diff --git a/src/ESPNetwork.cpp b/src/ESPNetwork.cpp
index cefdc7b..60b3839 100644
--- a/src/ESPNetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/ESPNetwork.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void ESPNetwork::end() {
   SSDP.end();
   mqtt.end();
   sockEmit.end();
+  protoSocket.end();
   delay(100);
 }
 bool ESPNetwork::setup() {
diff --git a/src/SomfyJson.cpp b/src/SomfyJson.cpp
index 881fd9a..a1d5f52 100644
--- a/src/SomfyJson.cpp
+++ b/src/SomfyJson.cpp
@@ -266,9 +266,11 @@ static void markEdited(const model_edit_t &edit, const edit_result_t &result) {
 void runModelEdit(model_edit_t *edit) {
   const edit_result_t result = applyModelEdit(*edit);
   if(!result.ok) ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Edit %u refused: %s", static_cast<uint8_t>(edit->type), result.desc);
-  else markEdited(*edit, result);
+  // The reply first: the edit's events follow it (docs/PROTOCOL.md), so a
+  // client that waits for the reply doesn't read past them.
   if(edit->replyTo.client) protoSocket.replyEdit(edit->replyTo, edit->type, result);
   else emitRequestResult(edit->requestId, result);
+  if(result.ok) markEdited(*edit, result);
   cancelModelEdit(edit);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/outputs/ProtoSocket.cpp b/src/outputs/ProtoSocket.cpp
index 5c6afa8..34c68e0 100644
--- a/src/outputs/ProtoSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/outputs/ProtoSocket.cpp
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ void ProtoSocket::begin(AsyncWebServer &server) {
   ws.onEvent(ProtoSocket::wsEvent);
   server.addHandler(&ws);
 }
+void ProtoSocket::end() { ws.closeAll(1001, "Restarting"); }
 bool ProtoSocket::hasClients() const {
   for(const proto_slot_t &s : slots)
     if(s.clientId.load()) return true;
diff --git a/src/outputs/ProtoSocket.h b/src/outputs/ProtoSocket.h
index ee3ca8b..b6b3c38 100644
--- a/src/outputs/ProtoSocket.h
+++ b/src/outputs/ProtoSocket.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class ProtoSocket {
     void begin(AsyncWebServer &server);
     // Moves each client's sync on.  loop() only.
     void loop();
+    // Closes every client, before a reboot: a restart drops the connections
+    // without a word, so clients wouldn't know they had gone.
+    void end();
     bool hasClients() const;
     // The reply to a command op once loop() has run its shade request.
     void replyRequest(const proto_reply_to_t &to, const shade_request_t &req, shade_request_result_t result);