diff --git a/src/jaegertracing/utils/HTTPTransporter.h b/src/jaegertracing/utils/HTTPTransporter.h
index 5340d242..a7a3f3f5 100644
--- a/src/jaegertracing/utils/HTTPTransporter.h
+++ b/src/jaegertracing/utils/HTTPTransporter.h
@@ -63,9 +63,17 @@ class HTTPTransporter : public Transport {
         const auto numWritten = ::send(_socket.handle(), reinterpret_cast<char*>(data), sizeof(uint8_t) * size, 0);
 
         if (static_cast<unsigned>(numWritten) != size) {
-            std::ostringstream oss;
-            oss << "Failed to write message, numWritten=" << numWritten << ", size=" << size;
-            throw std::system_error(errno, std::system_category(), oss.str());
+            // Reconnect and try again
+            _socket.close();
+            _socket.open(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM);
+            _socket.connect(_serverAddr);
+
+            const auto numWrittenBis = ::send(_socket.handle(), reinterpret_cast<char*>(data), sizeof(uint8_t) * size, 0);
+            if (static_cast<unsigned>(numWrittenBis) != size) {
+                std::ostringstream oss;
+                oss << "Failed to write message, numWritten=" << numWrittenBis << ", size=" << size;
+                throw std::system_error(errno, std::system_category(), oss.str());
+            }
         }
 
         // Waits for response. Check that the server acknowledged