diff --git a/PolygonBazooka/Networking/Authentication.cs b/PolygonBazooka/Networking/Authentication.cs
index fd00380..a01f0cc 100644
--- a/PolygonBazooka/Networking/Authentication.cs
+++ b/PolygonBazooka/Networking/Authentication.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ public Authentication()
 
     public async Task<bool> LoginAsync(string username, string password, bool stayLoggedIn = false)
     {
+        if (IsLoggedIn)
+            return true;
+
         _stayLoggedIn = stayLoggedIn;
 
         var clientHandler = new HttpClientHandler();
@@ -33,10 +37,19 @@ public async Task<bool> LoginAsync(string username, string password, bool stayLo
         request.Content = new StringContent("{\"username\":\"" + username + "\",\"password\":\"" + password + "\"}",
             Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
 
-        var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
-        
+        HttpResponseMessage response;
+
+        try
+        {
+            response = await client.SendAsync(request);
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         var cookies = clientHandler.CookieContainer.GetCookies(new(uri));
-        
+
         foreach (Cookie cookie in cookies)
         {
             if (cookie.Name == "token")
@@ -51,22 +64,34 @@ public async Task<bool> LoginAsync(string username, string password, bool stayLo
 
     public async Task<bool> RegisterAsync(string username, string password, string email, bool stayLoggedIn = false)
     {
+        if (IsLoggedIn)
+            return true;
+
         _stayLoggedIn = stayLoggedIn;
 
         var clientHandler = new HttpClientHandler();
         var client = new HttpClient(clientHandler);
 
         string uri = "http://localhost:8080/api/auth/register";
-        
+
         var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, uri);
         request.Content = new StringContent(
             $"{{\"username\":\"{username}\",\"password\":\"{password}\",\"email\":\"{email}\"}}",
             Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
 
-        var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
+        HttpResponseMessage response;
+
+        try
+        {
+            response = await client.SendAsync(request);
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         var cookies = clientHandler.CookieContainer.GetCookies(new(uri));
-        
+
         foreach (Cookie cookie in cookies)
         {
             if (cookie.Name == "token")
@@ -91,7 +116,7 @@ public void Dispose()
     {
         if (!_stayLoggedIn)
             Logout();
-        else
+        else if (IsLoggedIn)
             File.WriteAllText("token.txt", Token.Value);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PolygonBazooka/Networking/RankedSocket.cs b/PolygonBazooka/Networking/RankedSocket.cs
index 14d5f14..9fa0701 100644
--- a/PolygonBazooka/Networking/RankedSocket.cs
+++ b/PolygonBazooka/Networking/RankedSocket.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ public class RankedSocket(PolygonBazookaGame game)
     public const string LeaveQueue = "<LEAVEQUEUE>";
     public const string Forfeit = "<FORFEIT>";
 
+    public const string ConnectionInitialized = "<INITIALIZED>";
+    public const string ConnectionRejected = "<REJECTED>";
+    
+    public const string RequestDisconnect = "<DISCONNECT>";
+
     public const string ChatPrefix = "MESSAGE:";
 
     public const string MoveLeft = "l";
@@ -27,8 +32,21 @@ public class RankedSocket(PolygonBazookaGame game)
 
     public ClientWebSocket Socket { get; private set; }
 
+    public bool Connected
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            if (Socket == null)
+                return false;
+            return Socket.State == WebSocketState.Open;
+        }
+    }
+
     public async Task ConnectAsync()
     {
+        if (!game.Authentication.IsLoggedIn)
+            return;
+
         string uri = "ws://localhost:8080/api/ws/ranked";
 
         Socket = new ClientWebSocket();
@@ -37,11 +55,28 @@ public async Task ConnectAsync()
 
         clientWebSocketOptions.SetRequestHeader("Cookie", "token=" + game.Authentication.Token.Value);
 
-        await Socket.ConnectAsync(new(uri), CancellationToken.None);
+        try
+        {
+            await Socket.ConnectAsync(new(uri), CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Console.WriteLine("wait");
+        var result = await ReceiveAsync();
+        Console.WriteLine("res" + result);
+
+        if (result != ConnectionInitialized)
+            await DisconnectAsync();
     }
 
     public async Task<string> ReceiveAsync()
     {
+        if (!Connected)
+            return null;
+
         var buffer = new byte[4096];
         var segment = new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer);
 
@@ -60,16 +95,27 @@ public async Task<string> ReceiveAsync()
 
     public async Task DisconnectAsync()
     {
+        if (!Connected)
+            return;
+
+        await SendAsync(RequestDisconnect);
+
         await Socket.CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.NormalClosure, "disconnect", CancellationToken.None);
     }
 
     public async Task ChatAsync(string message)
     {
+        if (!Connected)
+            return;
+
         await SendAsync(ChatPrefix + message);
     }
 
     public async Task SendAsync(string message)
     {
+        if (!Connected)
+            return;
+
         byte[] messageBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(message);
         var messageSegment = new ArraySegment<byte>(messageBytes);
 
diff --git a/PolygonBazooka/PolygonBazookaGame.cs b/PolygonBazooka/PolygonBazookaGame.cs
index ec5b212..ca42237 100644
--- a/PolygonBazooka/PolygonBazookaGame.cs
+++ b/PolygonBazooka/PolygonBazookaGame.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
         protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
             base.Dispose(disposing);
+            
+            RankedSocket.DisconnectAsync().Wait();
 
             Preferences.Save();
             Authentication.Dispose();
diff --git a/PolygonBazooka/Screens/MainMenuScreen.cs b/PolygonBazooka/Screens/MainMenuScreen.cs
index e9aeffd..34a3366 100644
--- a/PolygonBazooka/Screens/MainMenuScreen.cs
+++ b/PolygonBazooka/Screens/MainMenuScreen.cs
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ private void UpdateMultiplayerMenu(GameTime gameTime, MouseState mouseState, Rec
 
             if (_rankedButtonHovered)
             {
-                _game.LoadScreen(ScreenName.RankedMenu);
+                // _game.LoadScreen(ScreenName.RankedMenu);
+                _game.ChangeGameState(GameState.RankedPlaying);
             }
         }
     }