diff --git a/packages/proxy/lib/http/request-middleware.ts b/packages/proxy/lib/http/request-middleware.ts
index 63726ddc8d9f..b857ad4fc3ca 100644
--- a/packages/proxy/lib/http/request-middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/proxy/lib/http/request-middleware.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ const SendRequestOutgoing: RequestMiddleware = function () {
 
   req.on('error', this.onError)
   req.on('response', (incomingRes) => this.onResponse(incomingRes, req))
-  this.req.on('aborted', () => {
+  this.req.socket.on('close', () => {
     this.debug('request aborted')
     req.abort()
   })