diff --git a/irc/constants.go b/irc/constants.go
index 9125666a..cb604680 100644
--- a/irc/constants.go
+++ b/irc/constants.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package irc
 
 const (
-	SEM_VER       = "ergonomadic-1.4.1"
+	SEM_VER       = "ergonomadic-1.4.2"
 	CRLF          = "\r\n"
 	MAX_REPLY_LEN = 512 - len(CRLF)
 
diff --git a/irc/socket.go b/irc/socket.go
index bee701e9..06a2be5a 100644
--- a/irc/socket.go
+++ b/irc/socket.go
@@ -74,16 +74,14 @@ func (socket *Socket) Write(line string) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	go socket.flush()
+	if err = socket.writer.Flush(); socket.isError(err, W) {
+		return
+	}
 
 	Log.debug.Printf("%s ← %s", socket, line)
 	return
 }
 
-func (socket *Socket) flush() {
-	socket.isError(socket.writer.Flush(), W)
-}
-
 func (socket *Socket) isError(err error, dir rune) bool {
 	if err != nil {
 		if err != io.EOF {