diff --git a/docker-java-transport-okhttp/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/okhttp/OkDockerHttpClient.java b/docker-java-transport-okhttp/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/okhttp/OkDockerHttpClient.java
index fa36c211f..dad9e478d 100644
--- a/docker-java-transport-okhttp/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/okhttp/OkDockerHttpClient.java
+++ b/docker-java-transport-okhttp/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/okhttp/OkDockerHttpClient.java
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public void close() {
             CLOSING.set(true);
             try {
                 response.close();
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Exception | AssertionError e) {
                 LOGGER.debug("Failed to close the response", e);
             } finally {
                 CLOSING.set(previous);