diff --git a/dotnet/AipsRT/Model/Whiteboard/Whiteboard.cs b/dotnet/AipsRT/Model/Whiteboard/Whiteboard.cs
index 87a728e..fa8bc5f 100644
--- a/dotnet/AipsRT/Model/Whiteboard/Whiteboard.cs
+++ b/dotnet/AipsRT/Model/Whiteboard/Whiteboard.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ public class Whiteboard
 
     public List<User> ActiveUsers { get; } = [];
     public void AddActiveUser(User user) => ActiveUsers.Add(user);
-    public void RemoveActiveUser(Guid userId) 
-        => ActiveUsers.RemoveAll(u => u.UserId == userId);
+    public void RemoveActiveUser(Guid userId) => ActiveUsers.RemoveAll(u => u.UserId == userId);
     
     public List<Shape> Shapes { get; } = [];
 
@@ -48,5 +47,11 @@ public class Whiteboard
         TextShapes.Add(shape);
     }
 
-    public void AddUser(User user) => Users.Add(user);
+    public void AddUser(User user)
+    {
+        if (!Users.Contains(user))
+        {
+            Users.Add(user);
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/dotnet/AipsRT/Services/RtErrorHandleStrategy.cs b/dotnet/AipsRT/Services/RtErrorHandleStrategy.cs
index 3f14796..2669f2f 100644
--- a/dotnet/AipsRT/Services/RtErrorHandleStrategy.cs
+++ b/dotnet/AipsRT/Services/RtErrorHandleStrategy.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@ public class RtErrorHandleStrategy : IErrorMessageHandleStrategy
     
     public async Task Handle(ErrorMessage message, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        var activeUsers = _whiteboardManager.GetWhiteboard(message.WhiteboardId)!.ActiveUsers;
+        
         await _whiteboardManager.LoadWhiteboard(message.WhiteboardId);
         
         var whiteboard = _whiteboardManager.GetWhiteboard(message.WhiteboardId)!;
+
+        foreach (var user in activeUsers)
+        {
+            whiteboard.AddActiveUser(user);
+        }
         
         await _hubContext.Clients
             .Group(whiteboard.WhiteboardId.ToString())