diff --git a/client/src/scripts/game.js b/client/src/scripts/game.js
index 5703b9b..53066ea 100644
--- a/client/src/scripts/game.js
+++ b/client/src/scripts/game.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ const game = () => {
                     UserUtility.validateAnonUserSignature(res.content)
                 );
             });
+            socket.on('connect_error', (err) => {
+                toast(err, 'error', true, false);
+            });
             socket.on('disconnect', () => {
                 toast('Disconnected. Attempting reconnect...', 'error', true, false);
             });
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 04be469..5862ab2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4227,6 +4227,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/range-parser/-/range-parser-1.2.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-Hrgsx+orqoygnmhFbKaHE6c296J+HTAQXoxEF6gNupROmmGJRoyzfG3ccAveqCBrwr/2yxQ5BVd/GTl5agOwSg=="
     },
+    "rate-limiter-flexible": {
+      "version": "2.3.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rate-limiter-flexible/-/rate-limiter-flexible-2.3.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8DVFOe89rreyut/vzwBI7vgXJynyYoYnH5XogtAKs0F/neAbCTTglXxSJ7fZeZamcFXZDvMidCBvps4KM+1srw=="
+    },
     "raw-body": {
       "version": "2.4.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/raw-body/-/raw-body-2.4.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f36708..d94643f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "jasmine": "^3.5.0",
     "karma-jasmine": "^4.0.1",
     "open": "^7.0.3",
+    "rate-limiter-flexible": "^2.3.6",
     "socket.io": "^4.4.0",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.4.0",
     "webpack": "^5.65.0",
diff --git a/server/main.js b/server/main.js
index ddb2faa..9aeb704 100644
--- a/server/main.js
+++ b/server/main.js
@@ -22,24 +22,23 @@ const main = ServerBootstrapper.createServerWithCorrectHTTPProtocol(app, args.us
 
 app.set('port', args.port);
 
-const inGameSocketServer = ServerBootstrapper.createSocketServer(main, app, args.port);
+const inGameSocketServer = ServerBootstrapper.createSocketServer(main, app, args.port, logger);
+const gameNamespace = ServerBootstrapper.createGameSocketNamespace(inGameSocketServer, logger);
 
 let gameManager;
 
 /* Instantiate the singleton game manager */
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV.trim() === 'development') {
-    gameManager = new GameManager(logger, globals.ENVIRONMENT.LOCAL).getInstance();
+    gameManager = new GameManager(logger, globals.ENVIRONMENT.LOCAL, gameNamespace).getInstance();
 } else {
-    gameManager = new GameManager(logger, globals.ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION).getInstance();
+    gameManager = new GameManager(logger, globals.ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION, gameNamespace).getInstance();
 }
 
-gameManager.namespace = inGameSocketServer;
-
-inGameSocketServer.on('connection', function (socket) {
+gameNamespace.on('connection', function (socket) {
     socket.on('disconnecting', (reason) => {
         logger.trace('client socket disconnecting because: ' + reason);
     });
-    gameManager.addGameSocketHandlers(inGameSocketServer, socket);
+    gameManager.addGameSocketHandlers(gameNamespace, socket);
 });
 
 /* api endpoints */
diff --git a/server/modules/GameManager.js b/server/modules/GameManager.js
index c665b07..1ba9d0d 100644
--- a/server/modules/GameManager.js
+++ b/server/modules/GameManager.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ const GameStateCurator = require('./GameStateCurator');
 const UsernameGenerator = require('./UsernameGenerator');
 
 class GameManager {
-    constructor (logger, environment) {
+    constructor (logger, environment, namespace) {
         this.logger = logger;
         this.environment = environment;
         this.activeGameRunner = new ActiveGameRunner(logger).getInstance();
-        this.namespace = null;
+        this.namespace = namespace;
     }
 
     addGameSocketHandlers = (namespace, socket) => {
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ function getGameSize (cards) {
 }
 
 class Singleton {
-    constructor (logger, environment) {
+    constructor (logger, environment, namespace) {
         if (!Singleton.instance) {
             logger.info('CREATING SINGLETON GAME MANAGER');
-            Singleton.instance = new GameManager(logger, environment);
+            Singleton.instance = new GameManager(logger, environment, namespace);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/modules/ServerBootstrapper.js b/server/modules/ServerBootstrapper.js
index 24cb62e..c24914a 100644
--- a/server/modules/ServerBootstrapper.js
+++ b/server/modules/ServerBootstrapper.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const https = require('https');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
+const { RateLimiterMemory } = require('rate-limiter-flexible');
 
 const ServerBootstrapper = {
     processCLIArgs: () => {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ const ServerBootstrapper = {
         return main;
     },
 
-    createSocketServer: (main, app, port) => {
+    createSocketServer: (main, app, port, logger) => {
         let io;
         if (process.env.NODE_ENV.trim() === 'development') {
             io = require('socket.io')(main, {
@@ -91,8 +92,34 @@ const ServerBootstrapper = {
             });
         }
 
-        return io.of('/in-game');
+        registerRateLimiter(io, logger);
+
+        return io;
+    },
+
+    createGameSocketNamespace (server, logger) {
+        const namespace = server.of('/in-game');
+        registerRateLimiter(namespace, logger);
+        return server.of('/in-game');
     }
 };
 
+function registerRateLimiter (server, logger) {
+    const rateLimiter = new RateLimiterMemory(
+        {
+            points: 10,
+            duration: 1
+        });
+
+    server.use(async (socket, next) => {
+        try {
+            await rateLimiter.consume(socket.handshake.address);
+            logger.trace('consumed point from ' + socket.handshake.address);
+            next();
+        } catch (rejection) {
+            next(new Error('Your connection has been blocked.'));
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 module.exports = ServerBootstrapper;
diff --git a/spec/unit/server/modules/GameManager_Spec.js b/spec/unit/server/modules/GameManager_Spec.js
index 3b958c3..9dd5be8 100644
--- a/spec/unit/server/modules/GameManager_Spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/server/modules/GameManager_Spec.js
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ describe('GameManager', () => {
     beforeAll(() => {
         spyOn(logger, 'debug');
         spyOn(logger, 'error');
-        gameManager = new GameManager(logger, globals.ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION).getInstance();
+
         const inObj = { emit: () => {} };
         namespace = { in: () => { return inObj; } };
-        gameManager.namespace = namespace;
+        gameManager = new GameManager(logger, globals.ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION, namespace).getInstance();
     });
 
     beforeEach(() => {