diff --git a/src/opcodes/Identify.ts b/src/opcodes/Identify.ts
index 0f0ca470..f31eebfe 100644
--- a/src/opcodes/Identify.ts
+++ b/src/opcodes/Identify.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
 	EVENTEnum,
 } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { setupListener } from "../listener/listener";
-import { instanceOf } from "lambert-server";
 import { IdentifySchema } from "../schema/Identify";
 import { Send } from "../util/Send";
 import experiments from "./experiments.json";
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ import { check } from "./instanceOf";
 
 export async function onIdentify(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
 	clearTimeout(this.readyTimeout);
-	if (!check.call(this, IdentifySchema, data.d)) return;
+	check.call(this, IdentifySchema, data.d);
 
 	const identify: IdentifySchema = data.d;
 
diff --git a/src/opcodes/instanceOf.ts b/src/opcodes/instanceOf.ts
index 4a34477f..7dcc95a2 100644
--- a/src/opcodes/instanceOf.ts
+++ b/src/opcodes/instanceOf.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ import WebSocket from "../util/WebSocket";
 
 export function check(this: WebSocket, schema: any, data: any) {
 	try {
-		if (instanceOf(schema, data) !== true) throw "invalid";
+		const error = instanceOf(schema, data);
+		if (error !== true) {
+			throw error;
+		}
+		return true;
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.error(error);
 		// invalid payload
 		this.close(CLOSECODES.Decode_error);
-		return false;
+		throw error;
 	}
 }