diff --git a/toxcore/TCP_client.c b/toxcore/TCP_client.c
index e1b460ab..00a11472 100644
--- a/toxcore/TCP_client.c
+++ b/toxcore/TCP_client.c
@@ -446,6 +446,9 @@ static int handle_TCP_packet(TCP_Client_Connection *conn, uint8_t *data, uint16_
 
             uint8_t con_id = data[1] - NUM_RESERVED_PORTS;
 
+            if (conn->connections[con_id].status == 0)
+                return 0;
+
             if (conn->connections[con_id].status != 2)
                 return -1;