diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
index 4a1b28ce7a..7ffc8357f6 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
@@ -397,6 +397,13 @@ public void run()
                     connectionLock.readLock().unlock();
                 }
 
+                try
+                {
+                    Thread.sleep( 500 );
+                } catch ( InterruptedException ex )
+                {
+                }
+
                 getLogger().info( "Closing IO threads" );
                 eventLoops.shutdownGracefully();
                 try
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnection.java
index 8c1260af32..b795bf9052 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnection.java
@@ -52,17 +52,7 @@ public void disconnect(BaseComponent... reason)
     {
         Preconditions.checkArgument( reason.length == 0, "Server cannot have disconnect reason" );
 
-        if ( !ch.isClosed() )
-        {
-            ch.getHandle().eventLoop().schedule( new Runnable()
-            {
-                @Override
-                public void run()
-                {
-                    ch.getHandle().close();
-                }
-            }, 100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS );
-        }
+        ch.delayedClose( null );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
index 65ace9cd2e..812dec3e19 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
@@ -372,15 +372,7 @@ public void disconnect0(final BaseComponent... reason)
                 getName(), BaseComponent.toLegacyText( reason )
             } );
 
-            ch.delayedClose( new Runnable()
-            {
-
-                @Override
-                public void run()
-                {
-                    unsafe().sendPacket( new Kick( ComponentSerializer.toString( reason ) ) );
-                }
-            } );
+            ch.delayedClose( new Kick( ComponentSerializer.toString( reason ) ) );
 
             if ( server != null )
             {
@@ -624,7 +616,7 @@ public String getExtraDataInHandshake()
 
     public void setCompressionThreshold(int compressionThreshold)
     {
-        if ( ch.getHandle().isActive() && this.compressionThreshold == -1 && getPendingConnection().getVersion() >= ProtocolConstants.MINECRAFT_1_8 && compressionThreshold >= 0 )
+        if ( !ch.isClosing() && this.compressionThreshold == -1 && getPendingConnection().getVersion() >= ProtocolConstants.MINECRAFT_1_8 && compressionThreshold >= 0 )
         {
             this.compressionThreshold = compressionThreshold;
             unsafe.sendPacket( new SetCompression( compressionThreshold ) );
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
index 8a67a1f08f..16782e58f9 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ public void handle(PluginMessage pluginMessage) throws Exception
     public void handle(LegacyHandshake legacyHandshake) throws Exception
     {
         this.legacy = true;
-        ch.getHandle().writeAndFlush( bungee.getTranslation( "outdated_client" ) );
-        ch.close();
+        ch.close( bungee.getTranslation( "outdated_client" ) );
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ public void done(LoginEvent result, Throwable error)
                     @Override
                     public void run()
                     {
-                        if ( ch.getHandle().isActive() )
+                        if ( !ch.isClosing() )
                         {
                             UserConnection userCon = new UserConnection( bungee, ch, getName(), InitialHandler.this );
                             userCon.setCompressionThreshold( BungeeCord.getInstance().config.getCompressionThreshold() );
@@ -544,18 +543,13 @@ public void disconnect(String reason)
     @Override
     public void disconnect(final BaseComponent... reason)
     {
-        ch.delayedClose( new Runnable()
+        if ( thisState != State.STATUS && thisState != State.PING )
         {
-
-            @Override
-            public void run()
-            {
-                if ( thisState != State.STATUS && thisState != State.PING )
-                {
-                    unsafe().sendPacket( new Kick( ComponentSerializer.toString( reason ) ) );
-                }
-            }
-        } );
+            ch.delayedClose( new Kick( ComponentSerializer.toString( reason ) ) );
+        } else
+        {
+            ch.close();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/ChannelWrapper.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/ChannelWrapper.java
index 0b0dd736e5..28a4f17604 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/ChannelWrapper.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/ChannelWrapper.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import io.netty.channel.Channel;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelFutureListener;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.MinecraftEncoder;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.PacketWrapper;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.Protocol;
+import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Kick;
 
 public class ChannelWrapper
 {
@@ -56,41 +58,53 @@ public void write(Object packet)
     }
 
     public void close()
+    {
+        close( null );
+    }
+
+    public void close(Object packet)
     {
         if ( !closed )
         {
             closed = closing = true;
-            ch.flush();
-            ch.close();
+
+            if ( packet != null && ch.isActive() )
+            {
+                ch.writeAndFlush( packet ).addListeners( ChannelFutureListener.FIRE_EXCEPTION_ON_FAILURE, ChannelFutureListener.CLOSE );
+                ch.eventLoop().schedule( new Runnable()
+                {
+                    @Override
+                    public void run()
+                    {
+                        ch.close();
+                    }
+                }, 250, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS );
+            } else
+            {
+                ch.flush();
+                ch.close();
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    public void delayedClose(final Runnable runnable)
+    public void delayedClose(final Kick kick)
     {
-        Preconditions.checkArgument( runnable != null, "runnable" );
-
         if ( !closing )
         {
             closing = true;
 
             // Minecraft client can take some time to switch protocols.
             // Sending the wrong disconnect packet whilst a protocol switch is in progress will crash it.
-            // Delay 500ms to ensure that the protocol switch (if any) has definitely taken place.
+            // Delay 250ms to ensure that the protocol switch (if any) has definitely taken place.
             ch.eventLoop().schedule( new Runnable()
             {
 
                 @Override
                 public void run()
                 {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        runnable.run();
-                    } finally
-                    {
-                        ChannelWrapper.this.close();
-                    }
+                    close( kick );
                 }
-            }, 500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS );
+            }, 250, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS );
         }
     }