diff --git a/Sources/Engine/GameAgent/GameAgent.cpp b/Sources/Engine/GameAgent/GameAgent.cpp
index d90b835..f459d25 100644
--- a/Sources/Engine/GameAgent/GameAgent.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Engine/GameAgent/GameAgent.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ void _initializeWinsock(void)
     return;
   }
 
+  _wsaData = new WSADATA;
+  _socket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+
   // start WSA
   if(WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), _wsaData) != 0) {
     CPrintF("Error initializing winsock!\n");
@@ -171,9 +174,6 @@ void _initializeWinsock(void)
   }
 #endif
 
-  _wsaData = new WSADATA;
-  _socket = INVALID_SOCKET;
-
   // make the buffer that we'll use for packet reading
   if(_szBuffer != NULL) {
     delete[] _szBuffer;