diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ function Connection(options) {
   };
 
   /**
+   * Alias for destroy.
+   */
+  this.close = function() {
+    this.destroy();
+  };
+
+  /**
    * Force connection termination by closing the underlying socket and killing server process if any.
    */
   this.destroy = () => {
[CONJS-<I>] add alias connection.close for connection.destroy