diff --git a/webAO/client.ts b/webAO/client.ts
index 2f94bae8..5b37c819 100644
--- a/webAO/client.ts
+++ b/webAO/client.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ export const setExtraFeatures = (val: any) => {
   extrafeatures = val;
 };
 
-export let banned: boolean = false;
-export const setBanned = (val: boolean) => {
-  banned = val;
-};
+
 let hdid: string;
 
 const fpPromise = FingerprintJS.load();
@@ -183,6 +180,7 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
       }
     };
 
+    this.banned = false;
     this.hp = [0, 0];
     this.playerID = 1;
     this.charID = -1;
@@ -276,13 +274,20 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
   onClose(e: CloseEvent) {
     client.state = clientState.NotConnected;
     console.error(`The connection was closed: ${e.reason} (${e.code})`);
-    if (extrafeatures.length == 0 && banned === false) {
+    console.log(this.areas.length);
+    console.log(this.banned);
+    if (this.banned === false) {
+      if (this.areas.length > 0) {
       document.getElementById("client_errortext").textContent =
-        "Could not connect to the server";
+        "You were disconnected from the server.";
+      } else {
+      document.getElementById("client_errortext").textContent =
+        "Could not connect to the server.";
+      }
     }
     document.getElementById("client_waiting").style.display = "block";
     document.getElementById("client_error").style.display = "flex";
-    document.getElementById("client_loading").style.display = "none";
+    document.getElementById("client_loading").style.display = "none";    
     document.getElementById("error_id").textContent = String(e.code);
     this.cleanup();
   }
diff --git a/webAO/packets/handlers/handleBD.ts b/webAO/packets/handlers/handleBD.ts
index 47c191d5..fde4fe1c 100644
--- a/webAO/packets/handlers/handleBD.ts
+++ b/webAO/packets/handlers/handleBD.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { setBanned } from "../../client";
+import { client } from "../../client";
 import { handleBans } from "../../client/handleBans";
 
 /**
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import { handleBans } from "../../client/handleBans";
  * @param {Array} args ban reason
  */
 export const handleBD = (args: string[]) => {
+  client.banned = true;
   handleBans("Banned", args[1]);
-  setBanned(true);
 };
diff --git a/webAO/packets/handlers/handleKB.ts b/webAO/packets/handlers/handleKB.ts
index 78f57219..4679780c 100644
--- a/webAO/packets/handlers/handleKB.ts
+++ b/webAO/packets/handlers/handleKB.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { setBanned } from "../../client";
+import { client } from "../../client";
 import { handleBans } from "../../client/handleBans";
 
 /**
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import { handleBans } from "../../client/handleBans";
  * @param {Array} args ban reason
  */
 export const handleKB = (args: string[]) => {
+  client.banned = true;
   handleBans("Banned", args[1]);
-  setBanned(true);
 };
diff --git a/webAO/packets/handlers/handleKK.ts b/webAO/packets/handlers/handleKK.ts
index 41141397..7aedaa4f 100644
--- a/webAO/packets/handlers/handleKK.ts
+++ b/webAO/packets/handlers/handleKK.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { safeTags } from "../../encoding";
+import { client } from "../../client";
 import { handleBans } from "../../client/handleBans";
 
 /**
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ import { handleBans } from "../../client/handleBans";
  * @param {Array} args kick reason
  */
 export const handleKK = (args: string[]) => {
-  handleBans("Kicked", safeTags(args[1]));
+  client.banned = true;
+  handleBans("Kicked", args[1]);
 };