diff --git a/notwebsocket.js b/notwebsocket.js
index f1b65f91..2f6409cd 100644
--- a/notwebsocket.js
+++ b/notwebsocket.js
@@ -14,6 +14,23 @@ var NotWebsocket = function() {
     this.handlers = {};
     this.room = "";
     this.lastpoll = Date.now();
+    this.noflood = {};
+}
+
+NotWebsocket.prototype.checkFlood = function(id, rate) {
+    if(id in this.noflood) {
+        this.noflood[id].push(Date.now());
+    }
+    else {
+        this.noflood[id] = [Date.now()];
+    }
+    if(this.noflood[id].length > 10) {
+        this.noflood[id].shift();
+        var hz = 10000 / (this.noflood[id][9] - this.noflood[id][0]);
+        if(hz > rate) {
+            throw "Rate is too high: " + id;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 NotWebsocket.prototype.emit = function(msg, data) {
@@ -22,6 +39,7 @@ NotWebsocket.prototype.emit = function(msg, data) {
 }
 
 NotWebsocket.prototype.poll = function() {
+    this.checkFlood("poll", 100);
     this.lastpoll = Date.now();
     var q = [];
     for(var i = 0; i < this.pktqueue.length; i++) {
@@ -38,6 +56,7 @@ NotWebsocket.prototype.on = function(msg, callback) {
 }
 
 NotWebsocket.prototype.recv = function(urlstr) {
+    this.checkFlood("recv", 100);
     var msg, data;
     try {
         var js = JSON.parse(urlstr);
@@ -115,12 +134,17 @@ function msgReceived(req, res) {
     if(h in clients && clients[h] != null) {
         var str = req.params.str;
         res.callback = req.query.callback;
-        if(str == "poll") {
-            sendJSON(res, clients[h].poll());
+        try {
+            if(str == "poll") {
+                sendJSON(res, clients[h].poll());
+            }
+            else {
+                clients[h].recv(unescape(str));
+                sendJSON(res, "");
+            }
         }
-        else {
-            clients[h].recv(unescape(str));
-            sendJSON(res, "");
+        catch(e) {
+            res.send(429); // 429 Too Many Requests
         }
     }
     else {
diff --git a/www/assets/js/callbacks.js b/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
index 2c2201b5..f34a7b33 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
@@ -846,3 +846,9 @@ $.getScript(IO_URL+"/socket.io/socket.io.js", function() {
         Callbacks.disconnect();
     }
 });
+
+window.setupNewSocket = function() {
+    for(var key in Callbacks) {
+        socket.on(key, Callbacks[key]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/www/assets/js/functions.js b/www/assets/js/functions.js
index 7b41dd17..d344b813 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/functions.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/functions.js
@@ -1129,6 +1129,9 @@ function saveOpts() {
     }
 }
 
+// To be overridden in callbacks.js
+function setupNewSocket() { }
+
 function applyOpts() {
     $("#usertheme").remove();
     if(USEROPTS.theme != "default") {
@@ -1189,22 +1192,18 @@ function applyOpts() {
     }
 
     if(USEROPTS.altsocket) {
-        socket.disconnect();
+        if(socket)
+            socket.disconnect();
         socket = new NotWebsocket();
-        for(var key in Callbacks) {
-            socket.on(key, Callbacks[key]);
-        }
+        setupNewSocket();
     }
     // Switch from NotWebsocket => Socket.io
     else if(socket && typeof socket.poll !== "undefined") {
         try {
             socket = io.connect(IO_URL);
-            for(var key in Callbacks) {
-                socket.on(key, Callbacks[key]);
-            }
+            setupNewSocket();
         }
         catch(e) {
-            Callbacks.disconnect();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/www/assets/js/notwebsocket.js b/www/assets/js/notwebsocket.js
index a5e67ee1..a0495b26 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/notwebsocket.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/notwebsocket.js
@@ -118,3 +118,4 @@ NotWebsocket.prototype.disconnect = function() {
         this.reconnect();
     }.bind(this), this.reconndelay);
 }
+
diff --git a/www/channel.html b/www/channel.html
index c3413473..3d8e62a3 100644
--- a/www/channel.html
+++ b/www/channel.html
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@
     <script src="./assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
     <!-- My Javascript -->
     <script src="./assets/js/iourl.js"></script>
+    <script src="./assets/js/notwebsocket.js"></script>
     <script src="./assets/js/media.js"></script>
     <script src="./assets/js/functions.js"></script>
     <script src="./assets/js/client.js"></script>
-    <script src="./assets/js/notwebsocket.js"></script>
     <script src="./assets/js/callbacks.js"></script>
     <!-- APIs -->
     <script src="http://api.dmcdn.net/all.js"></script>