diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 1681d71..e5970c3 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartproxy',
-  version: '3.0.47',
+  version: '3.0.48',
   description: 'a proxy for handling high workloads of proxying'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts b/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
index b6fa64b..675552d 100644
--- a/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
+++ b/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,14 @@ JNj2Dr5H0XoLFFnvuvzcRbhlJ9J67JzR+7g=
       ws.on('message', async (message) => {
         if (!wscConnectedDeferred) {
           wscConnectedDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-          const wsc = new plugins.wsDefault(`wss://${this.router.routeReq(reqArg).destinationIp}:${this.router.routeReq(reqArg).destinationPort}${reqArg.url}`);
+          let wsc;
+          try {
+            wsc = new plugins.wsDefault(`wss://${this.router.routeReq(reqArg).destinationIp}:${this.router.routeReq(reqArg).destinationPort}${reqArg.url}`);
+          } catch (err) {
+            console.log(err);
+            ws.terminate();
+            return;
+          }
     
           wsc.on('open', () => {
             wscConnectedDeferred.resolve(wsc);