diff --git a/src/protocol/mod.rs b/src/protocol/mod.rs
index 215b061..0586dcd 100644
--- a/src/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -555,23 +555,20 @@ impl WebSocketContext {
         debug!("Received close frame: {:?}", close);
         match self.state {
             WebSocketState::Active => {
-                let close_code = close.as_ref().map(|f| f.code);
                 self.state = WebSocketState::ClosedByPeer;
-                let reply = if let Some(code) = close_code {
-                    if code.is_allowed() {
-                        Frame::close(Some(CloseFrame {
-                            code: CloseCode::Normal,
-                            reason: "".into(),
-                        }))
-                    } else {
-                        Frame::close(Some(CloseFrame {
+
+                let close = close.map(|frame| {
+                    if !frame.code.is_allowed() {
+                        CloseFrame {
                             code: CloseCode::Protocol,
                             reason: "Protocol violation".into(),
-                        }))
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        frame
                     }
-                } else {
-                    Frame::close(None)
-                };
+                });
+
+                let reply = Frame::close(close.clone());
                 debug!("Replying to close with {:?}", reply);
                 self.send_queue.push_back(reply);