diff --git a/shroom_internals/tcp_server.go b/shroom_internals/tcp_server.go
index 37aff87..4d8009e 100644
--- a/shroom_internals/tcp_server.go
+++ b/shroom_internals/tcp_server.go
@@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ func InitTcpServer(db *sql.DB, state *ShroomState) {
 						left = buf
 					}
 
+					_, err := conn.Write([]byte{})
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Println("tcp write error: ", err)
+						_ = conn.Close()
+						log.Println("disconnected from client")
+						break
+					}
 					num_read, err := conn.Read(left)
 					left = left[num_read:]