diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dae5bae..81054a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>logstash-forwarder-java</groupId>
 	<artifactId>logstash-forwarder-java</artifactId>
-	<version>0.1.0</version>
+	<version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>logstash-forwarder-java</name>
 	<description>Java version of logstash forwarder</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/didfet/logstash-forwarder-java</url>
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileReader.java b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileReader.java
index dc9ad40..8623237 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileReader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package info.fetter.logstashforwarder;
 
+import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.util.AdapterException;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ public class FileReader {
 		eventList = new ArrayList<Event>(spoolSize);
 	}
 
-	public int readFiles(Collection<FileState> fileList) throws IOException {
+	public int readFiles(Collection<FileState> fileList) throws IOException, AdapterException {
 		int eventCount = 0;
 		if(logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
 			logger.trace("Reading " + fileList.size() + " file(s)");
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileWatcher.java b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileWatcher.java
index 5ec0f04..48c4917 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileWatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileWatcher.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package info.fetter.logstashforwarder;
  *
  */
 
+import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.util.AdapterException;
 import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.util.LastModifiedFileFilter;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public class FileWatcher {
 		printWatchMap();
 	}
 
-	public int readFiles(FileReader reader) throws IOException {
+	public int readFiles(FileReader reader) throws IOException, AdapterException {
 		logger.debug("Reading files");
 		logger.trace("==============");
 		int numberOfLinesRead = reader.readFiles(watchMap.values());
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/Forwarder.java b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/Forwarder.java
index f69eac9..5548488 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/Forwarder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/Forwarder.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.config.ConfigurationManager;
 import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.config.FilesSection;
 import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.protocol.LumberjackClient;
+import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.util.AdapterException;
 
 import org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine;
 import org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLineParser;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.cli.Options;
 import org.apache.commons.cli.ParseException;
 import org.apache.log4j.BasicConfigurator;
 import org.apache.log4j.Level;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.log4j.spi.RootLogger;
 
 /*
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ import org.apache.log4j.spi.RootLogger;
  */
 
 public class Forwarder {
+	private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Forwarder.class);
 	private static int spoolSize = 1024;
 	private static int idleTimeout = 5000;
 	private static String config;
@@ -52,9 +55,9 @@ public class Forwarder {
 			parseOptions(args);
 			BasicConfigurator.configure();
 			RootLogger.getRootLogger().setLevel(logLevel);
-//			Logger.getLogger(FileReader.class).addAppender((Appender)RootLogger.getRootLogger().getAllAppenders().nextElement());
-//			Logger.getLogger(FileReader.class).setLevel(TRACE);
-//			Logger.getLogger(FileReader.class).setAdditivity(false);
+			//			Logger.getLogger(FileReader.class).addAppender((Appender)RootLogger.getRootLogger().getAllAppenders().nextElement());
+			//			Logger.getLogger(FileReader.class).setLevel(TRACE);
+			//			Logger.getLogger(FileReader.class).setAdditivity(false);
 			watcher = new FileWatcher();
 			configManager = new ConfigurationManager(config);
 			configManager.readConfiguration();
@@ -64,9 +67,7 @@ public class Forwarder {
 				}
 			}
 			reader = new FileReader(spoolSize);
-			String[] serverAndPort = configManager.getConfig().getNetwork().getServers().get(0).split(":");
-			adapter = new LumberjackClient(configManager.getConfig().getNetwork().getSslCA(),serverAndPort[0],Integer.parseInt(serverAndPort[1]));
-			reader.setAdapter(adapter);
+			connectToServer();
 			infiniteLoop();
 		} catch(Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
@@ -76,11 +77,27 @@ public class Forwarder {
 
 	private static void infiniteLoop() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
 		while(true) {
-			watcher.checkFiles();
-			while(watcher.readFiles(reader) == spoolSize);
-			Thread.sleep(idleTimeout);
+			try {
+				watcher.checkFiles();
+				while(watcher.readFiles(reader) == spoolSize);
+				Thread.sleep(idleTimeout);
+			} catch(AdapterException e) {
+				try {
+					logger.error("Lost server connection");
+					Thread.sleep(configManager.getConfig().getNetwork().getTimeout() * 1000);
+					connectToServer();
+				} catch(Exception ex) {
+					logger.error("Failed to reconnect to server : " + ex.getMessage());
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	
+	private static void connectToServer() throws NumberFormatException, IOException {
+		String[] serverAndPort = configManager.getConfig().getNetwork().getServers().get(0).split(":");
+		adapter = new LumberjackClient(configManager.getConfig().getNetwork().getSslCA(),serverAndPort[0],Integer.parseInt(serverAndPort[1]));
+		reader.setAdapter(adapter);
+	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("static-access")
 	static void parseOptions(String[] args) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/ProtocolAdapter.java b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/ProtocolAdapter.java
index 52d0f2a..5eeb288 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/ProtocolAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/ProtocolAdapter.java
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ package info.fetter.logstashforwarder;
  *
  */
 
-import java.io.IOException;
+import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.util.AdapterException;
+
 import java.util.List;
 
 public interface ProtocolAdapter {
-	public int sendEvents(List<Event> eventList) throws IOException;
-	public void close() throws IOException;
+	public int sendEvents(List<Event> eventList) throws AdapterException;
+	public void close() throws AdapterException;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/protocol/LumberjackClient.java b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/protocol/LumberjackClient.java
index 6acc01a..48ff5b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/protocol/LumberjackClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/protocol/LumberjackClient.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package info.fetter.logstashforwarder.protocol;
 
 import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.Event;
 import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.ProtocolAdapter;
+import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.util.AdapterException;
 
 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public class LumberjackClient implements ProtocolAdapter {
 
 			output = new DataOutputStream(new BufferedOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream()));
 			input = new DataInputStream(socket.getInputStream());
-			
+
 			logger.info("Connected to " + server + ":" + port);
 		} catch(IOException e) {
 			throw e;
@@ -154,11 +155,11 @@ public class LumberjackClient implements ProtocolAdapter {
 		if(logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
 			HexDump.dump(compressedData, 0, System.out, 0);
 		}
-		
+
 		output.writeInt(compressor.getTotalOut());
 		output.write(compressedData);
 		output.flush();
-		
+
 		logger.debug("Sending compressed frame : " + keyValuesList.size() + " frames");
 		return 6 + compressor.getTotalOut();
 	}
@@ -177,22 +178,30 @@ public class LumberjackClient implements ProtocolAdapter {
 		return sequenceNumber;
 	}
 
-	public int sendEvents(List<Event> eventList) throws IOException {
-		int beginSequence = sequence;
-		int numberOfEvents = eventList.size();
-		logger.info("Sending " + numberOfEvents + " events");
-		sendWindowSizeFrame(numberOfEvents);
-		List<Map<String,byte[]>> keyValuesList = new ArrayList<Map<String,byte[]>>(numberOfEvents);
-		for(Event event : eventList) {
-			keyValuesList.add(event.getKeyValues());
+	public int sendEvents(List<Event> eventList) throws AdapterException {
+		try {
+			int beginSequence = sequence;
+			int numberOfEvents = eventList.size();
+			logger.info("Sending " + numberOfEvents + " events");
+			sendWindowSizeFrame(numberOfEvents);
+			List<Map<String,byte[]>> keyValuesList = new ArrayList<Map<String,byte[]>>(numberOfEvents);
+			for(Event event : eventList) {
+				keyValuesList.add(event.getKeyValues());
+			}
+			sendCompressedFrame(keyValuesList);
+			while(readAckFrame() < (sequence - 1) ) {}
+			return sequence - beginSequence;
+		} catch(Exception e) {
+			throw new AdapterException(e);
 		}
-		sendCompressedFrame(keyValuesList);
-		while(readAckFrame() < (sequence - 1) ) {}
-		return sequence - beginSequence;
 	}
 
-	public void close() throws IOException {
-		socket.close();
+	public void close() throws AdapterException {
+		try {
+			socket.close();
+		} catch(Exception e) {
+			throw new AdapterException(e);
+		}
 		logger.info("Connection to " + server + ":" + port + " closed");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileReaderTest.java b/src/test/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileReaderTest.java
index 0e516f2..2dbf8df 100644
--- a/src/test/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileReaderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/FileReaderTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package info.fetter.logstashforwarder;
  */
 
 import static org.apache.log4j.Level.*;
+import info.fetter.logstashforwarder.util.AdapterException;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class FileReaderTest {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testFileReader1() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+	public void testFileReader1() throws IOException, InterruptedException, AdapterException {
 		FileReader reader = new FileReader(2);
 		reader.setAdapter(new MockProtocolAdapter());
 		List<FileState> fileList = new ArrayList<FileState>(1);
diff --git a/src/test/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/MockProtocolAdapter.java b/src/test/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/MockProtocolAdapter.java
index 7611576..8373fb9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/MockProtocolAdapter.java
+++ b/src/test/java/info/fetter/logstashforwarder/MockProtocolAdapter.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package info.fetter.logstashforwarder;
  *
  */
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 public class MockProtocolAdapter implements ProtocolAdapter {
 	private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MockProtocolAdapter.class);
 
-	public int sendEvents(List<Event> eventList) throws IOException {
+	public int sendEvents(List<Event> eventList) {
 		for(Event event : eventList) {
 			logger.trace("Event :");
 			for(String key : event.getKeyValues().keySet()) {
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ public class MockProtocolAdapter implements ProtocolAdapter {
 		return eventList.size();
 	}
 
-	public void close() throws IOException {
+	public void close() {
 		// not implemented
 	}