async_client.py b/src/socketio/async_client.py
index 463073e..c7f5e86 100644
--- a/src/socketio/async_client.py
+++ b/src/socketio/async_client.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class AsyncClient(base_client.BaseClient):
             if not self._reconnect_task:
                 if self.eio.state == 'connected':  # pragma: no cover
                     # connected while sleeping above
+                    print('oops')
                     continue
                 break
             await self._reconnect_task
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ class AsyncClient(base_client.BaseClient):
         for n in self.namespaces:
             await self._send_packet(self.packet_class(packet.DISCONNECT,
                                     namespace=n))
-        await self.eio.disconnect(abort=True)
+        await self.eio.disconnect()
 
     async def shutdown(self):
         """Stop the client.
diff --git a/src/socketio/client.py b/src/socketio/client.py
index ade2dd6..746d2c4 100644
--- a/src/socketio/client.py
+++ b/src/socketio/client.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class Client(base_client.BaseClient):
         for n in self.namespaces:
             self._send_packet(self.packet_class(
                 packet.DISCONNECT, namespace=n))
-        self.eio.disconnect(abort=True)
+        self.eio.disconnect()
 
     def shutdown(self):
         """Stop the client.
diff --git a/tests/async/test_client.py b/tests/async/test_client.py
index 3eec1a8..d7e0f9e 100644
--- a/tests/async/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/async/test_client.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ class TestAsyncClient:
             c._send_packet.await_args_list[0][0][0].encode()
             == expected_packet.encode()
         )
-        c.eio.disconnect.assert_awaited_once_with(abort=True)
+        c.eio.disconnect.assert_awaited_once_with()
 
     async def test_disconnect_namespaces(self):
         c = async_client.AsyncClient()
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ class TestAsyncClient:
             c._send_packet.await_args_list[0][0][0].encode()
             == expected_packet.encode()
         )
-        c.eio.disconnect.assert_awaited_once_with(abort=True)
+        c.eio.disconnect.assert_awaited_once_with()
 
     async def test_shutdown_disconnect_namespaces(self):
         c = async_client.AsyncClient()
diff --git a/tests/common/test_client.py b/tests/common/test_client.py
index ac930c7..7ee2bac 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_client.py
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class TestClient:
             c._send_packet.call_args_list[0][0][0].encode()
             == expected_packet.encode()
         )
-        c.eio.disconnect.assert_called_once_with(abort=True)
+        c.eio.disconnect.assert_called_once_with()
 
     def test_disconnect_namespaces(self):
         c = client.Client()
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ class TestClient:
             c._send_packet.call_args_list[0][0][0].encode()
             == expected_packet.encode()
         )
-        c.eio.disconnect.assert_called_once_with(abort=True)
+        c.eio.disconnect.assert_called_once_with()
 
     def test_shutdown_disconnect_namespaces(self):
         c = client.Client()