diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt
index f3faba5..b7fad77 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Connection(val address: InetAddress, val port: Int = 10796) : Closeable {
         val i: DataInputStream
         val o: DataOutputStream
 
-        if (socket == null || !socket!!.isConnected) {
+        if (socket == null || socket!!.isClosed || !socket!!.isConnected) {
             val sock = Socket()
             sock.soTimeout = 10_000 /*ms*/
             sock.keepAlive = true