diff --git a/source/simple_socketio.ts b/source/simple_socketio.ts
index 60ae0c2..939ce17 100644
--- a/source/simple_socketio.ts
+++ b/source/simple_socketio.ts
@@ -250,9 +250,11 @@ export default class SimpleSocketIOClient {
     this.reconnecting = false;
     this.webSocket?.close();
     this.webSocket = undefined;
-    window.addEventListener("online", this.attemptReconnect.bind(this), {
-      once: true,
-    });
+    if (window?.addEventListener) {
+      window.addEventListener("online", this.attemptReconnect.bind(this), {
+        once: true,
+      });
+    }
     this.reconnect();
   }
   /**