diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 29ca0887..b5553ee9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.4.5
+
+- [FIXED] Calling disconnect() while reconnecting now moves to DISCONNECTED immediately instead of waiting for the pong timeout (#376).
+- [FIXED] A ChannelAuthorizer that returns null or an empty string now causes an AuthorizationFailureException instead of a crash (#372).
+- [FIXED] Repeated reconnect attempts after user sign-in no longer crash with an IllegalStateException (#367).
+- [FIXED] The PusherEvent constructor now stores the user ID under user_id, so getUserId() returns it (#350).
+- [ADDED] PusherOptions.setPath for connecting to a custom URL path (#371).
+- [ADDED] setSslSocketFactory on HttpChannelAuthorizer and HttpUserAuthenticator, for custom TLS setups such as mutual TLS (#359).
+
 ## 2.4.4
 
 - [CHANGED] pusher.pro narrower proguard rules.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d633f786..1807f066 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ The pusher-java-client is available in Maven Central.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.pusher</groupId>
       <artifactId>pusher-java-client</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4.4</version>
+      <version>2.4.5</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The pusher-java-client is available in Maven Central.
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  implementation 'com.pusher:pusher-java-client:2.4.4'
+  implementation 'com.pusher:pusher-java-client:2.4.5'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f35abd6b..ee9933a6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "com.pusher"
-version = "2.4.4"
+version = "2.4.5"
 sourceCompatibility = "1.8"
 targetCompatibility = "1.8"
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/pusher/client/connection/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java b/src/main/java/com/pusher/client/connection/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
index 4a397d79..81f650ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/pusher/client/connection/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/pusher/client/connection/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class WebSocketConnection implements InternalConnection, WebSocketListene
     private final Consumer<PusherEvent> eventHandler;
     private String socketId;
     private int reconnectAttempts = 0;
+    private volatile Future<?> reconnectTimer;
 
     public WebSocketConnection(
             final String url,
@@ -93,7 +94,13 @@ private void tryConnecting() {
     @Override
     public void disconnect() {
         factory.queueOnEventThread(() -> {
-            if (canDisconnect()) {
+            if (state == ConnectionState.RECONNECTING) {
+                // The previous socket has already closed and won't call onClose,
+                // so finish disconnecting here instead of waiting for it.
+                underlyingConnection.removeWebSocketListener();
+                updateState(ConnectionState.DISCONNECTING);
+                cancelTimeoutsAndTransitionToDisconnected();
+            } else if (canDisconnect()) {
                 updateState(ConnectionState.DISCONNECTING);
                 underlyingConnection.close();
             }
@@ -253,15 +260,16 @@ private void tryReconnecting() {
         updateState(ConnectionState.RECONNECTING);
         long reconnectInterval = Math.min(maxReconnectionGap, reconnectAttempts * reconnectAttempts);
 
-        factory
+        reconnectTimer = factory
                 .getTimers()
                 .schedule(
-                        () -> {
+                        // Check the state on the event thread so it can't race with disconnect()
+                        () -> factory.queueOnEventThread(() -> {
                             if (state == ConnectionState.RECONNECTING) {
                                 underlyingConnection.removeWebSocketListener();
                                 tryConnecting();
                             }
-                        },
+                        }),
                         reconnectInterval,
                         TimeUnit.SECONDS
                 );
@@ -275,6 +283,10 @@ private boolean shouldReconnect(int code) {
 
     private void cancelTimeoutsAndTransitionToDisconnected() {
         activityTimer.cancelTimeouts();
+        if (reconnectTimer != null) {
+            reconnectTimer.cancel(false);
+            reconnectTimer = null;
+        }
 
         factory.queueOnEventThread(() -> {
             if (state == ConnectionState.DISCONNECTING) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/pusher/client/connection/websocket/WebSocketConnectionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/pusher/client/connection/websocket/WebSocketConnectionTest.java
index 4a74abc7..296f6e85 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/pusher/client/connection/websocket/WebSocketConnectionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/pusher/client/connection/websocket/WebSocketConnectionTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
 import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -467,6 +470,57 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) {
         assertEquals(ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED, connection.getState());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDisconnectInReconnectingStateTransitionsToDisconnected() {
+        connect();
+        connection.onClose(3999, "reason", true);
+        assertEquals(ConnectionState.RECONNECTING, connection.getState());
+
+        connection.disconnect();
+
+        assertEquals(ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED, connection.getState());
+        verify(mockEventListener)
+                .onConnectionStateChange(new ConnectionStateChange(ConnectionState.RECONNECTING, ConnectionState.DISCONNECTING));
+        verify(mockEventListener)
+                .onConnectionStateChange(new ConnectionStateChange(ConnectionState.DISCONNECTING, ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED));
+        verify(mockUnderlyingConnection, never()).close();
+        verify(factory).shutdownThreads();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDisconnectInReconnectingStateCancelsPendingReconnect() {
+        final ScheduledFuture<?> reconnectFuture = mock(ScheduledFuture.class);
+        when(factory.getTimers()).thenReturn(scheduledExecutorService);
+        doReturn(reconnectFuture)
+                .when(scheduledExecutorService)
+                .schedule(any(Runnable.class), any(Long.class), any(TimeUnit.class));
+
+        connection.connect();
+        connection.onClose(500, "reason", true);
+        assertEquals(ConnectionState.RECONNECTING, connection.getState());
+
+        connection.disconnect();
+
+        verify(reconnectFuture).cancel(false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testReconnectThatRunsAfterDisconnectDoesNotReconnect() throws SSLException {
+        final ArgumentCaptor<Runnable> reconnect = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Runnable.class);
+        when(factory.getTimers()).thenReturn(scheduledExecutorService);
+
+        connection.connect();
+        connection.onClose(500, "reason", true);
+        verify(scheduledExecutorService).schedule(reconnect.capture(), any(Long.class), any(TimeUnit.class));
+
+        connection.disconnect();
+        // Simulate the reconnect task already running when disconnect() cancelled it
+        reconnect.getValue().run();
+
+        verify(factory, times(1)).newWebSocketClientWrapper(any(URI.class), any(Proxy.class), any(WebSocketConnection.class));
+        assertEquals(ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED, connection.getState());
+    }
+
     /* end of tests */
 
     private void connect() {