diff --git a/pymodbus/client/base.py b/pymodbus/client/base.py
index 50456908f..972ec7ef6 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/base.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/base.py
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ def register(self, custom_response_class: ModbusResponse) -> None:
         """
         self.framer.decoder.register(custom_response_class)
 
-    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False, intern: bool = False) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
+    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
         """Close connection."""
         if reconnect:
             self.connection_lost(asyncio.TimeoutError("Server not responding"))
         else:
-            super().close(intern)
+            super().close()
 
     def idle_time(self) -> float:
         """Time before initiating next transaction (call **sync**).
diff --git a/pymodbus/client/serial.py b/pymodbus/client/serial.py
index 98e1bffbf..665f032fb 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/serial.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/serial.py
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ async def connect(self) -> bool:
         Log.debug("Connecting to {}.", self.comm_params.host)
         return await self.base_connect()
 
-    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False, intern: bool = False) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
+    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
         """Close connection."""
-        super().close(reconnect=reconnect, intern=intern)
+        super().close(reconnect=reconnect)
 
 
 class ModbusSerialClient(ModbusBaseSyncClient):
diff --git a/pymodbus/client/tcp.py b/pymodbus/client/tcp.py
index 6a5747fac..cc6ce6c84 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/tcp.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/tcp.py
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ async def connect(self) -> bool:
         )
         return await self.base_connect()
 
-    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False, intern: bool = False) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
+    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
         """Close connection."""
-        super().close(reconnect=reconnect, intern=intern)
+        super().close(reconnect=reconnect)
 
 
 class ModbusTcpClient(ModbusBaseSyncClient):
diff --git a/pymodbus/transport/transport.py b/pymodbus/transport/transport.py
index 1d7f60d80..e643f0185 100644
--- a/pymodbus/transport/transport.py
+++ b/pymodbus/transport/transport.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ async def listen(self) -> bool:
                 self.transport = self.transport[0]
         except OSError as exc:
             Log.warning("Failed to start server {}", exc)
-            # self.close(intern=True)
+            self.__close()
             return False
         return True
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def connection_lost(self, reason: Exception | None) -> None:
         if not self.transport or self.is_closing:
             return
         Log.debug("Connection lost {} due to {}", self.comm_params.comm_name, reason)
-        self.close(intern=True)
+        self.__close()
         if (
             not self.is_server
             and not self.listener
@@ -390,16 +390,11 @@ def send(self, data: bytes, addr: tuple | None = None) -> None:
         else:
             self.transport.write(data)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
-    def close(self, intern: bool = False, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
-        """Close connection.
+    def __close(self, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Close connection (internal).
 
-        :param intern: (default false), True if called internally (temporary close)
         :param reconnect: (default false), try to reconnect
         """
-        if self.is_closing:
-            return
-        if not intern:
-            self.is_closing = True
         if self.transport:
             self.transport.close()
             self.transport = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
@@ -418,6 +413,16 @@ def close(self, intern: bool = False, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
         if self.listener:
             self.listener.active_connections.pop(self.unique_id)
 
+    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Close connection (external).
+
+        :param reconnect: (default false), try to reconnect
+        """
+        if self.is_closing:
+            return
+        self.is_closing = True
+        self.__close(reconnect=reconnect)
+
     def reset_delay(self) -> None:
         """Reset wait time before next reconnect to minimal period."""
         self.reconnect_delay_current = self.comm_params.reconnect_delay or 0.0