diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e2268ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/.project b/.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..881d582f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>socket.io-client-java</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdfe4f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding//src/main/java=UTF-8
+encoding//src/test/java=UTF-8
+encoding//src/test/resources=UTF-8
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3b98fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=disabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportPreviewFeatures=ignore
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=disabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f897a7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+activeProfiles=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+resolveWorkspaceProjects=true
+version=1
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Socket.java b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Socket.java
index 49bc3784..0dd090a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Socket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Socket.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public void run() {
                                 // remove the packet from the buffer (if applicable)
                                 Iterator<Packet<JSONArray>> iterator = sendBuffer.iterator();
                                 while (iterator.hasNext()) {
-                                    if (iterator.next().id == ackId) {
+                                    if (iterator.next() != null && iterator.next().id == ackId) {
                                         iterator.remove();
                                     }
                                 }