diff --git a/C/irc.c b/C/irc.c
index e890ff1..0688fe9 100644
--- a/C/irc.c
+++ b/C/irc.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ int IRCC_connect(IRCC_client *irc, const char *ip, const int port) {
 	if (status == -1)
 		return IRCC_ERROR;
 
+	irc->irc_alloc = 1;
 	return IRCC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -218,6 +219,9 @@ int IRCC_initssl(IRCC_client *irc) {
 }
 
 void IRCC_close(IRCC_client *irc) {
+	if (!irc->irc_alloc)
+		return;
+
 	close(irc->irc_socket);
 	irc->irc_msg = irc->irc_nick = irc->irc_channel = NULL;
 
diff --git a/C/irc.h b/C/irc.h
index 64d9b13..b16b72a 100644
--- a/C/irc.h
+++ b/C/irc.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #define IRCC_MSG_MAX 512
 #define IRCC_PING_TIMEOUT 600
-#define IRCC_VERSION "2.0"
+#define IRCC_VERSION "2.0.1"
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_SSL) || defined(ENABLE_TLS)
 	#include <openssl/ssl.h>
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	char *irc_channel;
 	char *irc_nick;
 
+	int irc_alloc;
+
 	#if defined(ENABLE_SSL) || defined(ENABLE_TLS)
 		/* RONLY */
 		int irc_usingssl;