diff --git a/crates/re_sdk_comms/src/buffered_client.rs b/crates/re_sdk_comms/src/buffered_client.rs
index ed6a389fde1a..797a4a23b34e 100644
--- a/crates/re_sdk_comms/src/buffered_client.rs
+++ b/crates/re_sdk_comms/src/buffered_client.rs
@@ -148,10 +148,12 @@ impl Drop for Client {
         re_log::debug!("Shutting down the client connection…");
         self.send(LogMsg::Goodbye(RowId::random()));
         self.flush();
+        // First shut down the encoder:
         self.encode_quit_tx.send(QuitMsg).ok();
+        self.encode_join.take().map(|j| j.join().ok());
+        // Then the other threads:
         self.send_quit_tx.send(InterruptMsg::Quit).ok();
         self.drop_quit_tx.send(QuitMsg).ok();
-        self.encode_join.take().map(|j| j.join().ok());
         self.send_join.take().map(|j| j.join().ok());
         self.drop_join.take().map(|j| j.join().ok());
         re_log::debug!("TCP client has shut down.");
@@ -196,23 +198,14 @@ fn msg_encode(
                         MsgMsg::Flush => PacketMsg::Flush,
                     };
 
-                    // TODO(jleibs): It's not clear why we're hitting this case, but an error here is still better than
-                    // a panic. See: https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/1855
-                    match packet_tx.send(packet_msg) {
-                        Ok(_) => {},
-                        Err(_) => {
-                            re_log::error!("Failed to send message to tcp_sender thread. Likely a shutdown race-condition.");
-                        },
-                    };
-
-                    // TODO(jleibs): It's not clear why we're hitting this case, but an error here is still better than
-                    // a panic. See: https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/1855
-                    match msg_drop_tx.send(msg_msg) {
-                        Ok(_) => {},
-                        Err(_) => {
-                            re_log::error!("Failed to send message to msg_dropp thread. Likely a shutdown race-condition");
-                        },
-                    };
+                    if packet_tx.send(packet_msg).is_err() {
+                        re_log::error!("Failed to send message to tcp_sender thread. Likely a shutdown race-condition.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if msg_drop_tx.send(msg_msg).is_err() {
+                        re_log::error!("Failed to send message to msg_drop thread. Likely a shutdown race-condition");
+                        return;
+                    }
                 } else {
                     return; // channel has closed
                 }