diff --git a/src/app/channel/activeChannel.js b/src/app/channel/activeChannel.js
index 33a5014..daa5e49 100644
--- a/src/app/channel/activeChannel.js
+++ b/src/app/channel/activeChannel.js
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ class activeChannel{
         var userObj = this.userList.get(userDB.user);
         //get channel rank for current user
         const chanRank = await chanDB.getChannelRankByUserDoc(userDB);
+        //Keep track of whether or not user has connected to this channel on another tab/device yet
+        let first = false;
 
         //If user is already connected
         if(userObj){
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ class activeChannel{
             await userDB.populate('flair');
             //Set user object
             userObj = new connectedUser(userDB, chanRank, this, socket);
+            //Throw first flag
+            first = true;
         }
 
         //Set user entry in userlist
@@ -175,7 +179,7 @@ class activeChannel{
         this.webRTCHandler.defineListeners(socket);
 
         //Hand off the connection initiation to it's user object
-        const activeUser = await userObj.handleConnection(userDB, chanDB, socket)
+        const activeUser = await userObj.handleConnection(userDB, chanDB, socket, first)
 
         //Send out the userlist
         this.broadcastUserList(socket.chan);
diff --git a/src/app/channel/connectedUser.js b/src/app/channel/connectedUser.js
index b70e63a..d0b09ae 100644
--- a/src/app/channel/connectedUser.js
+++ b/src/app/channel/connectedUser.js
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ class connectedUser{
      * @param {Mongoose.Document} userDB - User Document Passthrough to save on DB Access
      * @param {Mongoose.Document} chanDB - Channnel Document Passthrough to save on DB Access
      * @param {Socket} socket - Requesting Socket
+     * @param {Boolean} first - thrown true if this is the socket for this user on this channel
      * @returns {activeUser} active user object generated by the new connection
      */
-    async handleConnection(userDB, chanDB, socket){
+    async handleConnection(userDB, chanDB, socket, first){
         //send metadata to client
-        this.sendClientMetadata();
+        this.sendClientMetadata(undefined, undefined, first);
 
         //Send out emotes
         this.sendSiteEmotes();
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ class connectedUser{
             await userDB.tattooIPRecord(socket.handshake.address);
         }
 
-
         //Return active user object for use by activeChannel and channelManager objects
         return this;
     }
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ class connectedUser{
      * Sends glut of required initial metadata to the client upon a new connection
      * @param {Mongoose.Document} userDB - User Document Passthrough to save on DB Access
      * @param {Mongoose.Document} chanDB - Channnel Document Passthrough to save on DB Access 
+     * @param {Boolean} welcome - Whether or not to throw welcome wagon, ensures we dont welcome before the metadata is sent
      */
-    async sendClientMetadata(userDB, chanDB){
+    async sendClientMetadata(userDB, chanDB, welcome){
         //Get flairList from DB and setup flairList array
         const flairListDB = await flairModel.find({});
         var flairList = [];
@@ -238,8 +239,11 @@ class connectedUser{
         //Send off the metadata to our user's clients
         this.emit("clientMetadata", {user: userObj, flairList, queueLock, chatBuffer, streamType: chanDB.settings.streamType});
 
-        //Broadcast the welcome wagon
-        this.channel.welcomeWagon(userDB.user);
+        //If we where told to welcome the user
+        if(welcome){
+            //Broadcast the welcome wagon
+            this.channel.welcomeWagon(userDB.user);
+        }
     }
 
     /**