diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9d76a31..d92cd4b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "name": "bloatless/php-websocket",
+    "name": "r-martins/php-websocket",
     "description": "A simple WebSocket Server and Client implementation in PHP.",
     "keywords": [
         "php",
diff --git a/src/Application/Application.php b/src/Application/Application.php
index d2c090a..4d1a8e2 100644
--- a/src/Application/Application.php
+++ b/src/Application/Application.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ protected function __construct()
         // singleton construct required this method to be protected/private
     }
 
-    final protected function __clone()
+    private function __clone()
     {
         // singleton construct required this method to be protected/private
     }
diff --git a/src/Connection.php b/src/Connection.php
index 38b091b..9659c28 100644
--- a/src/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Connection.php
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ class Connection
      */
     private string $dataBuffer = '';
 
+    /**
+     * @var array $queryParams
+     */
+    private array $queryParams = [];
+
     /**
      * @param Server $server
      * @param resource $socket
@@ -93,6 +98,13 @@ private function handshake(string $data): bool
         $path = $matches[1];
         $applicationKey = substr($path, 1);
 
+        // check for GET parameters (?a=123&b=456)
+        if ($pos = strpos($applicationKey, '?')) {
+            parse_str(substr($applicationKey, $pos + 1), $queryParams);
+            $this->queryParams = $queryParams;
+            $applicationKey = substr($applicationKey, 0, $pos -1);
+        }
+        
         if ($this->server->hasApplication($applicationKey) === false) {
             $this->log('Invalid application: ' . $path);
             $this->sendHttpResponse(404);
@@ -598,4 +610,24 @@ public function getClientApplication(): ?ApplicationInterface
     {
         return $this->application;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the querystrings parameters passed by the connecting client
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getQueryParams()
+    {
+        return $this->queryParams;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return specific querystring parameter passed by the connecting client
+     * @param $param
+     *
+     * @return mixed|null
+     */
+    public function getQueryParam($param)
+    {
+        return (isset($this->queryParams[$param])) ? $this->queryParams[$param] : null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/PushClient.php b/src/PushClient.php
index f86c28b..ac6214c 100644
--- a/src/PushClient.php
+++ b/src/PushClient.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ private function sendPayloadToServer(IPCPayload $payload): bool
         }
         $bytesSend = socket_sendto($socket, $dataToSend, $dataLength, MSG_EOF, $this->ipcSocketPath, 0);
         if ($bytesSend <= 0) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException('Could not sent data to IPC socket.');
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Could not sent data to IPC socket. ' . socket_strerror(socket_last_error()) . '.');
         }
         socket_close($socket);