diff --git a/src/Platform.h b/src/Platform.h
index 6355eaf3e..d1c279113 100644
--- a/src/Platform.h
+++ b/src/Platform.h
@@ -233,25 +233,24 @@ CC_API void  Waitable_WaitFor(void* handle, cc_uint32 milliseconds);
 /* Calls SysFonts_Register on each font that is available on this platform. */
 void Platform_LoadSysFonts(void);
 
-/* Returns how much data is available to be read from the given socket. */
-CC_API cc_result Socket_Available(cc_socket s, int* available);
-/* Returns (and resets) the last error generated by the given socket. */
-CC_API cc_result Socket_GetError(cc_socket s, cc_result* result);
-/* Returns non-zero if the given address is valid for a socket to connect to */
-CC_API int Socket_ValidAddress(const cc_string* address);
+/* Checks if data is available to be read from the given socket */
+cc_result Socket_CheckAvailable(cc_socket s, int* available);
+/* Checks if the given socket is readable (i.e. has data available to read) */
+/* NOTE: A closed socket is also considered readable */
+cc_result Socket_CheckReadable(cc_socket s, cc_bool* readable);
+/* Checks if the given socket is writable (i.e. has finished connecting) */
+cc_result Socket_CheckWritable(cc_socket s, cc_bool* writable);
 
+/* Returns non-zero if the given address is valid for a socket to connect to */
+int Socket_ValidAddress(const cc_string* address);
 /* Allocates a new non-blocking socket and then begins connecting to the given address:port. */
-CC_API cc_result Socket_Connect(cc_socket* s, const cc_string* address, int port);
+cc_result Socket_Connect(cc_socket* s, const cc_string* address, int port);
 /* Attempts to read data from the given socket. */
-CC_API cc_result Socket_Read(cc_socket s, cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32* modified);
+cc_result Socket_Read(cc_socket s, cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32* modified);
 /* Attempts to write data to the given socket. */
-CC_API cc_result Socket_Write(cc_socket s, const cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32* modified);
+cc_result Socket_Write(cc_socket s, const cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32* modified);
 /* Attempts to close the given socket. */
-CC_API void Socket_Close(cc_socket s);
-/* Attempts to poll the given socket for readability or writability. */
-/* NOTE: A closed socket is still considered readable. */
-/* NOTE: A socket is considered writable once it has finished connecting. */
-CC_API cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success);
+void Socket_Close(cc_socket s);
 
 #ifdef CC_BUILD_MOBILE
 void Platform_ShareScreenshot(const cc_string* filename);
diff --git a/src/Platform_Posix.c b/src/Platform_Posix.c
index ba6863719..14249f792 100644
--- a/src/Platform_Posix.c
+++ b/src/Platform_Posix.c
@@ -483,15 +483,6 @@ union SocketAddress {
 	struct sockaddr_in6 v6;
 };
 
-cc_result Socket_Available(cc_socket s, int* available) {
-	return ioctl(s, FIONREAD, available);
-}
-
-cc_result Socket_GetError(cc_socket s, cc_result* result) {
-	socklen_t resultSize = sizeof(cc_result);
-	return getsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, result, &resultSize);
-}
-
 static int ParseHost(union SocketAddress* addr, const char* host) {
 	struct addrinfo hints = { 0 };
 	struct addrinfo* result;
@@ -577,7 +568,7 @@ void Socket_Close(cc_socket s) {
 
 #if defined CC_BUILD_DARWIN
 /* poll is broken on old OSX apparently https://daniel.haxx.se/docs/poll-vs-select.html */
-cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
+static cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
 	fd_set set;
 	struct timeval time = { 0 };
 	int selectCount;
@@ -596,7 +587,7 @@ cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
 }
 #else
 #include <poll.h>
-cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
+static cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
 	struct pollfd pfd;
 	int flags;
 
@@ -611,6 +602,24 @@ cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
 }
 #endif
 
+cc_result Socket_CheckAvailable(cc_socket s, int* available) {
+	return ioctl(s, FIONREAD, available);
+}
+
+cc_result Socket_CheckReadable(cc_socket s, cc_bool* readable) {
+	return Socket_Poll(s, SOCKET_POLL_READ, readable);
+}
+
+cc_result Socket_CheckWritable(cc_socket s, cc_bool* writable) {
+	socklen_t resultSize;
+	cc_result res = Socket_Poll(s, SOCKET_POLL_WRITE, writable);
+	if (res || *writable) return res;
+
+	/* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29479953/so-error-value-after-successful-socket-operation */
+	getsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &res, &resultSize);
+	return res;
+}
+
 
 /*########################################################################################################################*
 *-----------------------------------------------------Process/Module------------------------------------------------------*
diff --git a/src/Platform_Web.c b/src/Platform_Web.c
index 3f25a1146..513af6e1d 100644
--- a/src/Platform_Web.c
+++ b/src/Platform_Web.c
@@ -253,30 +253,7 @@ void Platform_LoadSysFonts(void) { }
 *#########################################################################################################################*/
 extern void interop_InitSockets(void);
 int Socket_ValidAddress(const cc_string* address) { return true; }
-
 extern int interop_SocketGetPending(int sock);
-cc_result Socket_Available(cc_socket s, int* available) {
-	int res = interop_SocketGetPending(s);
-	/* returned result is negative for error */
-
-	if (res >= 0) {
-		*available = res; return 0;
-	} else {
-		*available = 0; return -res;
-	}
-}
-
-extern int interop_SocketGetError(int sock);
-cc_result Socket_GetError(cc_socket s, cc_result* result) {
-	int res = interop_SocketGetError(s);
-	/* returned result is negative for error */
-
-	if (res >= 0) {
-		*result = res; return 0;
-	} else {
-		*result = 0; return -res;
-	}
-}
 
 extern int interop_SocketCreate(void);
 extern int interop_SocketConnect(int sock, const char* addr, int port);
@@ -332,20 +309,29 @@ void Socket_Close(cc_socket s) {
 	interop_SocketClose(s);
 }
 
-extern int interop_SocketPoll(int sock);
-cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
+cc_result Socket_CheckAvailable(cc_socket s, int* available) {
+	int res = interop_SocketGetPending(s);
 	/* returned result is negative for error */
-	int res = interop_SocketPoll(s), flags;
 
 	if (res >= 0) {
-		flags    = mode == SOCKET_POLL_READ ? 0x01 : 0x02;
-		*success = (res & flags) != 0;
-		return 0;
+		*available = res; return 0;
 	} else {
-		*success = false; return -res;
+		*available = 0; return -res;
 	}
 }
 
+extern int interop_SocketReadable(int sock, cc_bool* readable);
+cc_result Socket_CheckReadable(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* readable) {
+	/* returned result is negative for error */
+	return -interop_SocketReadable(s, readable);
+}
+
+extern int interop_SocketWritable(int sock, cc_bool* writable);
+cc_result Socket_CheckWritable(cc_socket s, cc_bool* writable) {
+	/* returned result is negative for error */
+	return -interop_SocketWritable(s, writable);
+}
+
 
 /*########################################################################################################################*
 *-----------------------------------------------------Process/Module------------------------------------------------------*
diff --git a/src/Platform_WinApi.c b/src/Platform_WinApi.c
index e7a5a09fa..55cf651ea 100644
--- a/src/Platform_WinApi.c
+++ b/src/Platform_WinApi.c
@@ -453,15 +453,6 @@ static void LoadWinsockFuncs(void) {
 	if (!_WSAStringToAddressW) _WSAStringToAddressW = FallbackParseAddress;
 }
 
-cc_result Socket_Available(cc_socket s, int* available) {
-	return _ioctlsocket(s, FIONREAD, available);
-}
-
-cc_result Socket_GetError(cc_socket s, cc_result* result) {
-	int resultSize = sizeof(cc_result);
-	return _getsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char*)result, &resultSize);
-}
-
 static int ParseHost(void* dst, WCHAR* host, int port) {
 	SOCKADDR_IN* addr4 = (SOCKADDR_IN*)dst;
 	struct hostent* res;
@@ -542,7 +533,7 @@ void Socket_Close(cc_socket s) {
 	_closesocket(s);
 }
 
-cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
+static cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
 	fd_set set;
 	struct timeval time = { 0 };
 	int selectCount;
@@ -561,6 +552,25 @@ cc_result Socket_Poll(cc_socket s, int mode, cc_bool* success) {
 	*success = set.fd_count != 0; return 0;
 }
 
+cc_result Socket_CheckAvailable(cc_socket s, int* available) {
+	return _ioctlsocket(s, FIONREAD, available);
+}
+
+cc_result Socket_CheckReadable(cc_socket s, cc_bool* readable) {
+	return Socket_Poll(s, SOCKET_POLL_READ, readable);
+}
+
+cc_result Socket_CheckWritable(cc_socket s, cc_bool* writable) {
+	int resultSize;
+	cc_result res = Socket_Poll(s, SOCKET_POLL_WRITE, writable);
+	if (res || *writable) return res;
+
+	/* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29479953/so-error-value-after-successful-socket-operation */
+	resultSize = sizeof(cc_result);
+	_getsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char*)&res, &resultSize);
+	return res;
+}
+
 
 /*########################################################################################################################*
 *-----------------------------------------------------Process/Module------------------------------------------------------*
diff --git a/src/Program.c b/src/Program.c
index 1b9127533..863ef83a9 100644
--- a/src/Program.c
+++ b/src/Program.c
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ static int RunProgram(int argc, char** argv) {
 	int argsCount = Platform_GetCommandLineArgs(argc, argv, args);
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 	/* NOTE: Make sure to comment this out before pushing a commit */
-	//cc_string rawArgs = String_FromConst("UnknownShadow200 fffff 127.0.0.1 25565");
+	cc_string rawArgs = String_FromConst("UnknownShadow200 fffff 127.0.0.1 25565");
 	//cc_string rawArgs = String_FromConst("UnknownShadow200"); 
-	//argsCount = String_UNSAFE_Split(&rawArgs, ' ', args, 4);
+	argsCount = String_UNSAFE_Split(&rawArgs, ' ', args, 4);
 #endif
 
 	if (argsCount == 0) {
diff --git a/src/Server.c b/src/Server.c
index e96221de6..7ac66baaa 100644
--- a/src/Server.c
+++ b/src/Server.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ cc_string SP_AutoloadMap = String_FromArray(autoloadBuffer);
 
 static void SPConnection_BeginConnect(void) {
 	static const cc_string logName = String_FromConst("Singleplayer");
-	cc_string path;
 	RNGState rnd;
 	Chat_SetLogName(&logName);
 	Game_UseCPEBlocks = Game_UseCPE;
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ static cc_uint8  net_readBuffer[4096 * 5];
 static cc_uint8* net_readCurrent;
 
 static cc_result net_writeFailure;
-static double lastPacket;
+static double net_lastPacket;
 static cc_uint8 lastOpcode;
 
 static cc_bool net_connecting;
@@ -228,8 +227,8 @@ static void MPConnection_FinishConnect(void) {
 	Event_RaiseFloat(&WorldEvents.Loading, 0.0f);
 
 	net_readCurrent = net_readBuffer;
+	net_lastPacket  = Game.Time;
 	Classic_SendLogin();
-	lastPacket = Game.Time;
 }
 
 static void MPConnection_Fail(const cc_string* reason) {
@@ -255,17 +254,13 @@ static void MPConnection_FailConnect(cc_result result) {
 }
 
 static void MPConnection_TickConnect(void) {
-	cc_result res = 0;
-	cc_bool poll_write;
-	double now;
+	cc_bool writable;
+	double now    = Game.Time;
+	cc_result res = Socket_CheckWritable(net_socket, &writable);
 
-	Socket_GetError(net_socket, &res);
-	if (res) { MPConnection_FailConnect(res); return; }
-
-	Socket_Poll(net_socket, SOCKET_POLL_WRITE, &poll_write);
-	now = Game.Time;
-
-	if (poll_write) {
+	if (res) {
+		MPConnection_FailConnect(res);
+	} else if (writable) {
 		MPConnection_FinishConnect();
 	} else if (now > net_connectTimeout) {
 		MPConnection_FailConnect(0);
@@ -332,15 +327,16 @@ static void MPConnection_Disconnect(void) {
 }
 
 static void MPConnection_CheckDisconnection(void) {
-	cc_result availRes, selectRes;
-	int pending = 0;
-	cc_bool poll_read;
+	cc_result readableRes;
+	cc_bool readable;
 
-	availRes  = Socket_Available(net_socket, &pending);
-	/* poll read returns true when socket is closed */
-	selectRes = Socket_Poll(net_socket, SOCKET_POLL_READ, &poll_read);
+	/* poll read returns true when either: */
+	/*   a) data is available to read */
+	/*   b) socket is closed */
+	/* since a) is already handled in MPConnection_Tick, this only handles b) */
+	readableRes = Socket_CheckReadable(net_socket, &readable);
 
-	if (net_writeFailure || availRes || selectRes || (pending == 0 && poll_read)) {
+	if (net_writeFailure || readableRes || readable) {
 		MPConnection_Disconnect();
 	}
 }
@@ -367,12 +363,12 @@ static void MPConnection_Tick(struct ScheduledTask* task) {
 	if (Server.Disconnected) return;
 	if (net_connecting) { MPConnection_TickConnect(); return; }
 
-	/* Over 30 seconds since last packet, connection likely dropped */
-	if (lastPacket + 30 < Game.Time) MPConnection_CheckDisconnection();
+	/* Over 30 seconds since last packet, connection probably dropped */
+	if (net_lastPacket + 30 < Game.Time) MPConnection_CheckDisconnection();
 	if (Server.Disconnected) return;
 
 	pending = 0;
-	res     = Socket_Available(net_socket, &pending);
+	res     = Socket_CheckAvailable(net_socket, &pending);
 	readEnd = net_readCurrent; /* todo change to int remaining instead */
 
 	if (!res && pending) {
@@ -383,7 +379,9 @@ static void MPConnection_Tick(struct ScheduledTask* task) {
 			if (res == ReturnCode_SocketInProgess)  return;
 			if (res == ReturnCode_SocketWouldBlock) return;
 		}
+
 		readEnd += pending;
+		net_lastPacket = Game.Time;
 	}
 
 	if (res) {
@@ -412,7 +410,6 @@ static void MPConnection_Tick(struct ScheduledTask* task) {
 		if (!handler) { DisconnectInvalidOpcode(opcode); return; }
 
 		lastOpcode = opcode;
-		lastPacket = Game.Time;
 		handler(net_readCurrent + 1); /* skip opcode */
 		net_readCurrent += Protocol.Sizes[opcode];
 	}
diff --git a/src/interop_web.js b/src/interop_web.js
index f0b6a3e71..0de99c522 100644
--- a/src/interop_web.js
+++ b/src/interop_web.js
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ mergeInto(LibraryManager.library, {
   },
   interop_SocketCreate: function() {
     var sock = {
-      error: null, // Used by interop_SocketGetError
+      error: null, // Used by interop_SocketWritable
       recv_queue: [],
       socket: null,
     };
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ mergeInto(LibraryManager.library, {
     ws.onerror = function(error) {
       // The WebSocket spec only allows a 'simple event' to be thrown on error,
       // so we only really know as much as ECONNREFUSED.
-      sock.error = -SOCKETS.ECONNREFUSED; // Used by interop_SocketGetError
+      sock.error = SOCKETS.ECONNREFUSED; // Used by interop_SocketWritable
     };
     // always "fail" in non-blocking mode
     return SOCKETS.EINPROGRESS;
@@ -673,23 +673,25 @@ mergeInto(LibraryManager.library, {
 
     return sock.recv_queue.length;
   },
-  interop_SocketGetError: function(sockFD) {
+  interop_SocketReadable: function(sockFD, readable) {
+    HEAPU8[readable|0] = 0;
     var sock = SOCKETS.sockets[sockFD];
     if (!sock) return SOCKETS.EBADF;
 
-    return sock.error || 0;
+    var ws = sock.socket;
+    if (!ws) return SOCKETS.ENOTCONN;
+    if (sock.recv_queue.length || (ws.readyState === ws.CLOSING || ws.readyState === ws.CLOSED)) HEAPU8[readable|0] = 1
+    return 0;
   },
-  interop_SocketPoll: function(sockFD) {
+  interop_SocketWritable: function(sockFD, writable) {
+    HEAPU8[writable|0] = 0;
     var sock = SOCKETS.sockets[sockFD];
     if (!sock) return SOCKETS.EBADF;
 
-    var ws   = sock.socket;
-    if (!ws) return 0;
-    var mask = 0;
-
-    if (sock.recv_queue.length || (ws.readyState === ws.CLOSING || ws.readyState === ws.CLOSED)) mask |= 1;
-    if (ws.readyState === ws.OPEN) mask |= 2;
-    return mask;
+    var ws = sock.socket;
+    if (!ws) return SOCKETS.ENOTCONN;
+    if (ws.readyState === ws.OPEN) HEAPU8[writable|0] = 1;
+    return sock.error || 0;
   },