diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index be6ed7a..d8eef65 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ HDR=\
 	src/CNShardServer.hpp\
 	src/CNShared.hpp\
 	src/CNStructs.hpp\
-	src/INIReader.hpp\
+	src/contrib/INIReader.hpp\
+	src/contrib/JSON.hpp\
 	src/NanoManager.hpp\
 	src/ItemManager.hpp\
 	src/NPCManager.hpp\
diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
index b73ff3b..c479216 100644
--- a/config.ini
+++ b/config.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ randomcharacters=true
 [shard]
 port=8002
 # you'll want to change this one
-ip=192.168.1.183
+ip=127.0.0.1
 # distance at which other players and NPCs become visible
 view=20000
 # little message players see when they enter the game
diff --git a/src/CNProtocol.cpp b/src/CNProtocol.cpp
index ad724d6..f7df999 100644
--- a/src/CNProtocol.cpp
+++ b/src/CNProtocol.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,15 @@ CNSocket::CNSocket(SOCKET s, PacketHandler ph): sock(s), pHandler(ph) {
 
 bool CNSocket::sendData(uint8_t* data, int size) {
     int sentBytes = 0;
+    int maxTries = 10;
 
     while (sentBytes < size) {
         int sent = send(sock, (buffer_t*)(data + sentBytes), size - sentBytes, 0); // no flags defined
         if (SOCKETERROR(sent)) {
-            if (errno == 11)
+            if (errno == 11 && maxTries > 0) {
+                maxTries--;
                 continue; // try again
+            }
             std::cout << "[FATAL] SOCKET ERROR: " << errno << std::endl;
             return false; // error occured while sending bytes
         }
diff --git a/src/CNStructs.cpp b/src/CNStructs.cpp
index 2885f36..b580cc3 100644
--- a/src/CNStructs.cpp
+++ b/src/CNStructs.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #include "CNStructs.hpp"
 
 std::string U16toU8(char16_t* src) {
-    std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t>,char16_t> convert; 
-    return convert.to_bytes(src);   
+    try {
+        std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t>,char16_t> convert; 
+        return convert.to_bytes(src);   
+    } catch(std::exception e) {
+        return "";
+    }
 }
 
 // returns number of char16_t that was written at des
diff --git a/src/NPCManager.cpp b/src/NPCManager.cpp
index 0a2cff8..52cc07e 100644
--- a/src/NPCManager.cpp
+++ b/src/NPCManager.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <fstream>
 
-#include "JSON.hpp"
+#include "contrib/JSON.hpp"
 
 std::map<int32_t, BaseNPC> NPCManager::NPCs;
 
diff --git a/src/INIReader.hpp b/src/contrib/INIReader.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/INIReader.hpp
rename to src/contrib/INIReader.hpp
diff --git a/src/JSON.hpp b/src/contrib/JSON.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/JSON.hpp
rename to src/contrib/JSON.hpp
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index a4fcb47..59dff6d 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include "settings.hpp"
-#include "INIReader.hpp"
+#include "contrib/INIReader.hpp"
 
 // defaults :)
 int settings::LOGINPORT = 8001;