diff --git a/plugins/player_manager.py b/plugins/player_manager.py
index d05dea6..d137522 100644
--- a/plugins/player_manager.py
+++ b/plugins/player_manager.py
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ def build_inherits(inherits):
 
         return final
 
-    def kick_player(self, player, reason=""):
+    async def kick_player(self, player, reason=""):
         if player.client_id == -1 or player.connection is None:
             player.connection = None
             player.logged_in = False
@@ -603,10 +603,16 @@ def kick_player(self, player, reason=""):
             self.players_online.remove(player.uuid)
             return
         try:
+            world_stop_packet = build_packet(packets["world_stop"],
+                                             WorldStop.build(
+                                                 dict(reason=reason)
+                                             ))
+            await player.connection.raw_write(world_stop_packet)
             kick_packet = build_packet(packets["server_disconnect"],
                                        ServerDisconnect.build(
                                            dict(reason=reason)))
-            self.background(player.connection.raw_write(kick_packet))
+            await player.connection.raw_write(kick_packet)
+            player.connection.active = False
         except AttributeError as e:  # Ignore errors in sending the packet.
             self.logger.debug("Error occurred while kicking user. {}".format(e))
         player.connection = None
@@ -628,7 +634,7 @@ def ban_by_ip(self, ip, reason, connection):
         banned_plr = self.get_player_by_ip(ip, check_logged_in=True)
         if banned_plr:
             kickstr = "You were kicked.\nReason: {}".format(reason)
-            self.kick_player(banned_plr, kickstr)
+            self.background(self.kick_player(banned_plr, kickstr))
         ban = IPBan(ip, reason, connection.player.alias)
         self.shelf["bans"][ip] = ban
         send_message(connection, "Banned IP: {} with reason: {}"
@@ -955,8 +961,7 @@ async def _kick(self, data, connection):
         :return: Null.
         """
 
-        # FIXME: Kick is currently broken. Kicking someone will cause their
-        # starbound client to crash (overkill).
+        # FIXED: NO MORE CRASHES
         try:
             alias = data[0]
         except IndexError:
@@ -980,7 +985,7 @@ async def _kick(self, data, connection):
             send_message(connection,
                          "Player {} is not currently logged in.".format(alias))
             return
-        self.kick_player(p, reason)
+        self.background(self.kick_player(p, reason))
         broadcast(self, "^red;{} has been kicked for reason: "
                         "{}^reset;".format(alias, reason))
 
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index a3fe3d0..c6602b4 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ def __init__(self, reader, writer, config, factory):
         self._client_read_future = None
         self._server_write_future = None
         self._client_write_future = None
+
+        self.active = True
+        
         logger.info("Received connection from {}".format(self.client_ip))
 
     def start_zstd(self):
@@ -169,8 +172,13 @@ async def send_message(self, message, *messages, mode=ChatReceiveMode.BROADCAST,
             logger.exception(err)
 
     async def raw_write(self, data):
-        self._writer.write(data)
-        await self._writer.drain()
+        if not self.active:
+            return  # stop writing
+        try:
+            self._writer.write(data)
+            await self._writer.drain()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Exception in raw_write: {e}")
 
     async def client_raw_write(self, data):
         self._client_writer.write(data)
@@ -355,4 +363,4 @@ async def main():
     try:
         asyncio.run(main())
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        logger.info("Exited due to interrupt.")
\ No newline at end of file
+        logger.info("Exited due to interrupt.")
diff --git a/utilities.py b/utilities.py
index 1a075eb..0f71067 100644
--- a/utilities.py
+++ b/utilities.py
@@ -394,8 +394,12 @@ def background(coro):
     # To prevent keeping references to finished tasks forever,
     # make each task remove its own reference from the set after
     # completion:
-    task.add_done_callback(background_tasks.discard)
-
+    def _done_callback(t):
+        background_tasks.discard(t)
+        
+        
+    task.add_done_callback(_done_callback)
+    background_tasks.add(task)
     return task