diff --git a/lib/remote-server.js b/lib/remote-server.js
index 7e246b5..486c5e3 100644
--- a/lib/remote-server.js
+++ b/lib/remote-server.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class RemoteServer {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this._config = opts;
 
-      const wssOpts = { port: opts.port };
+      const wssOpts = { port: opts.port, maxPayload: 256 * 1024 };
       if (opts.host) wssOpts.host = opts.host;
       this._wss = new WebSocketServer(wssOpts, () => {
         resolve();
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ class RemoteServer {
   sendToClient(clientId, data) {
     for (const [ws, client] of this._clients) {
       if (client.id === clientId && client.authenticated) {
-        ws.send(JSON.stringify(data));
+        if (ws.readyState === 1) {
+          try { ws.send(JSON.stringify(data)); } catch {}
+        }
         break;
       }
     }