diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index 2578de8..0a999e5 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -254,16 +254,15 @@ func (c *RequestClient) RawRequest(request RawRequest) (response RawResponse, er
 
 	// Connect to the request socket
 	conn, err := net.DialUnix("unix", nil, c.conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while connecting to socket: %w", err)
+	}
 	defer func() {
 		if e := conn.Close(); e != nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("error while closing socket: %w", e)
+			err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("error while closing socket: %w", e))
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while connecting to socket: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	// Send the request to the socket
 	if len(request) > bufSize {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(