diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 6b845a0..b006e99 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ func (handler *CommandHandler) Handle(roomID types.MatrixRoomID, user *User, mes
 		handler.CommandHelp(ce)
 	case "reconnect":
 		handler.CommandReconnect(ce)
+	case "delete-session":
+		handler.CommandDeleteSession(ce)
 	case "logout", "disconnect", "sync", "list", "open", "pm":
 		if ce.User.Conn == nil {
 			ce.Reply("You are not logged in. Use the `login` command to log into WhatsApp.")
@@ -141,11 +143,26 @@ func (handler *CommandHandler) CommandLogout(ce *CommandEvent) {
 	}
 	ce.User.Connected = false
 	ce.User.Conn = nil
-	ce.User.Session = nil
-	ce.User.Update()
+	ce.User.SetSession(nil)
 	ce.Reply("Logged out successfully.")
 }
 
+const cmdDeleteSessionHelp = `delete-session - Delete session information and disconnect from WhatsApp without sending a logout request`
+
+func (handler *CommandHandler) CommandDeleteSession(ce *CommandEvent) {
+	if ce.User.Session == nil && !ce.User.Connected && ce.User.Conn == nil {
+		ce.Reply("Nothing to purge: no session information stored and no active connection.")
+		return
+	}
+	ce.User.SetSession(nil)
+	ce.User.Connected = false
+	if ce.User.Conn != nil {
+		_, _ = ce.User.Conn.Disconnect()
+		ce.User.Conn = nil
+	}
+	ce.Reply("Session information purged")
+}
+
 const cmdReconnectHelp = `reconnect - Reconnect to WhatsApp`
 
 func (handler *CommandHandler) CommandReconnect(ce *CommandEvent) {
@@ -213,6 +230,7 @@ func (handler *CommandHandler) CommandHelp(ce *CommandEvent) {
 		cmdPrefix + cmdHelpHelp,
 		cmdPrefix + cmdLoginHelp,
 		cmdPrefix + cmdLogoutHelp,
+		cmdPrefix + cmdDeleteSessionHelp,
 		cmdPrefix + cmdReconnectHelp,
 		cmdPrefix + cmdDisconnectHelp,
 		cmdPrefix + cmdSyncHelp,
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 30d0e9e..8891eb3 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (user *User) Login(ce *CommandEvent) {
 			ce.Reply("QR code scan timed out. Please try again.")
 		} else {
 			user.log.Warnln("Failed to log in:", err)
-			ce.Reply("Failed to log in: %v", err)
+			ce.Reply("Unknown error while logging in: %v", err)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ func (user *User) HandleCommand(cmd whatsappExt.Command) {
 			msg = "\u26a0 Your WhatsApp connection was closed by the server because you opened another WhatsApp Web client.\n\n" +
 				"Use the `reconnect` command to disconnect the other client and resume bridging."
 		} else {
+			user.log.Warnln("Unknown kind of disconnect:", string(cmd.Raw))
 			msg = fmt.Sprintf("\u26a0 Your WhatsApp connection was closed by the server (reason code: %s).\n\n"+
 				"Use the `reconnect` command to reconnect.", cmd.Kind)
 		}
diff --git a/whatsapp-ext/cmd.go b/whatsapp-ext/cmd.go
index 15d64ee..debc31b 100644
--- a/whatsapp-ext/cmd.go
+++ b/whatsapp-ext/cmd.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ type Command struct {
 
 	*ProfilePicInfo
 	Kind string `json:"kind"`
+
+	Raw json.RawMessage `json:"-"`
 }
 
 type CommandHandler interface {
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ func (ext *ExtendedConn) handleMessageCommand(message []byte) {
 		ext.jsonParseError(err)
 		return
 	}
+	event.Raw = message
 	event.JID = strings.Replace(event.JID, OldUserSuffix, NewUserSuffix, 1)
 	for _, handler := range ext.handlers {
 		commandHandler, ok := handler.(CommandHandler)