diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/PushoverHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/PushoverHandler.php
index 16bb8e71..886ae4bc 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/PushoverHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/PushoverHandler.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class PushoverHandler extends SocketHandler
     {
         parent::__construct('api.pushover.net', $level, $bubble);
         $this->conntectionPort = 80;
-        
+
         $this->token = $token;
         $this->user = $user;
         $this->title = $title;
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ class PushoverHandler extends SocketHandler
     {
         $data = $this->buildDataString($record);
         $content = $this->buildContent($data);
-        $record['formatted'] = $content;
 
-        parent::write($record);
+        $this->connectIfNotConnected();
+        $this->writeToSocket($content);
     }
 
     private function buildContent($data)
diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/SocketHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/SocketHandler.php
index 5577a73d..3528e938 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/SocketHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/SocketHandler.php
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class SocketHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
         }
     }
 
-    private function connectIfNotConnected()
+    protected function connectIfNotConnected()
     {
         if ($this->isConnected()) {
             return;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class SocketHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
         }
     }
 
-    private function writeToSocket($data)
+    protected function writeToSocket($data)
     {
         $length = strlen($data);
         $sent = 0;