diff --git a/lib/realtime.js b/lib/realtime.js
index 23464099..3e99a12d 100644
--- a/lib/realtime.js
+++ b/lib/realtime.js
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ function emitRefresh(socket) {
     });
 }
 
+function clearSocketQueue(queue, socket) {
+	for (var i = 0; i < queue.length; i++) {
+        if (!queue[i] || queue[i].id == socket.id) {
+            queue.splice(i, 1);
+			i--;
+		}
+    }
+}
+
 var isConnectionBusy = false;
 var connectionSocketQueue = [];
 var isDisconnectBusy = false;
@@ -263,12 +272,7 @@ function finishConnection(socket, note, user) {
     emitRefresh(socket);
 
     //clear finished socket in queue
-    for (var i = 0; i < connectionSocketQueue.length; i++) {
-        if (!connectionSocketQueue[i] || connectionSocketQueue[i].id == socket.id) {
-            connectionSocketQueue.splice(i, 1);
-			i--;
-		}
-    }
+	clearSocketQueue(connectionSocketQueue, socket);
     //seek for next socket
     isConnectionBusy = false;
     if (connectionSocketQueue.length > 0)
@@ -291,6 +295,7 @@ function startConnection(socket) {
 
     var notename = getNotenameFromSocket(socket);
     if (!notename) {
+		clearSocketQueue(connectionSocketQueue, socket);
 		isConnectionBusy = false;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -303,12 +308,7 @@ function startConnection(socket) {
                 });
                 socket.disconnect(true);
                 //clear err socket in queue
-                for (var i = 0; i < connectionSocketQueue.length; i++) {
-                    if (!connectionSocketQueue[i] || connectionSocketQueue[i].id == socket.id) {
-                        connectionSocketQueue.splice(i, 1);
-						i--;
-					}
-                }
+				clearSocketQueue(connectionSocketQueue, socket);
                 isConnectionBusy = false;
                 return logger.error(err);
             }
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ function startConnection(socket) {
             Note.findOrNewNote(notename, permission, function (err, note) {
                 if (err) {
                     responseError(res, "404", "Not Found", "oops.");
+					clearSocketQueue(connectionSocketQueue, socket);
 					isConnectionBusy = false;
                     return;
                 }
@@ -393,12 +394,7 @@ function disconnect(socket) {
     emitOnlineUsers(socket);
 
     //clear finished socket in queue
-    for (var i = 0; i < disconnectSocketQueue.length; i++) {
-        if (!disconnectSocketQueue[i] || disconnectSocketQueue[i].id == socket.id) {
-            disconnectSocketQueue.splice(i, 1);
-			i--;
-		}
-    }
+	clearSocketQueue(disconnectSocketQueue, socket);
     //seek for next socket
     isDisconnectBusy = false;
     if (disconnectSocketQueue.length > 0)