diff --git a/client/Assets/Scripts/BackendConnection/ServerSelect.cs b/client/Assets/Scripts/BackendConnection/ServerSelect.cs
index 2a6c26ab..bcfb9c78 100644
--- a/client/Assets/Scripts/BackendConnection/ServerSelect.cs
+++ b/client/Assets/Scripts/BackendConnection/ServerSelect.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ void Awake()
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ServerSelect.Name) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(ServerSelect.Domain))
         {
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
-				ServerSelect.Name = "LOCALHOST";
-				ServerSelect.Domain = servers["LOCALHOST"];
+            ServerSelect.Name = "LOCALHOST";
+            ServerSelect.Domain = servers["LOCALHOST"];
 #else
             ServerSelect.Name = "EUROPE";
             ServerSelect.Domain = servers["EUROPE"];
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public async void SelectServer(string domainName)
         ServerSelect.Domain = servers[domainName];
         serverButtonText.text = ServerSelect.Name;
         await SocketConnection.Instance.CloseConnection();
-        SocketConnection.Instance.Init();
+        SocketConnection.Instance.ConnectToSession();
     }
 
     public async void SelectCustomServer()
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ public async void SelectCustomServer()
         ServerSelect.Name = "CUSTOM";
         ServerSelect.Domain = customServerDomain.text;
         await SocketConnection.Instance.CloseConnection();
-        SocketConnection.Instance.Init();
+        SocketConnection.Instance.ConnectToSession();
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/Assets/Scripts/BackendConnection/SocketConnection.cs b/client/Assets/Scripts/BackendConnection/SocketConnection.cs
index bf10f3f3..79414e9c 100644
--- a/client/Assets/Scripts/BackendConnection/SocketConnection.cs
+++ b/client/Assets/Scripts/BackendConnection/SocketConnection.cs
@@ -26,13 +26,19 @@ async void Start()
 
     public void Init()
     {
-        Instance = this;
-        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
-
-        if (!connected)
+        if (Instance == null)
+        {
+            Instance = this;
+            DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
+            if (!connected)
+            {
+                ConnectToSession();
+            }
+        }
+        else
         {
-            connected = true;
-            ConnectToSession();
+            // Destroy this instance if another one already exists
+            Destroy(gameObject);
         }
     }
 
@@ -51,8 +57,9 @@ private async void OnApplicationQuit()
         await this.CloseConnection();
     }
 
-    private void ConnectToSession()
+    public void ConnectToSession()
     {
+        Debug.Log("SocketConnection ConnectToSession");
         string url = $"{ServerSelect.Domain}/2";
         ws = new WebSocket(url);
         ws.OnMessage += OnWebSocketMessage;
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ private void ConnectToSession()
             Debug.LogError("Received error: " + e);
         };
         ws.Connect();
+        connected = true;
     }
 
     private void OnWebsocketClose(WebSocketCloseCode closeCode)