diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae8bb6f..17e899e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "webject",
-  "version": "1.4.41",
+  "version": "1.4.45",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "webject",
-      "version": "1.4.41",
+      "version": "1.4.45",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "ws": "^8.17.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93c49c9..ffd9ea6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webject",
-  "version": "1.4.41",
+  "version": "1.4.45",
   "description": "Share Objects Online with the power of websockets. Keys, Values AND references. Webject is short for Web Object and it really is a system for sharing objects on the web. Someone can host an object, and make authTokens for others online to share this object",
   "main": "webject.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/webject.js b/webject.js
index c77d682..19f77f9 100644
--- a/webject.js
+++ b/webject.js
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@
             if(encodingStorage.has(key)) return client.close(1002); //reused authentication rejected
             encodingStorage.set(key,performance.now())
             //there is an interval a good bit above that dumps these keys after they're a second old (after they're already invalid)
-            client.on('pong',function(){client.isAlive=true})
             encodingHandled=true
-            client.isAlive=true
             msg=msg[0]
           }
           else if(!authTokens.get(msg))  return client.close(1000); //if you client doesn't have a valid token, they get closed
@@ -239,6 +237,8 @@
           
           if(!token.encoder) client.send(objToString(token.object,true));
           else client.send( await token.encoder(objToString(token.object,true)) );
+          client.on('pong',function(){client.isAlive=true})
+          client.isAlive=true
           client.token=token
           token.clients.set(client,1)
           dispatch("connect",token,client)