diff --git a/OTDIPC/Server.cs b/OTDIPC/Server.cs
index 6081e5d..7e01abf 100644
--- a/OTDIPC/Server.cs
+++ b/OTDIPC/Server.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ public void SendMessage<T>(T message) where T : struct
             {
                 OnFailedWrite();
             }
+            catch (ObjectDisposedException) {
+                // If we think the client's hung, we can close the connection
+                // while a write is in progress; this is especially common
+                // for ping writes.
+                OnFailedWrite();
+            }
             finally
             {
                 Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(ptr);