diff --git a/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/stream/PduPlayer.java b/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/stream/PduPlayer.java
index 7ca8ff4aca955397c41b648ca77490b23421182a..6a1dd7e7d19700611ca3a19a31f77fa4c29766a9 100644
--- a/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/stream/PduPlayer.java
+++ b/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/stream/PduPlayer.java
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ public class PduPlayer {
     }
 
     private void closer() {
+        netSend = false;
         if (datagramSocket != null) {
             datagramSocket.close();
             datagramSocket = null;