diff --git a/syncplay/constants.py b/syncplay/constants.py
index cd04f45..1898ce2 100644
--- a/syncplay/constants.py
+++ b/syncplay/constants.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ MPV_SENDMESSAGE_COOLDOWN_TIME = 0.05
 MPV_MAX_NEWFILE_COOLDOWN_TIME = 3
 STREAM_ADDITIONAL_IGNORE_TIME = 10
 MPV_LOCK_WAIT_TIME = 0.05
-VLC_OPEN_MAX_WAIT_TIME = 15
+VLC_OPEN_MAX_WAIT_TIME = 20
 VLC_MIN_PORT = 10000
 VLC_MAX_PORT = 55000
 
diff --git a/syncplay/players/vlc.py b/syncplay/players/vlc.py
index fa674d9..f3571ab 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/vlc.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/vlc.py
@@ -413,13 +413,18 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
             self._ibuffer.append(data)
 
         def handle_close(self):
-            asynchat.async_chat.handle_close(self)
-            if self.timeVLCLaunched and time.time() - self.timeVLCLaunched > constants.VLC_OPEN_MAX_WAIT_TIME:
-                self.__playerController._client.ui.showDebugMessage("Failed to connect to VLC, but reconnecting as within max wait time")
+            if self.timeVLCLaunched and time.time() - self.timeVLCLaunched < constants.VLC_OPEN_MAX_WAIT_TIME:
+                try:
+                    self.__playerController._client.ui.showDebugMessage("Failed to connect to VLC, but reconnecting as within max wait time")
+                except:
+                    pass
                 self.run()
-            if self.vlcHasResponded:
+            elif self.vlcHasResponded:
+                asynchat.async_chat.handle_close(self)
                 self.__playerController.drop()
             else:
+                self.vlcHasResponded = True
+                asynchat.async_chat.handle_close(self)
                 self.__playerController.drop(getMessage("vlc-failed-connection").format(constants.VLC_MIN_VERSION))
 
         def found_terminator(self):
@@ -440,3 +445,9 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
                     pass
             if line == "close-vlc":
                 self._vlcclosed.set()
+                if not self.connected and not self.timeVLCLaunched:
+                    # For circumstances where Syncplay is not connected to VLC and is not reconnecting
+                    try:
+                        self.__process.terminate()
+                    except: # When VLC is already closed
+                        pass
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