diff --git a/juju/client/connection.py b/juju/client/connection.py
index ea285a14c..03eb50961 100644
--- a/juju/client/connection.py
+++ b/juju/client/connection.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import websockets
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 from typing_extensions import Self, TypeAlias, overload
-from websockets.protocol import State
 
 from juju import errors, jasyncio, tag, utils
 from juju.client import client
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ def status(self):
                 and connection._receiver_task.cancelled()
             )
 
-        if stopped or connection._ws.state is not State.OPEN:
+        if stopped or connection._ws.state is not websockets.protocol.State.OPEN:
             return self.ERROR
 
         # everything is fine!
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():