diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b7fe8ce424..18e14a2d22 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ RedisClient.prototype.send_command = function () {
     }
 };
 
-RedisClient.prototype.close = function close () {
+RedisClient.prototype.end = function () {
     this.stream._events = {};
     return this.stream.end();
 };