diff --git a/CollabVMSharp/CollabVMClient.cs b/CollabVMSharp/CollabVMClient.cs
index 504a441..d504632 100644
--- a/CollabVMSharp/CollabVMClient.cs
+++ b/CollabVMSharp/CollabVMClient.cs
@@ -476,10 +476,12 @@ public class CollabVMClient {
     /// <summary>
     /// Send a raw string message over the socket
     /// </summary>
-    public Task SendMsg(string msg) {
-        if (!this._connected) throw new WebSocketException("Cannot send a message while the socket is closed");
-        return this.socket.SendAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(msg)), WebSocketMessageType.Text,
+    public async Task<bool> SendMsg(string msg)
+    {
+        if (!this._connected) return false;
+        await this.socket.SendAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(msg)), WebSocketMessageType.Text,
             true, CancellationToken.None);
+        return true;
     }
     /// <summary>
     /// Request a list of VMs from the server.