diff --git a/client/scenes/world.cpp b/client/scenes/world.cpp
index b967d94..102fd3a 100644
--- a/client/scenes/world.cpp
+++ b/client/scenes/world.cpp
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ void World::HandlePacket(SerialPacket* const argPacket) {
 			hCharacterMovement(static_cast<CharacterPacket*>(argPacket));
 		break;
 
+		case SerialPacketType::CHARACTER_REJECTION:
+			hCharacterRejection(static_cast<TextPacket*>(argPacket));
+		break;
+
 		//creature management
 		case SerialPacketType::CREATURE_UPDATE:
 			hCreatureUpdate(static_cast<CreaturePacket*>(argPacket));
@@ -507,7 +511,6 @@ void World::HandlePacket(SerialPacket* const argPacket) {
 
 		//general rejection messages
 		case SerialPacketType::REGION_REJECTION:
-		case SerialPacketType::CHARACTER_REJECTION:
 		case SerialPacketType::QUERY_REJECTION:
 			throw(fatal_error(static_cast<TextPacket*>(argPacket)->text));
 		break;
@@ -810,6 +813,18 @@ void World::hCharacterMovement(CharacterPacket* const argPacket) {
 	}
 }
 
+void World::hCharacterRejection(TextPacket* const argPacket) {
+	//NOTE: simply crap out
+	config["client.disconnectMessage"] = std::string() + "Character rejected: " + argPacket->text;
+	SetSceneSignal(SceneSignal::DISCONNECTEDSCREEN);
+
+	//avoid crashes from the heartbeat system
+	ClientPacket newPacket;
+	newPacket.type = SerialPacketType::DISCONNECT_REQUEST;
+	newPacket.clientIndex = clientIndex;
+	network.SendTo(argPacket->srcAddress, &newPacket);
+}
+
 //-------------------------
 //creature management
 //-------------------------
diff --git a/client/scenes/world.hpp b/client/scenes/world.hpp
index 99e54c5..0e14249 100644
--- a/client/scenes/world.hpp
+++ b/client/scenes/world.hpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ private:
 	void hCharacterUnload(CharacterPacket* const);
 	void hQueryCharacterExists(CharacterPacket* const);
 	void hCharacterMovement(CharacterPacket* const);
+	void hCharacterRejection(TextPacket* const);
 
 	//creature management
 	void hCreatureUpdate(CreaturePacket* const);