diff --git a/src/mainclient.c b/src/mainclient.c
index db0cabf..a31ff6c 100644
--- a/src/mainclient.c
+++ b/src/mainclient.c
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ void releaseparam(struct clientparam * param) {
 		if(param->filters[param->nfilters].filter->filter_clear)
 			(*param->filters[param->nfilters].filter->filter_clear)(param->filters[param->nfilters].data);
 	}
+	/* once: a second release must not give the slot back again */
 	if(param->connlim) stopconnlims(param);
+	param->connlim = 0;
 	/* a slot held in the newest service on the listener after a reload */
 	if(param->newsrv){
 		slotrelease(param->newsrv);
diff --git a/src/mainudp.c b/src/mainudp.c
index d7b68f1..f2463fb 100644
--- a/src/mainudp.c
+++ b/src/mainudp.c
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ static void udpadopt(struct udpstate *st){
 		if(param->filters[param->nfilters].filter->filter_clear)
 			(*param->filters[param->nfilters].filter->filter_clear)(param->filters[param->nfilters].data);
 	}
+	/* counted again by the new service's authorization */
 	if(param->connlim) stopconnlims(param);
+	param->connlim = 0;
 	param->bandlimfunc = NULL;
 	param->bandlims[0] = param->bandlimsout[0] = NULL;
 	param->trafcountfunc = NULL;