diff --git a/io.go b/io.go
index 39b11ef..ac2cf71 100644
--- a/io.go
+++ b/io.go
@@ -21,6 +21,32 @@ type Client struct {
 	conn   net.Conn
 }
 
+// ID returns the Client Application ID nil-safely
+func (d *Client) ID() string {
+	if d == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return d.id
+}
+
+// User returns the Client User nil-safely
+func (d *Client) User() (User, bool) {
+	if d == nil || d.user == nil {
+		return User{}, false
+	}
+	return *d.user, true
+
+}
+
+// Config returns the Client Config nil-safely
+func (d *Client) Config() (Config, bool) {
+	if d == nil || d.config == nil {
+		return Config{}, false
+	}
+	return *d.config, true
+
+}
+
 // Raw wraps around the Raw method to provide generic json parsing
 func Raw[T any](d *Client, opcode uint32, payload any) (uint32, T, error) {
 	var p T
@@ -82,8 +108,7 @@ func (d *Client) raw(opcode uint32, payload any) (uint32, []byte, error) {
 
 // Close the client, this is required before exit
 func (d *Client) Close() error {
-	if !d.dialed {
-		// silently succeed because client activation is implicit
+	if d == nil || !d.dialed {
 		return nil
 	}