diff --git a/src/plugins/webSocketClient.ts b/src/plugins/webSocketClient.ts
index 6e4820240..fd015816f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webSocketClient.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/webSocketClient.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
     handleMessage(data: any) {
         const wait = this.getWaitById(data.id)
 
+        // reject promise if it exists
+        if ('error' in data && wait?.reject) {
+            wait.reject(data.error)
+            this.removeWaitById(wait.id)
+            return
+        }
+
         // report error messages
         if (data.error?.message) {
             // only report errors, if not disconnected and no init component
@@ -36,12 +43,7 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
                 window.console.error(`Response Error: ${data.error.message} (${wait?.action ?? 'no action'})`)
             }
 
-            if (data.error.message === 'Unauthorized' && wait?.action === 'server/setConnectionId') {
-                this.close()
-                this.store?.dispatch('socket/setConnectionFailed', data.error.message)
-            }
-
-            if (wait?.id) {
+            if (wait) {
                 const modulename = wait.action?.split('/')[1] ?? null
 
                 if (
@@ -68,8 +70,13 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
             return
         }
 
+        // resolve promise if it exists
+        if (wait?.resolve && 'result' in data) {
+            wait.resolve(data.result)
+        }
+
         // pass result to action
-        if (wait?.action) {
+        if (wait.action) {
             let result = data.result
             if (result === 'ok') result = { result: result }
             if (typeof result === 'string') result = { result: result }
@@ -158,7 +165,7 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
 
         if (options.loading) this.store?.dispatch('socket/addLoading', { name: options.loading })
 
-        this.instance.send(
+        this.instance?.send(
             JSON.stringify({
                 jsonrpc: '2.0',
                 method,
@@ -168,6 +175,34 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
         )
     }
 
+    async emitAndWait(method: string, params: Params, options: emitOptions = {}): Promise<any> {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            if (this.instance?.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) reject()
+
+            const id = this.messageId++
+            this.waits.push({
+                id: id,
+                params: params,
+                action: options.action ?? null,
+                actionPayload: options.actionPayload ?? {},
+                loading: options.loading ?? null,
+                resolve,
+                reject,
+            })
+
+            if (options.loading) this.store?.dispatch('socket/addLoading', { name: options.loading })
+
+            this.instance?.send(
+                JSON.stringify({
+                    jsonrpc: '2.0',
+                    method,
+                    params,
+                    id,
+                })
+            )
+        })
+    }
+
     emitBatch(messages: BatchMessage[]): void {
         if (messages.length === 0) return
         if (this.instance?.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) return
@@ -228,6 +263,8 @@ export interface Wait {
     action?: string | null
     actionPayload?: any
     loading?: string | null
+    resolve?: (value: any) => void
+    reject?: (reason: any) => void
 }
 
 interface Params {
diff --git a/src/store/server/actions.ts b/src/store/server/actions.ts
index 270b3e7e7..a32a32a2b 100644
--- a/src/store/server/actions.ts
+++ b/src/store/server/actions.ts
@@ -16,16 +16,33 @@ export const actions: ActionTree<ServerState, RootState> = {
         dispatch('updateManager/reset')
     },
 
-    async init({ dispatch }) {
+    async init({ commit, dispatch, rootState }) {
         window.console.debug('init Server')
 
+        // identify client
+        try {
+            const connection = await Vue.$socket.emitAndWait('server.connection.identify', {
+                client_name: 'mainsail',
+                version: rootState.packageVersion,
+                type: 'web',
+                url: 'https://github.com/mainsail-crew/mainsail',
+            })
+            commit('setConnectionId', connection.connection_id)
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            if (e.message === 'Unauthorized') {
+                this.dispatch('socket/setConnectionFailed', e.message)
+            }
+
+            window.console.error('Error while identifying client: ' + e.message)
+            return
+        }
+
         dispatch('socket/addInitModule', 'server/info', { root: true })
         dispatch('socket/addInitModule', 'server/config', { root: true })
         dispatch('socket/addInitModule', 'server/systemInfo', { root: true })
         dispatch('socket/addInitModule', 'server/procStats', { root: true })
         dispatch('socket/addInitModule', 'server/databaseList', { root: true })
 
-        dispatch('identify')
         Vue.$socket.emit('server.info', {}, { action: 'server/initServerInfo' })
         Vue.$socket.emit('server.config', {}, { action: 'server/initServerConfig' })
         Vue.$socket.emit('machine.system_info', {}, { action: 'server/initSystemInfo' })
@@ -35,25 +52,6 @@ export const actions: ActionTree<ServerState, RootState> = {
         await dispatch('socket/removeInitModule', 'server', { root: true })
     },
 
-    identify({ dispatch, rootState }): void {
-        dispatch('socket/addInitModule', 'server/identify', { root: true })
-        Vue.$socket.emit(
-            'server.connection.identify',
-            {
-                client_name: 'mainsail',
-                version: rootState.packageVersion,
-                type: 'web',
-                url: 'https://github.com/mainsail-crew/mainsail',
-            },
-            { action: 'server/setConnectionId' }
-        )
-    },
-
-    setConnectionId({ commit, dispatch }, payload) {
-        commit('setConnectionId', payload.connection_id)
-        dispatch('socket/removeInitModule', 'server/identify', { root: true })
-    },
-
     checkDatabases({ dispatch, commit }, payload) {
         if (payload.namespaces?.includes('mainsail')) {
             dispatch('socket/addInitModule', 'gui/init', { root: true })