diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/lib/providers/AbstractSocketProvider.js b/packages/web3-providers/lib/providers/AbstractSocketProvider.js
index 55b6e58c08d..a4dd8aa0a32 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/lib/providers/AbstractSocketProvider.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/lib/providers/AbstractSocketProvider.js
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ export default class AbstractSocketProvider extends EventEmitter {
 
                 delete this.subscriptions[subscriptionId];
 
-                this.subscriptions[key].id = subscriptionId;
+                if(this.subscriptions[key].hasOwnProperty("id")){
+                    this.subscriptions[key].id = subscriptionId;
+                }
             }
         }