diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
index 20e115fe..dd6b7f4c 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
@@ -309,15 +309,17 @@ public class InitialHandler extends PacketHandler implements PendingConnection
                     @Override
                     public void run()
                     {
-
-                        unsafe().sendPacket( new PacketFCEncryptionResponse( new byte[ 0 ], new byte[ 0 ] ) );
-                        try
+                        if ( ch.getHandle().isActive() )
                         {
-                            Cipher encrypt = EncryptionUtil.getCipher( Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, sharedKey );
-                            ch.addBefore( PipelineUtils.DECRYPT_HANDLER, PipelineUtils.ENCRYPT_HANDLER, new CipherEncoder( encrypt ) );
-                        } catch ( GeneralSecurityException ex )
-                        {
-                            disconnect( "Cipher error: " + Util.exception( ex ) );
+                            unsafe().sendPacket( new PacketFCEncryptionResponse( new byte[ 0 ], new byte[ 0 ] ) );
+                            try
+                            {
+                                Cipher encrypt = EncryptionUtil.getCipher( Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, sharedKey );
+                                ch.addBefore( PipelineUtils.DECRYPT_HANDLER, PipelineUtils.ENCRYPT_HANDLER, new CipherEncoder( encrypt ) );
+                            } catch ( GeneralSecurityException ex )
+                            {
+                                disconnect( "Cipher error: " + Util.exception( ex ) );
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 } );