diff --git a/src/CNLoginServer.cpp b/src/CNLoginServer.cpp
index 60788bd..0def10e 100644
--- a/src/CNLoginServer.cpp
+++ b/src/CNLoginServer.cpp
@@ -192,14 +192,15 @@ void CNLoginServer::handlePacket(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
             
             int64_t UID = character->PCStyle.iPC_UID;
             
-            bool BecomeGM;
+            // commented and disabled for now
+            //bool BecomeGM;
             
-            if (U16toU8(character->PCStyle.szFirstName) == settings::GMPASS) {
-                BecomeGM = true;
-                U8toU16("GM",character->PCStyle.szFirstName);
-            } else {
-                BecomeGM = false;
-            }
+            //if (U16toU8(character->PCStyle.szFirstName) == settings::GMPASS) {
+            //    BecomeGM = true;
+            //    U8toU16("GM",character->PCStyle.szFirstName);
+            //} else {
+            //    BecomeGM = false;
+            //}
 
             character->PCStyle.iNameCheck = 1;
             response->sPC_Style = character->PCStyle;
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ void CNLoginServer::handlePacket(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
             loginSessions[sock].characters[UID].Equip[2].iType = 2;
             loginSessions[sock].characters[UID].Equip[3].iID = character->sOn_Item.iEquipFootID; // foot!
             loginSessions[sock].characters[UID].Equip[3].iType = 3; 
-            loginSessions[sock].characters[UID].IsGM = BecomeGM;
+            loginSessions[sock].characters[UID].IsGM = false;
 
             sock->sendPacket(new CNPacketData((void*)response, P_LS2CL_REP_CHAR_CREATE_SUCC, sizeof(sP_LS2CL_REP_CHAR_CREATE_SUCC), sock->getEKey()));
             break;
diff --git a/src/CNProtocol.cpp b/src/CNProtocol.cpp
index d41e007..ad724d6 100644
--- a/src/CNProtocol.cpp
+++ b/src/CNProtocol.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ bool CNSocket::sendData(uint8_t* data, int size) {
 
     while (sentBytes < size) {
         int sent = send(sock, (buffer_t*)(data + sentBytes), size - sentBytes, 0); // no flags defined
-        if (SOCKETERROR(sent)) 
+        if (SOCKETERROR(sent)) {
+            if (errno == 11)
+                continue; // try again
+            std::cout << "[FATAL] SOCKET ERROR: " << errno << std::endl;
             return false; // error occured while sending bytes
+        }
         sentBytes += sent;
     }
     
@@ -116,6 +120,11 @@ void CNSocket::kill() {
 }
 
 void CNSocket::sendPacket(CNPacketData* pak) {
+    if (!alive) {
+        delete pak;
+        return;
+    }
+    
     int tmpSize = pak->size + sizeof(uint32_t);
     uint8_t* tmpBuf = (uint8_t*)xmalloc(tmpSize);
 
@@ -127,10 +136,12 @@ void CNSocket::sendPacket(CNPacketData* pak) {
     CNSocketEncryption::encryptData((uint8_t*)tmpBuf, (uint8_t*)(&pak->key), tmpSize);
 
     // send packet size
-    sendData((uint8_t*)&tmpSize, sizeof(uint32_t));
+    if (!sendData((uint8_t*)&tmpSize, sizeof(uint32_t)))
+        kill();
 
     // send packet data!
-    sendData(tmpBuf, tmpSize);
+    if (alive && !sendData(tmpBuf, tmpSize)) 
+        kill();
 
     delete pak;
     free(tmpBuf); // free tmp buffer
diff --git a/src/ItemManager.cpp b/src/ItemManager.cpp
index 09119c2..0525e1f 100644
--- a/src/ItemManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ItemManager.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ void ItemManager::itemGMGiveHandler(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
     sP_CL2FE_REQ_PC_GIVE_ITEM* itemreq = (sP_CL2FE_REQ_PC_GIVE_ITEM*)data->buf;
     PlayerView& plr = PlayerManager::players[sock];
 
-    if (!plr.plr.IsGM) {
+    // Commented and disabled for future use
+    //if (!plr.plr.IsGM) {
     	// TODO: send fail packet
-        return;
-    }
+    //    return;
+    //}
 
     if (itemreq->eIL == 2) {
         // Quest item, not a real item, handle this later, stubbed for now