diff --git a/src/Pusher.php b/src/Pusher.php
index c6219caa..600ba3a0 100755
--- a/src/Pusher.php
+++ b/src/Pusher.php
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ private function create_curl($domain, $s_url, $request_method = 'GET', $query_pa
         $this->log('INFO: create_curl( '.$full_url.' )');
 
         // Create or reuse existing curl handle
-        if (null === $this->ch) {
+        if (!is_resource($this->ch)) {
             $this->ch = curl_init();
         }