diff --git a/r0c/ivt100.py b/r0c/ivt100.py
index 9d62c47..ef1d9e1 100644
--- a/r0c/ivt100.py
+++ b/r0c/ivt100.py
@@ -191,11 +191,7 @@ class VT100_Server(object):
 
         with self.world.mutex:
             # Util.whoops("client part")
-            try:
-                remote.sck.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
-                remote.sck.close()
-            except:
-                pass
+            Util.Daemon(Util.close_sck, "close_%s" % (remote.user.nick), (remote.sck,))
 
             if announce:
                 print(
diff --git a/r0c/util.py b/r0c/util.py
index 4767799..8dbe9b4 100644
--- a/r0c/util.py
+++ b/r0c/util.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from .__init__ import EP, PY2, WINDOWS, COLORS, INTERP, unicode
 
 import traceback
 import threading
+import socket
 import struct
 import time
 import sys
@@ -635,6 +636,18 @@ def py26_threading_event_wait(event):
     event.wait = nice_meme
 
 
+def close_sck(sck):
+    # could go fancy and grab the siocoutq stuff from copyparty but ehh
+    try:
+        sck.shutdown(socket.SHUT_WR)
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+        sck.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
+    except:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        sck.close()
+
+
 """
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # dumping ground for mostly useless code below