diff --git a/pypresence/presence.py b/pypresence/presence.py
index 51e9e7d..8490ece 100644
--- a/pypresence/presence.py
+++ b/pypresence/presence.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import time
+import sys
 
 from .baseclient import BaseClient
 from .payloads import Payload
@@ -44,8 +45,10 @@ def connect(self):
 
     def close(self):
         self.send_data(2, {'v': 1, 'client_id': self.client_id})
-        self.sock_writer.close()
         self.loop.close()
+        self.sock_writer.close()
+        if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'win64':
+            self.sock_writer._call_connection_lost(None)
 
 
 class AioPresence(BaseClient):
@@ -81,5 +84,7 @@ async def connect(self):
 
     def close(self):
         self.send_data(2, {'v': 1, 'client_id': self.client_id})
-        self.sock_writer.close()
         self.loop.close()
+        self.sock_writer.close()
+        if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'win64':
+            self.sock_writer._call_connection_lost(None)
diff --git a/pypresence/utils.py b/pypresence/utils.py
index 9af1fc4..83b6180 100644
--- a/pypresence/utils.py
+++ b/pypresence/utils.py
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ def remove_none(d: dict):
     return d
 
 
+def test_ipc_path(path):
+    '''Tests an IPC pipe to ensure that it actually works'''
+    with open(path):
+        return True
+
+
 # Returns on first IPC pipe matching Discord's
 def get_ipc_path(pipe=None):
     ipc = 'discord-ipc-'
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ def get_ipc_path(pipe=None):
         full_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(tempdir, path))
         if sys.platform == 'win32' or os.path.isdir(full_path):
             for entry in os.scandir(full_path):
-                if entry.name.startswith(ipc) and os.path.exists(entry):
+                if entry.name.startswith(ipc) and os.path.exists(entry) and test_ipc_path(entry):
                     return entry.path