diff --git a/mpd.py b/mpd.py
index ad0e0ce..3b3c45e 100644
--- a/mpd.py
+++ b/mpd.py
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
     'offline': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, ()),
     'playing': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, (object, object)),
     'song_changed': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, (object, object)),
-    'state_changed': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, (object,))
+    'state_changed': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, (object,)),
+    'error': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, (object,))
   }
 
 
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
   def _read_line(self):
       line = self._rbfile.readline().decode("utf-8")
       if not line.endswith("\n"):
-          self.end()
+          self.destroy()
           raise ConnectionError("Connection lost while reading line")
       line = line.rstrip("\n")
       if line.startswith(ERROR_PREFIX):
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
               value = self._read_chunk(chunk_size)
 
               if len(value) != chunk_size:
-                  self.end()
+                  self.destroy()
                   raise ConnectionError(
                       "Connection lost while reading binary data: "
                       "expected %d bytes, got %d" % (chunk_size, len(value))
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
 
               if self._rbfile.read(1) != b"\n":
                   # newline after binary content
-                  self.end()
+                  self.destroy()
                   raise ConnectionError("Connection lost while reading line")
 
           obj[key] = value
@@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
 
   def _check_is_mpd_server(self, line):
     if not line.endswith("\n"):
-      self.end()
+      self.destroy()
       return
     
     line = line.rstrip("\n")
@@ -725,7 +726,7 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
           except Exception as e:
               
               if e.strerror == 'Connection refused':
-                  self.emit('offline', True)
+                  self.emit('offline')
               else:
                   self.emit('error', e)
 
@@ -772,10 +773,13 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
           self._check_is_mpd_server(helloline)
           if self.connected:
             break
-
+          
         except Exception as e:
           self.connected = False
-          self.end()
+          self.destroy()
+
+      
+      time.sleep(2)
 
 
   def heart_beat(self):
@@ -809,7 +813,7 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
       else:
          break
 
-    self.end()
+    self.destroy()
     self.start()
   
 
@@ -819,11 +823,8 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase, GObject.Object):
       self.emit('online')
       self.heart_beat()
 
+
   def destroy(self):
-    self.end()
-
-
-  def end(self):
     if self._rbfile is not None:
       self._rbfile.close()
     if self._wfile is not None: