diff --git a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
index afef60b5..7d9897b0 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         {
             get
             {
-                return RealPlayer ? TShock.Utils.GetRealIP(Netplay.serverSock[Index].tcpClient.Client.RemoteEndPoint.ToString()) : "";
+                return RealPlayer ? (Netplay.serverSock[Index].tcpClient.Connected ? TShock.Utils.GetRealIP(Netplay.serverSock[Index].tcpClient.Client.RemoteEndPoint.ToString()) : "") : "";
             }
         }
         /// <summary>