diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/Client.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/Client.java
index 387c269093..38707263d7 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/Client.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/Client.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import mage.client.MageFrame;
+import mage.client.chat.ChatPanel;
 import mage.interfaces.callback.CallbackClient;
 import mage.interfaces.callback.ClientCallback;
 import mage.util.Logging;
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ public class Client implements CallbackClient {
 			}
 			else if (callback.getMethod().equals("chatMessage")) {
 				ChatMessage message = (ChatMessage) callback.getData();
-				session.getChats().get(message.getChatId()).receiveMessage(message.getMessage(), message.getColor());
+				ChatPanel panel = session.getChats().get(message.getChatId());
+				if (panel != null)
+					panel.receiveMessage(message.getMessage(), message.getColor());
 			}
 			else if (callback.getMethod().equals("replayInit")) {
 				session.getGame().init((GameView) callback.getData());
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ public class Client implements CallbackClient {
 	}
 
 	private void handleException(Exception ex) {
-		logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Client error", ex);
+		logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Client error\n", ex);
 		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(MageFrame.getDesktop(), "Unrecoverable client error.  Disconnecting", "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
 		session.disconnect();
 		frame.disableButtons();
diff --git a/Mage.Server/src/mage/server/game/GameController.java b/Mage.Server/src/mage/server/game/GameController.java
index 3e3ef26e29..14ea816b7a 100644
--- a/Mage.Server/src/mage/server/game/GameController.java
+++ b/Mage.Server/src/mage/server/game/GameController.java
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ public class GameController implements GameCallback {
 	private synchronized void startGame() {
 		if (gameFuture == null) {
 			for (final Entry<UUID, GameSession> entry: gameSessions.entrySet()) {
-				entry.getValue().init(getGameView(entry.getKey()));
+				if (!entry.getValue().init(getGameView(entry.getKey()))) {
+					logger.severe("Unable to initialize client");
+				}
 			}
 			GameWorker worker = new GameWorker(game, this);
 			gameFuture = gameExecutor.submit(worker);
diff --git a/Mage.Server/src/mage/server/game/GameWatcher.java b/Mage.Server/src/mage/server/game/GameWatcher.java
index 337e9045fd..a13ad35bc5 100644
--- a/Mage.Server/src/mage/server/game/GameWatcher.java
+++ b/Mage.Server/src/mage/server/game/GameWatcher.java
@@ -56,12 +56,15 @@ public class GameWatcher {
 		this.gameId = gameId;
 	}
 
-	public void init(final GameView gameView) {
+	public boolean init(final GameView gameView) {
 		if (!killed) {
 			Session session = SessionManager.getInstance().getSession(sessionId);
-			if (session != null)
+			if (session != null) {
 				session.fireCallback(new ClientCallback("gameInit", gameView));
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	public void update(final GameView gameView) {