diff --git a/src/server/security/connections.js b/src/server/security/connections.js
index b1d3bad6..d710d24c 100644
--- a/src/server/security/connections.js
+++ b/src/server/security/connections.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
 			if (p.auth.username === exclude.auth.username) {
 				if (p.name && p.zoneId)
-					await atlas.forceSavePlayer(p.name, p.zoneId);
+					await atlas.forceSavePlayer(p.id, p.zoneId);
 
 				p.socket.emit('dc', {});
 			}
diff --git a/src/server/world/atlas.js b/src/server/world/atlas.js
index a35cc6cb..cfb32d91 100644
--- a/src/server/world/atlas.js
+++ b/src/server/world/atlas.js
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ module.exports = {
 		});
 	},
 
-	removeObjectFromInstancedZone: async function (thread, obj, callback) {
+	removeObjectFromInstancedZone: async function (thread, objId, callback) {
 		await new Promise(res => {
 			const cb = this.registerCallback(res);
 
 			thread.worker.send({
 				method: 'forceSavePlayer',
 				args: {
-					playerName: obj.name,
+					playerId: objId,
 					callbackId: cb
 				}
 			});
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ module.exports = {
 	},
 
 	removeObject: async function (obj, skipLocal, callback) {
+		//We need to store the player id because the calling thread might delete it (connections.unzone)
+		const playerId = obj.id;
+
 		if (!skipLocal)
 			objects.removeObject(obj);
 
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			return;
 
 		if (thread.instanced && (await gePlayerCountInThread(thread)) === 1) {
-			this.removeObjectFromInstancedZone(thread, obj, callback);
+			this.removeObjectFromInstancedZone(thread, playerId, callback);
 
 			return;
 		}
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ module.exports = {
 		await returnWhenThreadsIdle();
 	},
 
-	forceSavePlayer: async function (playerName, zoneId) {
+	forceSavePlayer: async function (playerId, zoneId) {
 		const thread = getThreadFromId(zoneId);
 
 		if (!thread)
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			thread.worker.send({
 				method: 'forceSavePlayer',
 				args: {
-					playerName,
+					playerId,
 					callbackId
 				}
 			});
diff --git a/src/server/world/instancer.js b/src/server/world/instancer.js
index e6361560..ce9bb36b 100644
--- a/src/server/world/instancer.js
+++ b/src/server/world/instancer.js
@@ -363,14 +363,14 @@ module.exports = {
 		});
 	},
 
-	forceSavePlayer: async function ({ playerName, callbackId }) {
-		const player = objects.objects.find(o => o.player && o.name === playerName);
+	forceSavePlayer: async function ({ playerId, callbackId }) {
+		const player = objects.objects.find(o => o.serverId === playerId);
 
 		if (!player?.auth) {
 			await io.setAsync({
 				key: new Date(),
 				table: 'error',
-				value: 'no auth found for forcesave ' + playerName
+				value: 'no auth found for forcesave ' + player?.name
 			});
 
 			return;