diff --git a/juju/client/connection.py b/juju/client/connection.py
index 88c31c2ab..03eb50961 100644
--- a/juju/client/connection.py
+++ b/juju/client/connection.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def status(self):
                 and connection._receiver_task.cancelled()
             )
 
-        if stopped or not connection._ws.open:
+        if stopped or connection._ws.state is not websockets.protocol.State.OPEN:
             return self.ERROR
 
         # everything is fine!
@@ -357,8 +357,7 @@ async def close(self, to_reconnect: bool = False):
             tasks_need_to_be_gathered.append(self._debug_log_task)
             self._debug_log_task.cancel()
 
-        if self._ws and not self._ws.closed:
-            await self._ws.close()
+        await self._ws.close()
 
         if not to_reconnect:
             try:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f3c1118ec..eeb170742 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "macaroonbakery>=1.1,<2.0",
     "pyRFC3339>=1.0,<2.0",
     "pyyaml>=5.1.2",
-    "websockets>=13.0.1,<14.0",
+    "websockets>=13.0.1",
     "paramiko>=2.4.0",
     "pyasn1>=0.4.4",
     "toposort>=1.5,<2",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5ee1fe8c1..93825375b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "macaroonbakery>=1.1,<2.0",
         "pyRFC3339>=1.0,<2.0",
         "pyyaml>=5.1.2",
-        "websockets>=13.0.1,<14.0",
+        "websockets>=13.0.1",
         "paramiko>=2.4.0",
         "pyasn1>=0.4.4",
         "toposort>=1.5,<2",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_connection.py b/tests/unit/test_connection.py
index a7cc808cb..9ed876466 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_connection.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
+import websockets
 from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosed
 
 from juju.client.connection import Connection
@@ -17,8 +18,7 @@ class WebsocketMock:
     def __init__(self, responses):
         super().__init__()
         self.responses = deque(responses)
-        self.open = True
-        self.closed = False
+        self.state = websockets.protocol.State.OPEN
 
     async def send(self, message):
         pass
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ async def recv(self):
         return json.dumps(self.responses.popleft())
 
     async def close(self):
-        self.open = False
-        self.closed = True
+        pass
 
 
 async def test_out_of_order():