diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index c18de8f..60497b8 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ bool udpClient_open(udpClient_t * restrict client, const char * restrict ipstr,
 	}
 	client->u.si_other.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(address);
 
+	if (connect(client->u.s, (struct sockaddr *)&client->u.si_other, sizeof client->u.si_other))
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 int udpClient_read(udpClient_t * restrict client, void * restrict buffer, int bufSize)
diff --git a/src/udp.c b/src/udp.c
index daf50fe..0faa716 100644
--- a/src/udp.c
+++ b/src/udp.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void udp_zero(udp_t * restrict udp)
 int udp_read(udp_t * restrict udp, void * restrict buffer, int bufSize)
 {
 	int slen = sizeof(udp->si_other);
-	return recvfrom(udp->s, buffer, bufSize, 0,(struct sockaddr *)&udp->si_other, &slen);
+	return recvfrom(udp->s, buffer, bufSize, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&udp->si_other, &slen);
 }
 bool udp_write(const udp_t * restrict udp, const void * restrict buffer, int numBytes)
 {