diff --git a/reportportal_client/aio/client.py b/reportportal_client/aio/client.py
index 2a5dca2..5818ac1 100644
--- a/reportportal_client/aio/client.py
+++ b/reportportal_client/aio/client.py
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ async def finish_launch(self,
         else:
             result = ""
         await self.__client.log_batch(self._log_batcher.flush())
-        await self.close()
         return result
 
     async def update_test_item(
diff --git a/reportportal_client/client.py b/reportportal_client/client.py
index 1b5b73a..4f6b209 100644
--- a/reportportal_client/client.py
+++ b/reportportal_client/client.py
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@ def finish_launch(self,
         else:
             message = ""
         self._log(self._log_batcher.flush())
-        self.close()
         return message
 
     def update_test_item(self, item_uuid: str, attributes: Optional[Union[list, dict]] = None,