diff --git a/includes/serialization.h b/includes/serialization.h
index 870a0f4..d0dc00b 100644
--- a/includes/serialization.h
+++ b/includes/serialization.h
@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 /* Struct used to hold the data that will be sent between sockets */
 typedef struct {
-	uint16_t pad_x;
-	uint16_t pad_y;
-	uint16_t ball_x;
-	uint16_t ball_y;
+	uint16_t pad_x; // X-coordinate of sending paddle
+	uint16_t pad_y; // Y-coordinate of sending paddle
+	uint16_t ball_x; // X-coordinate of ball (only the server fills this in)
+	uint16_t ball_y; // Y-coordinate of ball (only the server fills this in)
+	bool should_quit; // Flag to indicate whether game should be quit or not
 } Serial_Data;
 
 /* Create a Serial_Data struct from float values */
-Serial_Data Serial_create_data(float pad_x, float pad_y, float ball_x, float ball_y);
+Serial_Data Serial_create_data(float pad_x, float pad_y, float ball_x, float ball_y, bool should_quit);
 
 /* Serialize a struct into a byte array, that can be sent through a socket */
 uint8_t* Serial_serialize(Serial_Data data);
diff --git a/serialization.c b/serialization.c
index 024c34b..f17bc80 100644
--- a/serialization.c
+++ b/serialization.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #ifdef linux
 	#include <arpa/inet.h>
@@ -11,29 +12,32 @@
 
 
 /* Takes in float values, casts them to uint16_t and creates a Serial_Data struct */
-Serial_Data Serial_create_data(float pad_x, float pad_y, float ball_x, float ball_y) {
+Serial_Data Serial_create_data(float pad_x, float pad_y, float ball_x, float ball_y, bool should_quit) {
 	Serial_Data data;
 	data.pad_x = (uint16_t)pad_x;
 	data.pad_y = (uint16_t)pad_y;
 	data.ball_x = (uint16_t)ball_x;
 	data.ball_y = (uint16_t)ball_y;
-	
+	data.should_quit = should_quit;
 	return data;
 }
 
 /* Serializes a 'Data' struct into a byte array, converted to network-byte order */
 uint8_t* Serial_serialize(Serial_Data data) {
 	/* Create a pointer that can fit the entire struct */
-	uint8_t* serialized = malloc(4 * sizeof(uint16_t) + 1);
+	uint8_t* serialized = malloc(sizeof(Serial_Data) + 1);
 	uint8_t* pad_x_ptr;
 	uint8_t* pad_y_ptr;
 	uint8_t* ball_x_ptr;
 	uint8_t* ball_y_ptr;
-	memset(serialized, 0, 4 * sizeof(uint16_t) + 1); // Zero out the memory
+	uint8_t* should_quit_ptr;
+	
+	memset(serialized, 0, sizeof(Serial_Data) + 1); // Zero out the memory
 	pad_x_ptr = serialized;
 	pad_y_ptr = pad_x_ptr + sizeof(uint16_t);
 	ball_x_ptr = pad_y_ptr + sizeof(uint16_t);
 	ball_y_ptr = ball_x_ptr + sizeof(uint16_t);
+	should_quit_ptr = ball_y_ptr + sizeof(uint16_t);
 
 	*((uint16_t *)pad_x_ptr) = data.pad_x;
 	*((uint16_t *)pad_x_ptr) = htons(*((uint16_t *)pad_x_ptr));
@@ -46,7 +50,9 @@ uint8_t* Serial_serialize(Serial_Data data) {
 	
 	*((uint16_t *)ball_y_ptr) = data.ball_y;
 	*((uint16_t *)ball_y_ptr) = htons(*((uint16_t *)ball_y_ptr));
-	*(ball_y_ptr + sizeof(uint16_t)) = '\0';
+	
+	*((bool *)should_quit_ptr) = data.should_quit;
+	*(should_quit_ptr + sizeof(bool)) = '\0';
 
 	return serialized;
 }
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ Serial_Data Serial_deserialize(uint8_t* serialized) {
 	uint8_t* pad_y_ptr = serialized + sizeof(uint16_t);
 	uint8_t* ball_x_ptr = pad_y_ptr + sizeof(uint16_t);
 	uint8_t* ball_y_ptr = ball_x_ptr + sizeof(uint16_t);
+	uint8_t* should_quit_ptr = ball_y_ptr + sizeof(uint16_t);
 
 	/* Dereference (and cast) the pointers, and store them into the struct */
 	deserialized.pad_x = *((uint16_t *)pad_x_ptr);
@@ -73,6 +80,8 @@ Serial_Data Serial_deserialize(uint8_t* serialized) {
 	deserialized.ball_y = *((uint16_t *)ball_y_ptr);
 	deserialized.ball_y = ntohs(deserialized.ball_y);
 		
+	deserialized.should_quit = *((bool *)should_quit_ptr);
+	
 	return deserialized;
 }