diff --git a/components/auth/auth.js b/components/auth/auth.js
index 2a97b17e..f08db805 100644
--- a/components/auth/auth.js
+++ b/components/auth/auth.js
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ export function useSession() {
     }
   }
 
+  // check if crazygames
+  if(window.location.hostname.includes("crazygames")) {
+
+    if(window.verifyPayload && JSON.parse(window.verifyPayload).secret === "not_logged_in") {
+      // not loading
+      return {
+        data: null
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   if(session === false && !window.fetchingSession && window.cConfig?.apiUrl) {
     let secret = null;
     try {
diff --git a/components/home.js b/components/home.js
index 9a514949..af85c0e2 100644
--- a/components/home.js
+++ b/components/home.js
@@ -208,11 +208,14 @@ export default function Home({ }) {
             if(data.secret && data.username) {
               setSession({ token: { secret: data.secret, username: data.username } })
               // verify the ws
+              window.verifyPayload = JSON.stringify({ type: "verify", secret: data.secret, username: data.username });
+
               setWs((prev) => {
+
                 if(prev) {
-              console.log("sending verify", { type: "verify", secret: data.secret, username: data.username })
+                  console.log("sending verify")
 
-                  prev.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "verify", secret: data.secret, username: data.username }))
+                  prev.send(window.verifyPayload)
                 }
                 return prev;
               });
@@ -231,9 +234,12 @@ export default function Home({ }) {
         console.log("crazygames user not logged in")
         // user not logged in
         // verify with not_logged_in
+        window.verifyPayload = JSON.stringify({ type: "verify", secret: "not_logged_in", username: "not_logged_in" });
         setWs((prev) => {
           if(prev) {
-            prev.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "verify", secret: "not_logged_in", username: "not_logged_in" }))
+            prev.send(window.verifyPayload)
+          } else {
+            console.log("no ws, waiting for connection")
           }
           return prev;
         });
@@ -819,7 +825,8 @@ setShowCountryButtons(false)
             window.verified = true;
           }
           ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "verify", secret, tz}))
-      } else {
+      } else if(inCrazyGames && window.verifyPayload) {
+        ws.send(window.verifyPayload)
 
 
       }