diff --git a/src/services/wsService.ts b/src/services/wsService.ts
index 752c74b7..21244273 100644
--- a/src/services/wsService.ts
+++ b/src/services/wsService.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ interface IWsMsgToClient {
     nonce_updated?: boolean;
     update_inventory?: boolean;
     logged_out?: boolean;
+    have_game_ws?: boolean;
 
     // to game
     sync_inventory?: boolean;
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ const wsOnConnect = (ws: WebSocket, req: http.IncomingMessage): void => {
                                 id: account.id,
                                 DisplayName: account.DisplayName,
                                 Nonce: account.Nonce
-                            }
+                            },
+                            have_game_ws: haveGameWs(account.id)
                         } satisfies IWsMsgToClient)
                     );
                 } else {
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ const wsOnConnect = (ws: WebSocket, req: http.IncomingMessage): void => {
                     if (account) {
                         (ws as IWsCustomData).accountId = account.id;
                         logger.debug(`got bootstrapper connection for ${account.id}`);
+                        sendWsBroadcastToWebui({ have_game_ws: true }, account.id);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -184,11 +187,15 @@ const wsOnConnect = (ws: WebSocket, req: http.IncomingMessage): void => {
     ws.on("close", async () => {
         if ((ws as IWsCustomData).isGame && (ws as IWsCustomData).accountId) {
             logger.debug(`lost bootstrapper connection for ${(ws as IWsCustomData).accountId}`);
-            const account = await Account.findOne({ _id: (ws as IWsCustomData).accountId });
-            if (account?.Nonce) {
-                account.Dropped = true;
-                await account.save();
-            }
+            sendWsBroadcastToWebui({ have_game_ws: false }, (ws as IWsCustomData).accountId);
+            await Account.updateOne(
+                {
+                    _id: (ws as IWsCustomData).accountId
+                },
+                {
+                    Dropped: true
+                }
+            );
         }
     });
 };
@@ -206,6 +213,16 @@ const forEachClient = (cb: (client: IWsCustomData) => void): void => {
     }
 };
 
+export const haveGameWs = (accountId: string): boolean => {
+    let ret = false;
+    forEachClient(client => {
+        if (client.isGame && client.accountId == accountId) {
+            ret = true;
+        }
+    });
+    return ret;
+};
+
 export const sendWsBroadcast = (data: IWsMsgToClient): void => {
     const msg = JSON.stringify(data);
     forEachClient(client => {
@@ -231,7 +248,7 @@ export const sendWsBroadcastToGame = (accountId: string, data: IWsMsgToClient):
     });
 };
 
-export const sendWsBroadcastEx = (data: IWsMsgToClient, accountId: string | undefined, excludeWsid: number): void => {
+export const sendWsBroadcastEx = (data: IWsMsgToClient, accountId?: string, excludeWsid?: number): void => {
     const msg = JSON.stringify(data);
     forEachClient(client => {
         if ((!accountId || client.accountId == accountId) && client.id != excludeWsid) {
@@ -240,11 +257,7 @@ export const sendWsBroadcastEx = (data: IWsMsgToClient, accountId: string | unde
     });
 };
 
-export const sendWsBroadcastToWebui = (
-    data: IWsMsgToClient,
-    accountId: string | undefined,
-    excludeWsid: number
-): void => {
+export const sendWsBroadcastToWebui = (data: IWsMsgToClient, accountId?: string, excludeWsid?: number): void => {
     const msg = JSON.stringify(data);
     forEachClient(client => {
         if (!client.isGame && (!accountId || client.accountId == accountId) && client.id != excludeWsid) {
@@ -272,9 +285,10 @@ export const handleNonceInvalidation = (accountId: string): void => {
     forEachClient(client => {
         if (client.accountId == accountId) {
             if (client.isGame) {
+                client.accountId = undefined; // prevent processing of the close event
                 client.close();
             } else {
-                client.send(JSON.stringify({ nonce_updated: true } satisfies IWsMsgToClient));
+                client.send(JSON.stringify({ nonce_updated: true, have_game_ws: false } satisfies IWsMsgToClient));
             }
         }
     });