diff --git a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
index 94bcf89c..16775975 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         {
             for (int player = 0; player < Main.maxPlayers; player++)
             {
-                Tools.Kick(player, "server shutting down");
+                if (Main.player[player].active)
+                {
+                    Tools.Kick(player, "Server shutting down!");
+                }
             }
             WorldGen.saveWorld();
             Netplay.disconnect = true;
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 1211ff5d..2d00bd4c 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -454,13 +454,16 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         {
             if (Main.netMode != 2) { return; }
 
-            if (Tools.activePlayers() + 1 > ConfigurationManager.maxSlots)
+            string ip = Tools.GetPlayerIP(ply); ;
+            players[ply] = new TSPlayer(ply);
+            players[ply].group = Tools.GetGroupForIP(ip);
+
+            if (Tools.activePlayers() + 1 > ConfigurationManager.maxSlots && !players[ply].group.HasPermission("reservedslot"))
             {
                 Tools.Kick(ply, "Server is full");
                 return;
             }
 
-            string ip = Tools.GetRealIP(Netplay.serverSock[ply].tcpClient.Client.RemoteEndPoint.ToString());
             var ban = Bans.GetBanByIp(ip);
             if (ban != null)
             {
diff --git a/TShockAPI/config/groups.txt b/TShockAPI/config/groups.txt
index d6b3cbd8..b23e8df8 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/config/groups.txt
+++ b/TShockAPI/config/groups.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 #maintenance cfg causeevents spawnboss tp 
 #spawnmob cheat kill pvpfun 
 #immunetoban immunetokick editspawn
-#ignoregriefdetection
+#ignoregriefdetection reservedslot
 
 default null
-newadmin default kick editspawn
+vip null reservedslot
+newadmin default kick editspawn reservedslot
 admin newadmin ban causeevents spawnboss spawnmob tp immunetokick kill
 trustedadmin admin ignorecheatdetection maintenance cfg cheat pvpfun ignorecheatdetection immunetoban ignoregriefdetection
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