diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.cpp b/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
index 453fa82..353feee 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static xQueueHandle _async_queue;
 static TaskHandle_t _async_service_task_handle = NULL;
+static tcp_pcb * pcb_recently_closed = NULL;
 
 static inline bool _init_async_event_queue(){
     if(!_async_queue){
@@ -327,7 +328,6 @@ static int8_t _tcp_accept(void * arg, AsyncClient * client) {
 typedef struct {
     struct tcpip_api_call_data call;
     tcp_pcb * pcb;
-    AsyncClient * client;
     int8_t err;
     union {
             struct {
@@ -352,19 +352,19 @@ typedef struct {
 static err_t _tcp_output_api(struct tcpip_api_call_data *api_call_msg){
     tcp_api_call_t * msg = (tcp_api_call_t *)api_call_msg;
     msg->err = ERR_CONN;
-    if(msg->client && msg->client->pcb() == msg->pcb){
+    if(msg->pcb != pcb_recently_closed) {
         msg->err = tcp_output(msg->pcb);
     }
+    pcb_recently_closed = NULL;
     return msg->err;
 }
 
-static esp_err_t _tcp_output(tcp_pcb * pcb, AsyncClient * client) {
+static esp_err_t _tcp_output(tcp_pcb * pcb) {
     if(!pcb){
         return ERR_CONN;
     }
     tcp_api_call_t msg;
     msg.pcb = pcb;
-    msg.client = client;
     tcpip_api_call(_tcp_output_api, (struct tcpip_api_call_data*)&msg);
     return msg.err;
 }
@@ -372,19 +372,19 @@ static esp_err_t _tcp_output(tcp_pcb * pcb, AsyncClient * client) {
 static err_t _tcp_write_api(struct tcpip_api_call_data *api_call_msg){
     tcp_api_call_t * msg = (tcp_api_call_t *)api_call_msg;
     msg->err = ERR_CONN;
-    if(msg->client && msg->client->pcb() == msg->pcb){
+    if(msg->pcb != pcb_recently_closed) {
         msg->err = tcp_write(msg->pcb, msg->write.data, msg->write.size, msg->write.apiflags);
     }
+    pcb_recently_closed = NULL;
     return msg->err;
 }
 
-static esp_err_t _tcp_write(tcp_pcb * pcb, const char* data, size_t size, uint8_t apiflags, AsyncClient * client) {
+static esp_err_t _tcp_write(tcp_pcb * pcb, const char* data, size_t size, uint8_t apiflags) {
     if(!pcb){
         return ERR_CONN;
     }
     tcp_api_call_t msg;
     msg.pcb = pcb;
-    msg.client = client;
     msg.write.data = data;
     msg.write.size = size;
     msg.write.apiflags = apiflags;
@@ -395,20 +395,20 @@ static esp_err_t _tcp_write(tcp_pcb * pcb, const char* data, size_t size, uint8_
 static err_t _tcp_recved_api(struct tcpip_api_call_data *api_call_msg){
     tcp_api_call_t * msg = (tcp_api_call_t *)api_call_msg;
     msg->err = ERR_CONN;
-    if(msg->client && msg->client->pcb() == msg->pcb){
+    if(msg->pcb != pcb_recently_closed) {
         msg->err = 0;
         tcp_recved(msg->pcb, msg->received);
     }
+    pcb_recently_closed = NULL;
     return msg->err;
 }
 
-static esp_err_t _tcp_recved(tcp_pcb * pcb, size_t len, AsyncClient * client) {
+static esp_err_t _tcp_recved(tcp_pcb * pcb, size_t len) {
     if(!pcb){
         return ERR_CONN;
     }
     tcp_api_call_t msg;
     msg.pcb = pcb;
-    msg.client = client;
     msg.received = len;
     tcpip_api_call(_tcp_recved_api, (struct tcpip_api_call_data*)&msg);
     return msg.err;
@@ -417,19 +417,19 @@ static esp_err_t _tcp_recved(tcp_pcb * pcb, size_t len, AsyncClient * client) {
 static err_t _tcp_close_api(struct tcpip_api_call_data *api_call_msg){
     tcp_api_call_t * msg = (tcp_api_call_t *)api_call_msg;
     msg->err = ERR_CONN;
-    if(!msg->client || msg->client->pcb() == msg->pcb){
+    if(msg->pcb != pcb_recently_closed) {
         msg->err = tcp_close(msg->pcb);
     }
+    pcb_recently_closed = NULL;
     return msg->err;
 }
 
-static esp_err_t _tcp_close(tcp_pcb * pcb, AsyncClient * client) {
+static esp_err_t _tcp_close(tcp_pcb * pcb) {
     if(!pcb){
         return ERR_CONN;
     }
     tcp_api_call_t msg;
     msg.pcb = pcb;
-    msg.client = client;
     tcpip_api_call(_tcp_close_api, (struct tcpip_api_call_data*)&msg);
     return msg.err;
 }
@@ -437,19 +437,19 @@ static esp_err_t _tcp_close(tcp_pcb * pcb, AsyncClient * client) {
 static err_t _tcp_abort_api(struct tcpip_api_call_data *api_call_msg){
     tcp_api_call_t * msg = (tcp_api_call_t *)api_call_msg;
     msg->err = ERR_CONN;
-    if(!msg->client || msg->client->pcb() == msg->pcb){
+    if(msg->pcb != pcb_recently_closed) {
         tcp_abort(msg->pcb);
     }
+    pcb_recently_closed = NULL;
     return msg->err;
 }
 
-static esp_err_t _tcp_abort(tcp_pcb * pcb, AsyncClient * client) {
+static esp_err_t _tcp_abort(tcp_pcb * pcb) {
     if(!pcb){
         return ERR_CONN;
     }
     tcp_api_call_t msg;
     msg.pcb = pcb;
-    msg.client = client;
     tcpip_api_call(_tcp_abort_api, (struct tcpip_api_call_data*)&msg);
     return msg.err;
 }
@@ -697,14 +697,14 @@ bool AsyncClient::connect(const char* host, uint16_t port){
 
 void AsyncClient::close(bool now){
     if(_pcb){
-        _tcp_recved(_pcb, _rx_ack_len, this);
+        _tcp_recved(_pcb, _rx_ack_len);
     }
     _close();
 }
 
 int8_t AsyncClient::abort(){
     if(_pcb) {
-        _tcp_abort(_pcb, this);
+        _tcp_abort(_pcb);
         _pcb = NULL;
     }
     return ERR_ABRT;
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ size_t AsyncClient::add(const char* data, size_t size, uint8_t apiflags) {
     }
     size_t will_send = (room < size) ? room : size;
     int8_t err = ERR_OK;
-    err = _tcp_write(_pcb, data, will_send, apiflags, this);
+    err = _tcp_write(_pcb, data, will_send, apiflags);
     if(err != ERR_OK) {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ size_t AsyncClient::add(const char* data, size_t size, uint8_t apiflags) {
 
 bool AsyncClient::send(){
     int8_t err = ERR_OK;
-    err = _tcp_output(_pcb, this);
+    err = _tcp_output(_pcb);
     if(err == ERR_OK){
         _pcb_busy = true;
         _pcb_sent_at = millis();
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ size_t AsyncClient::ack(size_t len){
     if(len > _rx_ack_len)
         len = _rx_ack_len;
     if(len){
-        _tcp_recved(_pcb, len, this);
+        _tcp_recved(_pcb, len);
     }
     _rx_ack_len -= len;
     return len;
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void AsyncClient::ackPacket(struct pbuf * pb){
   if(!pb){
     return;
   }
-  _tcp_recved(_pcb, pb->len, this);
+  _tcp_recved(_pcb, pb->len);
   pbuf_free(pb);
 }
 
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ int8_t AsyncClient::_close(){
         tcp_err(_pcb, NULL);
         tcp_poll(_pcb, NULL, 0);
         _tcp_clear_events(this);
-        err = _tcp_close(_pcb, this);
+        err = _tcp_close(_pcb);
         if(err != ERR_OK) {
             err = abort();
         }
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ int8_t AsyncClient::_lwip_fin(tcp_pcb* pcb, int8_t err) {
     if(tcp_close(_pcb) != ERR_OK) {
         tcp_abort(_pcb);
     }
+    pcb_recently_closed = _pcb;
     _pcb = NULL;
     return ERR_OK;
 }
@@ -880,7 +881,7 @@ int8_t AsyncClient::_recv(tcp_pcb* pcb, pbuf* pb, int8_t err) {
             if(!_ack_pcb) {
                 _rx_ack_len += b->len;
             } else if(_pcb) {
-                _tcp_recved(_pcb, b->len, this);
+                _tcp_recved(_pcb, b->len);
             }
             pbuf_free(b);
         }
@@ -1227,7 +1228,7 @@ void AsyncServer::begin(){
     err = _tcp_bind(_pcb, &local_addr, _port);
 
     if (err != ERR_OK) {
-        _tcp_close(_pcb, NULL);
+        _tcp_close(_pcb);
         log_e("bind error: %d", err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1246,7 +1247,7 @@ void AsyncServer::end(){
     if(_pcb){
         tcp_arg(_pcb, NULL);
         tcp_accept(_pcb, NULL);
-        _tcp_abort(_pcb, NULL);
+        _tcp_abort(_pcb);
         _pcb = NULL;
     }
 }