diff --git a/src/network/event.cpp b/src/network/event.cpp
index 8328f0e2f..3d875bf39 100644
--- a/src/network/event.cpp
+++ b/src/network/event.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Event::Event(ENetEvent* event)
 
 Event::Event(const Event& event)
 {
+    Log::verbose("Event", "Constructing a copy of the event.");
     m_packet = NULL;
     data = event.data;
     // copy the peer
diff --git a/src/network/network_manager.cpp b/src/network/network_manager.cpp
index f19d8ce55..33926027e 100644
--- a/src/network/network_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_manager.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void NetworkManager::notifyEvent(Event* event)
 
     if (event->type == EVENT_TYPE_CONNECTED)
     {
-        Log::debug("NetworkManager", "A client has just connected. There are now %lu peers.", m_peers.size() + 1);
+        Log::info("NetworkManager", "A client has just connected. There are now %lu peers.", m_peers.size() + 1);
         Log::verbose("NetworkManager", "Address of event->peer after connection : %ld", (long int)(event->peer));
         // create the new peer:
         m_peers.push_back(event->peer);
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ void NetworkManager::notifyEvent(Event* event)
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < m_peers.size(); i++)
         {
             Log::error("NetworkManager", "Saved : %ld, Sender : %ld", (long int)(m_peers[i]), (long int)(event->peer));
-            if (m_peers[i] == event->peer && !removed) // remove only one
+            if (m_peers[i]->isSamePeer(event->peer) && !removed) // remove only one
             {
                 delete m_peers[i];
                 m_peers.erase(m_peers.begin()+i, m_peers.begin()+i+1);
                 Log::verbose("NetworkManager", "The peer has been removed from the Network Manager.");
                 removed = true;
             }
-            else if (m_peers[i] == event->peer)
+            else if (m_peers[i]->isSamePeer(event->peer))
             {
                 Log::fatal("NetworkManager", "Multiple peers match the disconnected one.");
             }
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ void NetworkManager::notifyEvent(Event* event)
         if (!removed)
             Log::warn("NetworkManager", "The peer that has been disconnected was not registered by the Network Manager.");
 
-        Log::debug("NetworkManager", "Somebody is now disconnected. There are now %lu peers.", m_peers.size());
+        Log::info("NetworkManager", "Somebody is now disconnected. There are now %lu peers.", m_peers.size());
+        delete event; // in this case only, the event has been copied by the protocol manager
     }
 
-    delete event;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@ void NetworkManager::sendPacketExcept(STKPeer* peer, const NetworkString& data)
 {
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < m_peers.size(); i++)
     {
-        if (m_peers[i] != peer)
+        if (!m_peers[i]->isSamePeer(peer))
+        {
             m_peers[i]->sendPacket(data);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/protocol_manager.cpp b/src/network/protocol_manager.cpp
index 6915ce46c..a7b358ce5 100644
--- a/src/network/protocol_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/protocol_manager.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,14 @@ ProtocolManager::~ProtocolManager()
 
 void ProtocolManager::notifyEvent(Event* event)
 {
-    Event* event2 = new Event(*event);
+    if (event->type == EVENT_TYPE_DISCONNECTED)
+    {
+        // make a copy if needed (the peer will be lost elseway)
+        event = new Event(*event);
+        Log::warn("ProtocolManager", "Trying to copy the event");
+    }
     pthread_mutex_lock(&m_events_mutex);
-    m_events_to_process.push_back(event2); // add the event to the queue
+    m_events_to_process.push_back(event); // add the event to the queue
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_events_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/stk_peer.cpp b/src/network/stk_peer.cpp
index e542739bb..c482a832a 100644
--- a/src/network/stk_peer.cpp
+++ b/src/network/stk_peer.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ STKPeer::STKPeer()
     m_peer = NULL;
     m_player_profile = NULL;
 }
+STKPeer::STKPeer(const STKPeer& peer)
+{
+    Log::verbose("STKPeer", "Construction a copy of a STKPeer.");
+    m_peer = peer.m_peer;
+    m_player_profile = peer.m_player_profile;
+    m_client_server_token = peer.m_client_server_token;
+    m_token_set = peer.m_token_set;
+}
+
 
 STKPeer::~STKPeer()
 {
@@ -84,20 +93,8 @@ bool STKPeer::isConnected() const
     Log::info("STKPeer", "The peer state is %i\n", m_peer->state);
     return (m_peer->state == ENET_PEER_STATE_CONNECTED);
 }
-bool STKPeer::operator==(const STKPeer* peer) const
+bool STKPeer::isSamePeer(const STKPeer* peer) const
 {
     return peer->m_peer==m_peer;
 }
-bool STKPeer::operator!=(const STKPeer* peer) const
-{
-    return peer->m_peer!=m_peer;
-}
-bool STKPeer::operator==(const ENetPeer* peer) const
-{
-    return peer==m_peer;
-}
-bool STKPeer::operator!=(const ENetPeer* peer) const
-{
-    return peer!=m_peer;
-}
 
diff --git a/src/network/stk_peer.hpp b/src/network/stk_peer.hpp
index ef9dbbcb5..2aed5da6a 100644
--- a/src/network/stk_peer.hpp
+++ b/src/network/stk_peer.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class STKPeer
     friend class Event;
     public:
         STKPeer();
+        STKPeer(const STKPeer& peer);
         virtual ~STKPeer();
 
         virtual void sendPacket(const NetworkString& data);
@@ -48,10 +49,7 @@ class STKPeer
         bool     isClientServerTokenSet() const { return m_token_set; }
         NetworkPlayerProfile* getPlayerProfile() { return m_player_profile; }
 
-        bool operator==(const STKPeer* peer) const;
-        bool operator==(const ENetPeer* peer) const;
-        bool operator!=(const STKPeer* peer) const;
-        bool operator!=(const ENetPeer* peer) const;
+        bool isSamePeer(const STKPeer* peer) const;
 
     protected:
         ENetPeer* m_peer;