From 068bcd0399ce5f16eeb34d05eb928f2fb87a7ca3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vito <5780819+Tapanito@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:16:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] adds a check whether the socket is open before sending a
 message

---
 src/xrpld/overlay/detail/PeerImp.cpp | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/xrpld/overlay/detail/PeerImp.cpp b/src/xrpld/overlay/detail/PeerImp.cpp
index 23cf2e655e..95665aaad0 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/overlay/detail/PeerImp.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/overlay/detail/PeerImp.cpp
@@ -240,9 +240,13 @@ PeerImp::send(std::shared_ptr<Message> const& m)
 {
     if (!strand_.running_in_this_thread())
         return post(strand_, std::bind(&PeerImp::send, shared_from_this(), m));
+
     if (gracefulClose_)
         return;
 
+    if (!socket_.is_open())
+        return;
+
     auto validator = m->getValidatorKey();
     if (validator && !squelch_.expireSquelch(*validator))
     {