diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c1875d28..2b7161bf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,25 @@ matrix:
             - libc++-dev
             - libc++abi-dev
 
+    # GCC 5.0, Valgrind
+    - os: linux
+      dist: trusty
+      compiler: g++-5
+      env:
+        - VARIANT=beast_valgrind
+        - TOOLSET=gcc
+        - COMPILER=g++-5
+        - CXXSTD=11
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          packages:
+            - g++-5
+            - libssl-dev
+            - valgrind
+            - *base_packages
+          sources:
+            - *base_sources
+
     # Default g++
     - os: linux
       compiler: g++
@@ -87,25 +106,6 @@ matrix:
           sources:
             - *base_sources
 
-    # GCC 5.0, Valgrind
-    - os: linux
-      dist: trusty
-      compiler: g++-5
-      env:
-        - VARIANT=beast_valgrind
-        - TOOLSET=gcc
-        - COMPILER=g++-5
-        - CXXSTD=11
-      addons:
-        apt:
-          packages:
-            - g++-5
-            - libssl-dev
-            - valgrind
-            - *base_packages
-          sources:
-            - *base_sources
-
     # Clang 3.8, UBasan
     - os: linux
       compiler: clang++-3.8
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68efca35..5702cae7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 273:
+
+* Squelch spurious websocket timer assert
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Version 272:
 
 * Add BEAST_THROWS
diff --git a/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/stream_impl.hpp b/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/stream_impl.hpp
index 5bcd9c78..8940566c 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/stream_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/stream_impl.hpp
@@ -451,7 +451,11 @@ struct stream<NextLayer, deflateSupported>::impl_type
             }
             else
             {
-                BOOST_ASSERT(! is_timer_set());
+                // VFALCO This assert goes off when there's also
+                // a pending read with the timer set. The bigger
+                // fix is to give close its own timeout, instead
+                // of using the handshake timeout.
+                // BOOST_ASSERT(! is_timer_set());
             }
             break;
 
diff --git a/test/beast/websocket/timer.cpp b/test/beast/websocket/timer.cpp
index 0c908cf8..e2b6e85d 100644
--- a/test/beast/websocket/timer.cpp
+++ b/test/beast/websocket/timer.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <boost/beast/_experimental/unit_test/suite.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core/flat_buffer.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/detached.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace beast {
@@ -85,10 +86,80 @@ struct timer_test : unit_test::suite
         test::run(ioc);
     }
 
+    // https://github.com/boostorg/beast/issues/1729
+    void
+    testIssue1729()
+    {
+        {
+            net::io_context ioc;
+            stream<tcp::socket> ws1(ioc);
+            stream<tcp::socket> ws2(ioc);
+            test::connect(ws1.next_layer(), ws2.next_layer());
+
+            ws1.set_option(websocket::stream_base::timeout{
+                std::chrono::milliseconds(50),
+                websocket::stream_base::none(),
+                false});
+
+            ws1.async_accept(net::detached);
+            ws2.async_handshake(
+                "localhost", "/", net::detached);
+            ioc.run();
+            ioc.restart();
+
+            flat_buffer b;
+            error_code ec1, ec2;
+            ws1.async_close({},
+                [&ec2](error_code ec)
+                {
+                    ec2 = ec;
+                });
+            ioc.run();
+            BEAST_EXPECT(
+                ec1 == beast::error::timeout ||
+                ec2 == beast::error::timeout);
+        }
+        {
+            net::io_context ioc;
+            stream<tcp::socket> ws1(ioc);
+            stream<tcp::socket> ws2(ioc);
+            test::connect(ws1.next_layer(), ws2.next_layer());
+
+            ws1.set_option(websocket::stream_base::timeout{
+                std::chrono::milliseconds(50),
+                websocket::stream_base::none(),
+                false});
+
+            ws1.async_accept(net::detached);
+            ws2.async_handshake(
+                "localhost", "/", net::detached);
+            ioc.run();
+            ioc.restart();
+
+            flat_buffer b;
+            error_code ec1, ec2;
+            ws1.async_read(b,
+                [&ec1](error_code ec, std::size_t)
+                {
+                    ec1 = ec;
+                });
+            ws1.async_close({},
+                [&ec2](error_code ec)
+                {
+                    ec2 = ec;
+                });
+            ioc.run();
+            BEAST_EXPECT(
+                ec1 == beast::error::timeout ||
+                ec2 == beast::error::timeout);
+        }
+    }
+
     void
     run() override
     {
         testIdlePing();
+        testIssue1729();
     }
 };