diff --git a/common/src/main/java/xyz/jonesdev/sonar/common/netty/TailExceptionsHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/xyz/jonesdev/sonar/common/netty/TailExceptionsHandler.java
index 606f2401a..d2a173182 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/xyz/jonesdev/sonar/common/netty/TailExceptionsHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/xyz/jonesdev/sonar/common/netty/TailExceptionsHandler.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import xyz.jonesdev.sonar.common.util.ProtocolUtil;
 
 @ChannelHandler.Sharable
 public final class TailExceptionsHandler extends ChannelDuplexHandler {
@@ -33,6 +34,20 @@ public final class TailExceptionsHandler extends ChannelDuplexHandler {
   // Additionally, this will also run after our custom decoder.
   @Override
   public void exceptionCaught(final @NotNull ChannelHandlerContext ctx, final Throwable cause) throws Exception {
+    // If ProtocolUtil#closeWith(...) already queued a graceful write-then-close for
+    // this channel (e.g. VerificationHandler#fail() calls disconnect() and then
+    // throws to unwind), don't race it with a second, immediate close() here. Doing
+    // so can abort the still-in-flight kick/disconnect packet write before it's fully
+    // flushed, so the client only receives a truncated packet instead of our message.
+    // The scheduled close from closeWith() will still run once the write completes.
+    // See: https://github.com/jonesdevelopment/sonar/issues/476
+    if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(ctx.channel().attr(ProtocolUtil.CLOSING).get())) {
+      if (LOG_EXCEPTIONS) {
+        cause.printStackTrace(System.err);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Close the channel if we encounter any errors.
     ctx.close();
     if (LOG_EXCEPTIONS) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/xyz/jonesdev/sonar/common/util/ProtocolUtil.java b/common/src/main/java/xyz/jonesdev/sonar/common/util/ProtocolUtil.java
index eca3824d8..dcced1fea 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/xyz/jonesdev/sonar/common/util/ProtocolUtil.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/xyz/jonesdev/sonar/common/util/ProtocolUtil.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelFutureListener;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.DecoderException;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.EncoderException;
+import io.netty.util.AttributeKey;
 import io.netty.util.Version;
 import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
 import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.BinaryTag;
@@ -217,9 +218,20 @@ public static void checkNettyVersion() {
     }
   }
 
+  public static final AttributeKey<Boolean> CLOSING = AttributeKey.valueOf("sonar-graceful-close-in-progress");
+
   public static void closeWith(final @NotNull Channel channel,
                                final @NotNull ProtocolVersion protocolVersion,
                                final @NotNull Object msg) {
+    // Mark this channel as already undergoing a graceful close *before* we queue the
+    // write. If something downstream (e.g. an exception thrown right after this call,
+    // such as VerificationHandler#fail()'s QuietDecoderException) reaches
+    // TailExceptionsHandler while our writeAndFlush(...).addListener(CLOSE) is still
+    // in flight, that handler must not call ctx.close() a second time - doing so can
+    // abort the still-pending write and deliver only a truncated packet to the client
+    // (which then sees a bare disconnect/reset instead of our kick message).
+    // See: https://github.com/jonesdevelopment/sonar/issues/476
+    channel.attr(CLOSING).set(true);
     if (protocolVersion.lessThan(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_8)) {
       channel.eventLoop().execute(() -> {
         channel.config().setAutoRead(false);