diff --git a/Server/Network/NetState.cs b/Server/Network/NetState.cs
index babdf0b76..346867691 100644
--- a/Server/Network/NetState.cs
+++ b/Server/Network/NetState.cs
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ namespace Server.Network
 				m_CreatedCallback( this );
 		}
 
-		public void Send( Packet p )
+		public virtual void Send( Packet p )
 		{
 			if ( m_Socket == null || m_BlockAllPackets )
 			{
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ namespace Server.Network
 
 		private bool m_Disposing;
 
-		public void Dispose( bool flush )
+		public virtual void Dispose( bool flush )
 		{
 			if ( m_Socket == null || m_Disposing )
 				return;
diff --git a/Server/Network/Packets.cs b/Server/Network/Packets.cs
index 439976abc..c2c83a059 100644
--- a/Server/Network/Packets.cs
+++ b/Server/Network/Packets.cs
@@ -3568,6 +3568,9 @@ namespace Server.Network
 			if ( (m_State & State.Buffered) != 0 )
 				m_Buffers.ReleaseBuffer( m_CompiledBuffer );
 
+			PacketWriter.ReleaseInstance( m_Stream );
+			m_Stream = null;
+
 			m_State &= ~(State.Static | State.Acquired | State.Buffered);
 
 			m_CompiledBuffer = null;
@@ -3671,8 +3674,8 @@ namespace Server.Network
 				Buffer.BlockCopy( old, 0, m_CompiledBuffer, 0, length );
 			}
 
-			PacketWriter.ReleaseInstance( m_Stream );
-			m_Stream = null;
+			//PacketWriter.ReleaseInstance( m_Stream );
+			//m_Stream = null;
 		}
 	}
 }