diff --git a/src/pc/network/network.c b/src/pc/network/network.c
index 8159acc7..00d72862 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/network.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/network.c
@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ void network_send_to(u8 localIndex, struct Packet* p) {
 
 void network_send(struct Packet* p) {
     // prevent errors during writing from propagating
-    if (p->writeError) { return; }
+    if (p->writeError) {
+        LOG_ERROR("packet has write error: %u", p->packetType);
+        return;
+    }
 
     // set the flags again
     packet_set_flags(p);
@@ -266,6 +269,7 @@ void network_send(struct Packet* p) {
         if (gNetworkSystem != NULL && gNetworkSystem->requireServerBroadcast && gNetworkPlayerServer != NULL) {
             int i = gNetworkPlayerServer->localIndex;
             p->localIndex = i;
+            p->sent = false;
             network_send_to(i, p);
             return;
         }
@@ -288,6 +292,7 @@ void network_send(struct Packet* p) {
         }
 
         p->localIndex = i;
+        p->sent = false;
         network_send_to(i, p);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/pc/network/packets/packet.c b/src/pc/network/packets/packet.c
index 5bbb0c4e..18eedb02 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/packets/packet.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/packets/packet.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void packet_receive(struct Packet* p) {
     }
 
     // check if we've already seen this packet
-    if (p->localIndex != 0 && p->seqId != 0 && gNetworkPlayers[p->localIndex].connected) {
+    if (p->localIndex != 0 && p->localIndex != UNKNOWN_LOCAL_INDEX && p->seqId != 0 && gNetworkPlayers[p->localIndex].connected) {
         u32 packetHash = packet_hash(p);
         struct NetworkPlayer* np = &gNetworkPlayers[p->localIndex];
         for (int i = 0; i < MAX_RX_SEQ_IDS; i++) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void packet_receive(struct Packet* p) {
             packet_process(p);
         }
     } else {
-        LOG_INFO("packet initial read failed, packetType: %d", packetType);
+        LOG_ERROR("packet initial read failed, packetType: %d", packetType);
     }
 
     // broadcast packet