diff --git a/include/server/SocketClient.hpp b/include/server/SocketClient.hpp
index 2f6dd74..fcecd97 100644
--- a/include/server/SocketClient.hpp
+++ b/include/server/SocketClient.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class SocketClient : public SocketBase {
         u32 getRecvCount() { return mRecvQueue.getCount(); }
         u32 getRecvMaxCount() { return mRecvQueue.getMaxCount(); }
 
+        void clearMessageQueues();
+        void setQueueOpen(bool value) { mPacketQueueOpen = value; }
+
+
         void setIsFirstConn(bool value) { mIsFirstConnect = value; }
 
     private:
@@ -63,6 +67,8 @@ class SocketClient : public SocketBase {
 
         int maxBufSize = 100;
         bool mIsFirstConnect = true;
+        bool mPacketQueueOpen = true;
+
 
         /**
          * @param str a string containing an IPv4 address or a hostname that can be resolved via DNS
diff --git a/source/server/Client.cpp b/source/server/Client.cpp
index 9f8f1c4..b77c5ca 100644
--- a/source/server/Client.cpp
+++ b/source/server/Client.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,13 @@ void Client::restartConnection() {
 
     playerDC->mUserID = sInstance->mUserID;
 
-    sInstance->mSocket->queuePacket(playerDC);
+
+    sInstance->mSocket->setQueueOpen(false);
+    sInstance->mSocket->clearMessageQueues();
+
+    sInstance->mSocket->send(playerDC);
+
+    sInstance->mHeap->free(playerDC);
 
     if (sInstance->mSocket->closeSocket()) {
         Logger::log("Sucessfully Closed Socket.\n");
diff --git a/source/server/SocketClient.cpp b/source/server/SocketClient.cpp
index ec89113..4bec07a 100644
--- a/source/server/SocketClient.cpp
+++ b/source/server/SocketClient.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ nn::Result SocketClient::init(const char* ip, u16 port) {
         return result;
     }
 
+    this->mPacketQueueOpen = true;
+
     this->socket_log_state = SOCKET_LOG_CONNECTED;
 
     Logger::log("Socket fd: %d\n", socket_log_socket);
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ bool SocketClient::recv() {
 
                 Packet *packet = reinterpret_cast<Packet*>(packetBuf);
 
-                if (!mRecvQueue.isFull()) {
+                if (!mRecvQueue.isFull() && mPacketQueueOpen) {
                     mRecvQueue.push((s64)packet, sead::MessageQueue::BlockType::NonBlocking);
                 } else {
                     mHeap->free(packetBuf);
@@ -257,6 +259,8 @@ bool SocketClient::closeSocket() {
 
     Logger::log("Closing Socket.\n");
 
+    mPacketQueueOpen = false;
+
     bool result = false;
 
     if (!(result = SocketBase::closeSocket())) {
@@ -340,7 +344,7 @@ void SocketClient::recvFunc() {
 }
 
 bool SocketClient::queuePacket(Packet* packet) {
-    if (socket_log_state == SOCKET_LOG_CONNECTED) {
+    if (socket_log_state == SOCKET_LOG_CONNECTED && mPacketQueueOpen) {
         mSendQueue.push((s64)packet,
                         sead::MessageQueue::BlockType::NonBlocking);  // as this is non-blocking, it
                                                                       // will always return true.
@@ -363,3 +367,20 @@ void SocketClient::trySendQueue() {
 Packet* SocketClient::tryGetPacket(sead::MessageQueue::BlockType blockType) {
     return socket_log_state == SOCKET_LOG_CONNECTED ? (Packet*)mRecvQueue.pop(blockType) : nullptr;
 }
+
+void SocketClient::clearMessageQueues() {
+    bool prevQueueOpenness = this->mPacketQueueOpen;
+    this->mPacketQueueOpen = false;
+
+    while (mSendQueue.getCount() > 0) {
+        Packet* curPacket = (Packet*)mSendQueue.pop(sead::MessageQueue::BlockType::Blocking);
+        mHeap->free(curPacket);
+    }
+
+    while (mRecvQueue.getCount() > 0) {
+        Packet* curPacket = (Packet*)mRecvQueue.pop(sead::MessageQueue::BlockType::Blocking);
+        mHeap->free(curPacket);
+    }
+
+    this->mPacketQueueOpen = prevQueueOpenness;
+}