diff --git a/reflection.js b/reflection.js
index 8e5bf49..765d22c 100644
--- a/reflection.js
+++ b/reflection.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { createServer } from 'tls';
-import { Client } from './lib/Client.js';
+import { IRCClient } from './lib/IRCClient.js';
 import { Server } from './lib/Server.js';
 
 const config = JSON.parse(readFileSync(process.argv[2]));
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const listener = createServer({
 });
 
 listener.on('secureConnection', (c) => {
-    new Client(c, ircd);
+    new IRCClient(c, ircd);
 })
 
 listener.listen(config["port"], () => {
diff --git a/src/Client.ts b/src/Client.ts
index ced975f..5af1944 100644
--- a/src/Client.ts
+++ b/src/Client.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { MatrixUser } from './MatrixUser.js';
 import { IRCMessage, parseIRCMessage } from './Message.js';
 import { Server } from './Server.js';
 
-export class Client {
+export abstract class Client {
     capVersion: string
     enabledCaps: Map<string, string>
     allCaps: Map<string, string>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class Client {
     isRegistered: boolean
     apiCall: Axios
     batchesInProgress: Map<string, Batch>
-    constructor(private socket: Socket, public server: Server) {
+    constructor(public server: Server) {
         this.capVersion = '301';
         this.enabledCaps = new Map();
         this.allCaps = new Map([
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ export class Client {
         this.isRegistered = false;
         this.apiCall = this.server.apiCall;
         this.batchesInProgress = new Map();
-        this.server.doLog("New client connected");
-        this.socket.on('data', (data) => this.receiveData(data));
-        //this.socket.on('close', (e) => {if (this.user) this.user.handleClientClose(this, e)});
     }
 
     checkIfRegistered() {
@@ -652,12 +649,15 @@ export class Client {
         })
         const newMsg = new IRCMessage(ourTags, prefix, command, params);
         const msgToSend = newMsg.toString();
-        //console.log(`SENT: ${msgToSend}`);
-        this.socket.write(`${msgToSend}\r\n`);
+        this.writeMessage(`${msgToSend}\r\n`);
     }
 
+    abstract writeMessage(message: string): void;
+
     closeConnectionWithError(message: string) {
         this.sendMessage(this.server.name, 'ERROR', [message], new Map());
-        this.socket.destroy();
+        this.closeConnection();
     }
+
+    abstract closeConnection(): void;
 }
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diff --git a/src/IRCClient.ts b/src/IRCClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..001a4eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IRCClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Socket } from "net";
+import { Client } from "./Client.js";
+import { Server } from './Server.js';
+
+export class IRCClient extends Client {
+	constructor(private socket: Socket , public server: Server) {
+		super(server);
+		this.socket.on('data', (data) => this.receiveData(data));     
+        //this.socket.on('close', (e) => {if (this.user) this.user.handleClientClose(this, e)});
+		this.server.doLog("New IRCClient connected");
+	}
+
+	writeMessage(message: string) {
+		//console.log(`SENT: ${msgToSend}`);
+		this.socket.write(message);
+	}
+
+	closeConnection() {
+		this.socket.destroy();
+	}
+}
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