diff --git a/Controller.cpp b/Controller.cpp
index 21ee4bf..26060bf 100644
--- a/Controller.cpp
+++ b/Controller.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void CController::AudiotoCodec2(std::shared_ptr<CTranscoderPacket> packet)
 	}
 	// we might be all done...
 	send_mux.lock();
-	if (packet->AllCodecsAreSet()) SendToReflector(packet);
+	if (packet->AllCodecsAreSet() && packet->HasNotBeenSent()) SendToReflector(packet);
 	send_mux.unlock();
 }
 
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ void CController::SendToReflector(std::shared_ptr<CTranscoderPacket> packet)
 	// send the packet over the socket
 	socket.Send(packet->GetTCPacket());
 	// the socket will automatically close after sending
+	packet->Sent();
 }
 
 void CController::RouteDstPacket(std::shared_ptr<CTranscoderPacket> packet)
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ void CController::RouteDstPacket(std::shared_ptr<CTranscoderPacket> packet)
 	else
 	{
 		send_mux.lock();
-		if (packet->AllCodecsAreSet()) SendToReflector(packet);
+		if (packet->AllCodecsAreSet() && packet->HasNotBeenSent()) SendToReflector(packet);
 		send_mux.unlock();
 	}
 }
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ void CController::RouteDmrPacket(std::shared_ptr<CTranscoderPacket> packet)
 	else
 	{
 		send_mux.lock();
-		if (packet->AllCodecsAreSet()) SendToReflector(packet);
+		if (packet->AllCodecsAreSet() && packet->HasNotBeenSent()) SendToReflector(packet);
 		send_mux.unlock();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/TranscoderPacket.cpp b/TranscoderPacket.cpp
index 0b95fe1..76df4a0 100644
--- a/TranscoderPacket.cpp
+++ b/TranscoderPacket.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "TranscoderPacket.h"
 
-CTranscoderPacket::CTranscoderPacket(const STCPacket &tcp) : dstar_set(false), dmr_set(false), m17_set(false)
+CTranscoderPacket::CTranscoderPacket(const STCPacket &tcp) : dstar_set(false), dmr_set(false), m17_set(false), not_sent(true)
 {
 	tcpacket.module = tcp.module;
 	tcpacket.is_last = tcp.is_last;
@@ -147,3 +147,13 @@ bool CTranscoderPacket::AllCodecsAreSet() const
 {
 	return (dstar_set && dmr_set && m17_set);
 }
+
+void CTranscoderPacket::Sent()
+{
+	not_sent = false;
+}
+
+bool CTranscoderPacket::HasNotBeenSent() const
+{
+	return not_sent;
+}
diff --git a/TranscoderPacket.h b/TranscoderPacket.h
index 43e3e34..4986b41 100644
--- a/TranscoderPacket.h
+++ b/TranscoderPacket.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public:
 	bool DMRIsSet() const;
 	bool M17IsSet() const;
 	bool AllCodecsAreSet() const;
+	void Sent();
+	bool HasNotBeenSent() const;
 
 	// the all important packet
 	const STCPacket *GetTCPacket() const;
@@ -62,5 +64,5 @@ public:
 private:
 	STCPacket tcpacket;
 	int16_t audio[160];
-	std::atomic<bool> dstar_set, dmr_set, m17_set;
+	std::atomic_bool dstar_set, dmr_set, m17_set, not_sent;
 };