diff --git a/lib/twitter/json_stream.rb b/lib/twitter/json_stream.rb
index e027124..37c60bb 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/json_stream.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/json_stream.rb
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def reconnect_timeout
     def reset_state
       set_comm_inactivity_timeout @options[:timeout] if @options[:timeout] > 0
       @code    = 0
-      @headers = []
+      @headers = {}
       @state   = :init
       @buffer  = BufferedTokenizer.new("\r", MAX_LINE_LENGTH)