diff --git a/chat.js b/chat.js
index 3531bc4..6579754 100644
--- a/chat.js
+++ b/chat.js
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ async function sendImg(req, res) {
     client.steamCommunity.sendImageToUser(requests.id, img, function (err, imageUrl) {
         if (err) {
             logger.error("an error occurred while sending image: ", err);
+
+            client.steamUser.webLogOn();
+
             res.statusCode = 500;
             res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
             res.end('Internal Server Error\n');
diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index 2e1c70a..07c3146 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ steamWebLoginPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     steamUser.on('webSession', async (sessionID, cookies) => {
         logger.info(`web session received: ${sessionID}`);
 
-        webLogOn = true;
         steamCommunity.setCookies(cookies);
         steamCommunity.startConfirmationChecker(10000, config.identitySecret);