diff --git a/binance/client.py b/binance/client.py
index e3ccade15..6e3222383 100755
--- a/binance/client.py
+++ b/binance/client.py
@@ -6534,6 +6534,12 @@ async def _request(self, method, uri: str, signed: bool, force_params: bool = Fa
 
         kwargs = self._get_request_kwargs(method, signed, force_params, **kwargs)
 
+         # checks if there is still a connection to binance before sending request and crashing
+        while True:
+            test = getattr(self.session, method)(uri, **kwargs) 
+            if test.status_code == 200:
+                break
+                
         async with getattr(self.session, method)(uri, **kwargs) as response:
             self.response = response
             return await self._handle_response(response)