diff --git a/socketio/server.py b/socketio/server.py
index 952641a..21e067e 100644
--- a/socketio/server.py
+++ b/socketio/server.py
@@ -296,11 +296,12 @@ class Server(object):
                           argument is omitted the default namespace is used.
         """
         namespace = namespace or '/'
-        self.logger.info('Disconnecting %s [%s]', sid, namespace)
-        self._send_packet(sid, packet.Packet(packet.DISCONNECT,
-                                             namespace=namespace))
-        self._trigger_event('disconnect', namespace, sid)
-        self.manager.disconnect(sid, namespace=namespace)
+        if self.manager.is_connected(sid, namespace=namespace):
+            self.logger.info('Disconnecting %s [%s]', sid, namespace)
+            self._send_packet(sid, packet.Packet(packet.DISCONNECT,
+                                                 namespace=namespace))
+            self._trigger_event('disconnect', namespace, sid)
+            self.manager.disconnect(sid, namespace=namespace)
 
     def transport(self, sid):
         """Return the name of the transport used by the client.
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index bcc2638..a390685 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -389,6 +389,23 @@ class TestServer(unittest.TestCase):
         s.disconnect('123', namespace='/foo')
         s.eio.send.assert_any_call('123', '1/foo', binary=False)
 
+    def test_disconnect_twice(self, eio):
+        s = server.Server()
+        s._handle_eio_connect('123', 'environ')
+        s.disconnect('123')
+        calls = s.eio.send.call_count
+        s.disconnect('123')
+        self.assertEqual(calls, s.eio.send.call_count)
+
+    def test_disconnect_twice_namespace(self, eio):
+        s = server.Server()
+        s._handle_eio_connect('123', 'environ')
+        s._handle_eio_message('123', '0/foo')
+        s.disconnect('123', namespace='/foo')
+        calls = s.eio.send.call_count
+        s.disconnect('123', namespace='/foo')
+        self.assertEqual(calls, s.eio.send.call_count)
+
     def test_namespace_handler(self, eio):
         result = {}