diff --git a/tqdm/std.py b/tqdm/std.py
index a8b701c82..217e809db 100644
--- a/tqdm/std.py
+++ b/tqdm/std.py
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ def update(self, n=1):
 
     def close(self):
         """Cleanup and (if leave=False) close the progressbar."""
-        if self.disable is True:  # could be truthy yet non-True
+        if self.disable:
             return
 
         # Prevent multiple closures
diff --git a/tqdm/utils.py b/tqdm/utils.py
index 9c0aa2da0..0e56cdf31 100644
--- a/tqdm/utils.py
+++ b/tqdm/utils.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class DisableOnWriteError(ObjectWrapper):
     @staticmethod
     def disable_on_exception(tqdm_instance, func):
         """
-        Quietly set `tqdm_instance.disable=1` if `func` raises `errno=5`.
+        Quietly set `tqdm_instance.miniters=inf` if `func` raises `errno=5`.
         """
         def inner(*args, **kwargs):
             try:
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ def inner(*args, **kwargs):
             except (IOError, OSError) as e:
                 if e.errno != 5:
                     raise
-                tqdm_instance.disable = 1
+                tqdm_instance.miniters = float('inf')
             except ValueError as e:
                 if 'closed' not in str(e):
                     raise
-                tqdm_instance.disable = 1
+                tqdm_instance.miniters = float('inf')
         return inner
 
     def __init__(self, wrapped, tqdm_instance):