diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextnetworkimpl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context/contextnetworkimpl.cpp
index 388b11b5b..9cc5471d3 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextnetworkimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextnetworkimpl.cpp
@@ -216,16 +216,12 @@ namespace BlackCore
         CStatusMessage CContextNetwork::disconnectFromNetwork()
         {
             if (this->isDebugEnabled()) { CLogMessage(this, CLogCategory::contextSlot()).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO; }
-            if (this->m_network->isConnected())
+            if (this->m_network->isConnected() || this->m_network->isPendingConnection())
             {
                 this->m_currentStatus = INetwork::Disconnecting; // as semaphore we are going to disconnect
                 this->m_network->terminateConnection();
                 return CStatusMessage({ CLogCategory::validation() }, CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, "Connection terminating");
             }
-            else if (this->isPendingConnection())
-            {
-                return CStatusMessage({ CLogCategory::validation() }, CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, "Pending connection, please wait");
-            }
             else
             {
                 return CStatusMessage({ CLogCategory::validation() }, CStatusMessage::SeverityWarning, "Already disconnected");
diff --git a/src/blackcore/vatsim/networkvatlib.cpp b/src/blackcore/vatsim/networkvatlib.cpp
index 72c04a239..ae23195a0 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/vatsim/networkvatlib.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/vatsim/networkvatlib.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/logmessage.h"
 #include "blackmisc/logcategory.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessage.h"
+#include "blackmisc/verify.h"
 #include "vatlib/vatlib.h"
 
 #include <QChar>
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
         CNetworkVatlib::~CNetworkVatlib()
         {
-            Q_ASSERT_X(isDisconnected(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "CNetworkVatlib destroyed while still connected.");
+            BLACK_VERIFY_X(isDisconnected(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "CNetworkVatlib destroyed while still connected.");
+            terminateConnection();
         }
 
         void CNetworkVatlib::process()
@@ -466,7 +468,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         void CNetworkVatlib::terminateConnection()
         {
             stopPositionTimers();
-            if (m_net && isConnected())
+            if (m_net && !isDisconnected())
             {
                 // Process all pending tasks before logging off
                 process();