diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94697582..acc182d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ You implement this
 - (void)webSocket:(SRWebSocket *)webSocket didReceiveMessageWithData:(NSData *)data;
 
 - (void)webSocket:(SRWebSocket *)webSocket didFailWithError:(NSError *)error;
-- (void)webSocket:(SRWebSocket *)webSocket didCloseWithCode:(NSInteger)code reason:(nullable NSString *)reason wasClean:(BOOL)wasClean;
+- (void)webSocket:(SRWebSocket *)webSocket didCloseWithCode:(SRStatusCode)code reason:(nullable NSString *)reason wasClean:(BOOL)wasClean;
 
 @end
 ```
diff --git a/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.h b/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.h
index f7d96cd3..267f7843 100644
--- a/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.h
+++ b/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ extern NSString *const SRHTTPResponseErrorKey;
  @param code   Code to close the socket with.
  @param reason Reason to send to the server or `nil`.
  */
-- (void)closeWithCode:(NSInteger)code reason:(nullable NSString *)reason;
+- (void)closeWithCode:(SRStatusCode)code reason:(nullable NSString *)reason;
 
 ///--------------------------------------
 #pragma mark Send
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ extern NSString *const SRHTTPResponseErrorKey;
  @param reason    Reason in a form of a String that was reported by the server or `nil`.
  @param wasClean  Boolean value indicating whether a socket was closed in a clean state.
  */
-- (void)webSocket:(SRWebSocket *)webSocket didCloseWithCode:(NSInteger)code reason:(nullable NSString *)reason wasClean:(BOOL)wasClean;
+- (void)webSocket:(SRWebSocket *)webSocket didCloseWithCode:(SRStatusCode)code reason:(nullable NSString *)reason wasClean:(BOOL)wasClean;
 
 /**
  Called on receive of a ping message from the server.
diff --git a/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.m b/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.m
index 02a57de1..243d3778 100644
--- a/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.m
+++ b/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.m
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ @implementation SRWebSocket {
     BOOL _sentClose;
     BOOL _didFail;
     BOOL _cleanupScheduled;
-    int _closeCode;
+    SRStatusCode _closeCode;
 
     BOOL _isPumping;
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ - (void)close
     [self closeWithCode:SRStatusCodeNormal reason:nil];
 }
 
-- (void)closeWithCode:(NSInteger)code reason:(NSString *)reason
+- (void)closeWithCode:(SRStatusCode)code reason:(NSString *)reason
 {
     assert(code);
     __weak typeof(self) wself = self;
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ - (void)handleCloseWithData:(NSData *)data
     [self assertOnWorkQueue];
 
     if (self.readyState == SR_OPEN) {
-        [self closeWithCode:1000 reason:nil];
+        [self closeWithCode:SRStatusCodeNormal reason:nil];
     }
     dispatch_async(_workQueue, ^{
         [self closeConnection];