diff --git a/app/Classes/Protocol.php b/app/Classes/Protocol.php
index f683fc5..1574497 100644
--- a/app/Classes/Protocol.php
+++ b/app/Classes/Protocol.php
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ abstract class Protocol
 				$this->comms[$key] = $value;
 				break;
 
+			case 'client':
+				$this->{$key} = $value;
+				break;
+
 			default:
 				throw new \Exception('Unknown key: '.$key);
 		}
@@ -359,7 +363,7 @@ abstract class Protocol
 
 		// We are an IP node
 		$this->optionSet(self::O_TCP);
-		$this->setClient($client);
+		$this->client = $client;
 
 		switch ($mo->name) {
 			case 'EMSI':
@@ -484,15 +488,4 @@ abstract class Protocol
 	{
 		$this->session |= $key;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set our client that we are communicating with
-	 *
-	 * @param SocketClient $client
-	 * @deprecated use __get()/__set()
-	 */
-	protected function setClient(SocketClient $client): void
-	{
-		$this->client = $client;
-	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Classes/Protocol/DNS.php b/app/Classes/Protocol/DNS.php
index 6acb9f1..cd18ea9 100644
--- a/app/Classes/Protocol/DNS.php
+++ b/app/Classes/Protocol/DNS.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ final class DNS extends BaseProtocol
 		if (! parent::onConnect($client)) {
 			Log::withContext(['pid'=>getmypid()]);
 
-			$this->setClient($client);
+			$this->client = $client;
 			$this->protocol_session();
 
 			Log::info(sprintf('%s:= onConnect - Connection closed [%s]',self::LOGKEY,$client->address_remote));