diff --git a/DiscordClient.js b/DiscordClient.js
index 7aa4293..3bed32b 100644
--- a/DiscordClient.js
+++ b/DiscordClient.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const opcodes = {
     EVENT: 0,
     CLIENT_HEARTBEAT: 1,
     IDENTIFY: 2,
+    UPDATE_PRESENCE: 3,
     RECONNECT: 7,
     INVALID_SESSION: 9,
     HELLO: 10,
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ const skipReconnectFor = [
 const CLOSE_CONNECTION_ON_NO_ACK = false;
 
 class DiscordClient extends EventEmitter {
-    constructor(token, { intents, gatewayUrl="wss://gateway.discord.gg/?v=10&encoding=json", apiBase="https://discord.com/api/v10" } = {}) {
+    constructor(token, { intents, gatewayUrl="wss://gateway.discord.gg/?v=10&encoding=json", apiBase="https://discord.com/api/v10", presence = { activities: [{name: "the voices", type: 2}], status: "online", afk: false } } = {}) {
         super();
         
         this.token = token;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ class DiscordClient extends EventEmitter {
         this.sessionId = null;
         this.seq = null;
         this.gotServerHeartbeatACK = true;
+        this.defaultPresence = presence;
+        this.connectEnabled = true;
     }
 
     _setHeartbeat(interval) {
@@ -71,17 +74,7 @@ class DiscordClient extends EventEmitter {
                 "$browser": "generic",
                 "$device": "generic"
             },
-            presence: {
-                since: Date.now(),
-                activities: [
-                    {
-                        type: 2, // LISTENING
-                        name: "the voices"
-                    }
-                ],
-                status: "online",
-                afk: false
-            }
+            presence: this.defaultPresence
         };
     }
 
@@ -220,6 +213,10 @@ class DiscordClient extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     connect() {
+        if (!this.connectEnabled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         log("connecting...");
         if (this.ws) {
             log("a websocket connection already exists, killing...");
@@ -264,6 +261,12 @@ class DiscordClient extends EventEmitter {
         });
     }
 
+    close() {
+        this.connectEnabled = false;
+        this._setHeartbeat(-1);
+        this.ws.close();
+    }
+
     async api(method, path, body=undefined, throwOnError=true) {
         const options = {
             method,
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e1f5792..1920e0e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const createServerChildProcess = () => {
 class Bridge {
     constructor() {
         this.gatewayConnection = new DiscordClient(DISCORD_TOKEN, {
-            intents: 0 | (1 << 0) | (1 << 9) | (1 << 15) // GUILDS | GUILD_MESSAGES | MESSAGE_CONTENT
+            intents: 0 | (1 << 0) | (1 << 9) | (1 << 15), // GUILDS | GUILD_MESSAGES | MESSAGE_CONTENT
         });
         this.process = null;
         this.rconConnection = null;
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class Bridge {
                         `${this.serverStartedAt ? `Started: <t:${Math.floor(this.serverStartedAt/1000)}:R>` : "Started: [server is closed]"}\n` +
                         `\n` +
                         `:busts_in_silhouette: **Players** (${this.players.length})\n` +
-                        this.players.length > 0 ? this.players.map(p => `${p}\n`) : "[no players]\n" +
+                        (this.players.length > 0 ? this.players.map(p => `${p}\n`) : "[no players]\n") +
+                        "\n" +
                         `:gear: **Runtime Information**\n` +
                         `process exists: \`${!!this.process}\`\n` +
                         `gatewayConnection.user exists: \`${!!this.gatewayConnection.user}\``;
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class Bridge {
 
         this.process.on("spawn", () => {
             log("server process: spawn");
-            this.serverStartedAt = performance.now();
+            this.serverStartedAt = Date.now();
             this.process.stdout.resume();
             this.process.stderr.resume();
             this.sendExternalMessage(":zap: Server started. It might take some time before it fully initializes.");
@@ -262,7 +263,6 @@ class Bridge {
     }
 }
 
-
 function main() {
     for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(requiredEnv)) {
         if (value === undefined) {
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ function main() {
     ["exit", "SIGINT", "SIGUSR1", "SIGUSR2", "uncaughtException", "SIGTERM"].forEach((eventType) => {
         process.on(eventType, () => {
             bridge.stopProcess();
+            bridge.gatewayConnection.close();
             process.exit();
         });
     });