diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 488f8be2..5e7599cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Fix traceback on basic schedule with "days" interval ([Merge Request](https://gitlab.com/crafty-controller/crafty-4/-/merge_requests/469))
 - Fix bad method call with API stdin ([Merge Request](https://gitlab.com/crafty-controller/crafty-4/-/merge_requests/470))<br>
     *(Thank you ['IWant2Tryhard'](https://github.com/MyNameTsThad) for catching that 🐛)*
+- Fix clients variable as static to prevent crash if client list changed while sending a websocket ([Merge Request](https://gitlab.com/crafty-controller/crafty-4/-/merge_requests/473))
 <br><br>
 
 ## --- [4.0.14] - 2022/09/23
diff --git a/app/classes/web/websocket_helper.py b/app/classes/web/websocket_helper.py
index f7b26189..cd70df50 100644
--- a/app/classes/web/websocket_helper.py
+++ b/app/classes/web/websocket_helper.py
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ class WebSocketHelper:
         self.broadcast_with_fn(filter_fn, event_type, data)
 
     def broadcast_with_fn(self, filter_fn, event_type: str, data):
-        clients = list(filter(filter_fn, self.clients))
+        # assign self.clients to a static variable here so hopefully
+        # the set size won't change
+        static_clients = self.clients
+        clients = list(filter(filter_fn, static_clients))
         logger.debug(
             f"Sending to {len(clients)} out of {len(self.clients)} "
             f"clients: {json.dumps({'event': event_type, 'data': data})}"