diff --git a/toREST/include/ws.hpp b/toREST/include/ws.hpp
index 5318017..cf72b64 100644
--- a/toREST/include/ws.hpp
+++ b/toREST/include/ws.hpp
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ void on_close(Session &session, Connection con, int status, const std::string &r
 
 template <class Server, class Session, class Connection>
 void on_open(Server &server, Session &session, Connection con) {
-  if (session.is_valid()) {
-    session.post_torrent_updates();
-  } else {
+  if (!session.is_valid()) {
     server.send_close(con, status::unexpected, "Session not valid");
   }
 }
diff --git a/toREST/tests/ws_test.cpp b/toREST/tests/ws_test.cpp
index ac69cab..5720307 100644
--- a/toREST/tests/ws_test.cpp
+++ b/toREST/tests/ws_test.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ SCENARIO("we have a websocket resource") {
     session.valid = true;
     WHEN("we open the connection") {
       tr::ws::on_open(server, session, connection);
-      THEN("the session should post torrent torrent updates") {
-        REQUIRE(session.post_torrent_updates_calls_ == 1);
+      THEN("the session should not post torrent torrent updates") {
+        REQUIRE(server.send_close_calls_ == 0);
       }
     }
   }