diff --git a/src/audio/broadcast/icecast/IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.java b/src/audio/broadcast/icecast/IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.java
index 80c0fb8c..9d37c2e5 100644
--- a/src/audio/broadcast/icecast/IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.java
+++ b/src/audio/broadcast/icecast/IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster extends IcecastAudioBroadcaster
             if(mSocketConnector == null)
             {
                 mSocketConnector = new NioSocketConnector();
-                mSocketConnector.setConnectTimeoutCheckInterval(1000);
+                mSocketConnector.setConnectTimeoutCheckInterval(CONNECTION_ATTEMPT_TIMEOUT);
 
 //                LoggingFilter loggingFilter = new LoggingFilter(IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.class);
 //                loggingFilter.setMessageSentLogLevel(LogLevel.NONE);
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ public class IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster extends IcecastAudioBroadcaster
                         else if(throwableCause != null)
                         {
                             setBroadcastState(BroadcastState.ERROR);
-                            mLog.debug("[" + getStreamName() + "]Failed to connect", rie);
+                            mLog.debug("[" + getStreamName() + "] failed to connect", rie);
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             setBroadcastState(BroadcastState.ERROR);
-                            mLog.debug("[" + getStreamName() + "]Failed to connect - no exception is available");
+                            mLog.debug("[" + getStreamName() + "] failed to connect - no exception is available");
                         }
 
                         disconnect();
diff --git a/src/audio/broadcast/shoutcast/v1/ShoutcastV1AudioBroadcaster.java b/src/audio/broadcast/shoutcast/v1/ShoutcastV1AudioBroadcaster.java
index 5032495d..e1afae65 100644
--- a/src/audio/broadcast/shoutcast/v1/ShoutcastV1AudioBroadcaster.java
+++ b/src/audio/broadcast/shoutcast/v1/ShoutcastV1AudioBroadcaster.java
@@ -189,12 +189,13 @@ public class ShoutcastV1AudioBroadcaster extends AudioBroadcaster
      */
     public void disconnect()
     {
-        if(connected())
+        if(connected() && mStreamingSession != null)
         {
-            if(mStreamingSession != null)
-            {
-                mStreamingSession.closeNow();
-            }
+            mStreamingSession.closeNow();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            mLastConnectionAttempt = System.currentTimeMillis();
         }
     }
 
@@ -230,15 +231,15 @@ public class ShoutcastV1AudioBroadcaster extends AudioBroadcaster
         @Override
         public void sessionClosed(IoSession session) throws Exception
         {
+            mLastConnectionAttempt = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
             //If there is already an error state, don't override it.  Otherwise, set state to disconnected
             if(!getBroadcastState().isErrorState())
             {
                 setBroadcastState(BroadcastState.DISCONNECTED);
             }
 
-            mSocketConnector.dispose();
             mStreamingSession = null;
-            mSocketConnector = null;
 
             mConnecting.set(false);
             super.sessionClosed(session);
@@ -259,13 +260,11 @@ public class ShoutcastV1AudioBroadcaster extends AudioBroadcaster
                     {
                         mLog.info("Streaming connection reset by remote server - reestablishing connection");
                         disconnect();
-                        connect();
                     }
                     else if(reason.startsWith("Operation timed out"))
                     {
                         mLog.info("Streaming connection timed out - resetting connection");
                         disconnect();
-                        connect();
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/src/audio/broadcast/shoutcast/v2/ShoutcastV2AudioBroadcaster.java b/src/audio/broadcast/shoutcast/v2/ShoutcastV2AudioBroadcaster.java
index 5c8e3237..034666e4 100644
--- a/src/audio/broadcast/shoutcast/v2/ShoutcastV2AudioBroadcaster.java
+++ b/src/audio/broadcast/shoutcast/v2/ShoutcastV2AudioBroadcaster.java
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ public class ShoutcastV2AudioBroadcaster extends AudioBroadcaster implements IBr
      */
     public void disconnect()
     {
-        if(connected())
+        if(connected() && mStreamingSession != null)
         {
-            if(mStreamingSession != null)
-            {
-                mStreamingSession.write(new TerminateBroadcast());
-                mStreamingSession.closeNow();
-            }
+            mStreamingSession.closeNow();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            mLastConnectionAttempt = System.currentTimeMillis();
         }
     }
 
@@ -353,15 +353,15 @@ public class ShoutcastV2AudioBroadcaster extends AudioBroadcaster implements IBr
         @Override
         public void sessionClosed(IoSession session) throws Exception
         {
+            mLastConnectionAttempt = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
             //If there is already an error state, don't override it.  Otherwise, set state to disconnected
             if(!getBroadcastState().isErrorState())
             {
                 setBroadcastState(BroadcastState.DISCONNECTED);
             }
 
-            mSocketConnector.dispose();
             mStreamingSession = null;
-            mSocketConnector = null;
 
             mConnecting.set(false);
             super.sessionClosed(session);
@@ -382,13 +382,11 @@ public class ShoutcastV2AudioBroadcaster extends AudioBroadcaster implements IBr
                     {
                         mLog.info("Streaming connection reset by remote server - reestablishing connection");
                         disconnect();
-                        connect();
                     }
                     else if(reason.startsWith("Operation timed out"))
                     {
                         mLog.info("Streaming connection timed out - resetting connection");
                         disconnect();
-                        connect();
                     }
                     else
                     {