diff --git a/Lidgren.Network/NetClient.cs b/Lidgren.Network/NetClient.cs
index d1b63b8..1cde783 100644
--- a/Lidgren.Network/NetClient.cs
+++ b/Lidgren.Network/NetClient.cs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace Lidgren.Network
 			if (serverConnection == null)
 			{
 				LogWarning("Cannot send message, no server connection!");
-				return NetSendResult.Failed;
+				return NetSendResult.FailedNotConnected;
 			}
 
 			return serverConnection.SendMessage(msg, method, 0);
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace Lidgren.Network
 			if (serverConnection == null)
 			{
 				LogWarning("Cannot send message, no server connection!");
-				return NetSendResult.Failed;
+				return NetSendResult.FailedNotConnected;
 			}
 
 			return serverConnection.SendMessage(msg, method, sequenceChannel);
diff --git a/Lidgren.Network/NetConnection.cs b/Lidgren.Network/NetConnection.cs
index b849ea9..4d2d968 100644
--- a/Lidgren.Network/NetConnection.cs
+++ b/Lidgren.Network/NetConnection.cs
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ namespace Lidgren.Network
 		// called by SendMessage() and NetPeer.SendMessage; ie. may be user thread
 		internal NetSendResult EnqueueMessage(NetOutgoingMessage msg, NetDeliveryMethod method, int sequenceChannel)
 		{
+			if (m_status != NetConnectionStatus.Connected)
+				return NetSendResult.FailedNotConnected;
+
 			NetMessageType tp = (NetMessageType)((int)method + sequenceChannel);
 			msg.m_messageType = tp;
 
diff --git a/Lidgren.Network/NetPeer.Send.cs b/Lidgren.Network/NetPeer.Send.cs
index 95c7696..e125400 100644
--- a/Lidgren.Network/NetPeer.Send.cs
+++ b/Lidgren.Network/NetPeer.Send.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ namespace Lidgren.Network
 			else
 			{
 				// message must be fragmented!
+				if (recipient.m_status != NetConnectionStatus.Connected)
+					return NetSendResult.FailedNotConnected;
 				SendFragmentedMessage(msg, new NetConnection[] { recipient }, method, sequenceChannel);
 				return NetSendResult.Queued; // could be different for each connection; Queued is "most true"
 			}
@@ -110,11 +112,8 @@ namespace Lidgren.Network
 						continue;
 					}
 					NetSendResult res = conn.EnqueueMessage(msg, method, sequenceChannel);
-					if (res == NetSendResult.Dropped)
-					{
-						LogDebug(msg + " dropped immediately due to full queues");
+					if (res != NetSendResult.Queued && res != NetSendResult.Sent)
 						Interlocked.Decrement(ref msg.m_recyclingCount);
-					}
 				}
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/Lidgren.Network/NetSendResult.cs b/Lidgren.Network/NetSendResult.cs
index e63d247..f8a526b 100644
--- a/Lidgren.Network/NetSendResult.cs
+++ b/Lidgren.Network/NetSendResult.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ namespace Lidgren.Network
 	public enum NetSendResult
 	{
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Message failed to enqueue; for example if there's no connection in place
+		/// Message failed to enqueue because there is no connection
 		/// </summary>
-		Failed = 0,
+		FailedNotConnected = 0,
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Message was immediately sent