diff --git a/src/websocket.rs b/src/websocket.rs
index 5a097de..470b783 100644
--- a/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/src/websocket.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,58 @@ use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tungstenite::stream::*;
 use tungstenite::*;
 
+pub async fn websocketinit(
+    ctxarc: &Arc<RwLock<Context>>,
+    ipeventtx: Arc<RwLock<Sender<IpEvent>>>,
+) -> WebSocket<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>> {
+    let (mut wssocketrr, bootstrap_event);
+    {
+        let ctx = ctxarc.read().await;
+        bootstrap_event = ctxarc.read().await.cfg.bootstrap_event().clone();
+
+        wssocketrr = websocketconnect(&ctx.cfg.ws.get("reqrep").unwrap(), ctx.hostname.clone())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        send_to_ipbl_websocket(&mut wssocketrr, &bootstrap_event).await;
+    }
+
+    wslistenpubsub(ctxarc, ipeventtx).await;
+    return wssocketrr;
+}
+
+async fn wslistenpubsub(ctxarc: &Arc<RwLock<Context>>, txpubsub: Arc<RwLock<Sender<IpEvent>>>) {
+    let ctx = ctxarc.read().await;
+    let cfg = ctx.cfg.ws.get("pubsub").unwrap().clone();
+    let hostname = ctx.hostname.clone();
+    let mut websocket = Arc::new(RwLock::new(
+        websocketconnect(&cfg, hostname.clone()).await.unwrap(),
+    ));
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            let mut ws = websocket.write().await;
+            match ws.read_message() {
+                Ok(msg) => {
+                    let tosend: IpEvent = serde_json::from_str(msg.to_string().as_str()).unwrap();
+                    if tosend.ipdata.hostname != gethostname(true)
+                        || tosend.msgtype == "init".to_string()
+                    {
+                        let txps = txpubsub.write().await;
+                        txps.send(tosend).await.unwrap();
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    println!("error in pubsub: {e:?}");
+                    ws.close(None).unwrap();
+                    drop(ws);
+                    websocket = Arc::new(RwLock::new(
+                        websocketconnect(&cfg, hostname.clone()).await.unwrap(),
+                    ));
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 pub async fn websocketconnect<'a>(
     wscfg: &WebSocketCfg,
     hostname: String,
@@ -22,59 +74,6 @@ pub async fn websocketconnect<'a>(
     Ok(socket)
 }
 
-pub async fn websocketinit(
-    ctxarc: &Arc<RwLock<Context>>,
-    ipeventtx: Arc<RwLock<Sender<IpEvent>>>,
-) -> WebSocket<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>> {
-    let (wssocketps, mut wssocketrr, bootstrap_event);
-    {
-        let ctx = ctxarc.read().await;
-        bootstrap_event = ctxarc.read().await.cfg.bootstrap_event().clone();
-        wssocketps = Arc::new(RwLock::new(
-            websocketconnect(&ctx.cfg.ws.get("pubsub").unwrap(), ctx.hostname.clone())
-                .await
-                .unwrap(),
-        ));
-        wssocketrr = websocketconnect(&ctx.cfg.ws.get("reqrep").unwrap(), ctx.hostname.clone())
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-        send_to_ipbl_websocket(&mut wssocketrr, &bootstrap_event).await;
-    }
-
-    wslistenpubsub(wssocketps, ipeventtx).await;
-    return wssocketrr;
-}
-
-async fn wslistenpubsub(
-    websocket: Arc<RwLock<WebSocket<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>>>,
-    txpubsub: Arc<RwLock<Sender<IpEvent>>>,
-) {
-    tokio::spawn(async move {
-        loop {
-            {
-                let mut ws = websocket.write().await;
-                match ws.read_message() {
-                    Ok(msg) => {
-                        let tosend: IpEvent =
-                            serde_json::from_str(msg.to_string().as_str()).unwrap();
-                        if tosend.ipdata.hostname != gethostname(true)
-                            || tosend.msgtype == "init".to_string()
-                        {
-                            let txps = txpubsub.write().await;
-                            txps.send(tosend).await.unwrap();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        println!("error: {e:?}");
-                        ws.close(None).unwrap();
-                        return;
-                    }
-                };
-            }
-        }
-    });
-}
-
 pub async fn send_to_ipbl_websocket(
     ws: &mut WebSocket<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>,
     ip: &IpEvent,
@@ -84,7 +83,8 @@ pub async fn send_to_ipbl_websocket(
     match ws.write_message(Message::Text(msg)) {
         Ok(_) => {}
         Err(e) => {
-            println!("err 1: {e:?}");
+            println!("err send write: {e:?}");
+            ws.close(None).unwrap();
             return false;
         }
     };
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ pub async fn send_to_ipbl_websocket(
     match ws.read_message() {
         Ok(_) => {}
         Err(e) => {
-            println!("err 2: {e:?}");
+            println!("err send read: {e:?}");
+            ws.close(None).unwrap();
             return false;
         }
     };