diff --git a/ninaAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/ninaAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 8d0b7cc..eb1ca42 100644
--- a/ninaAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/ninaAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 // [MANDATORY] The assembly versioning
 //Should be incremented for each new build of a plugin
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.1.6.0")] // last one is for beta
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.1.6.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.1.6.1")] // last one is for beta
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.1.6.1")]
 
 // [MANDATORY] The name of your plugin
 [assembly: AssemblyTitle("Advanced API")]
diff --git a/ninaAPI/WebService/V2/WebSocketV2.cs b/ninaAPI/WebService/V2/WebSocketV2.cs
index 6a2070d..8287b2c 100644
--- a/ninaAPI/WebService/V2/WebSocketV2.cs
+++ b/ninaAPI/WebService/V2/WebSocketV2.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,15 @@ protected override Task OnClientConnectedAsync(IWebSocketContext context)
 
         public static async Task SendEvent(HttpResponse payload)
         {
-            await instance?.Send(payload);
+            try
+            {
+                if (instance is not null)
+                    await instance?.Send(payload);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.Error($"WebSocket SendEvent failed: {ex.Message}");
+            }
         }
 
         public async Task Send(HttpResponse payload)