diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index c5d0ca8..ba35a09 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -85,12 +85,22 @@ type Client struct {
 	}
 }
 
+type ClientConnState int
+
+const  (
+	CLIENT_CONN_CONNECTING ClientConnState = iota
+	CLIENT_CONN_CONNECTED
+	CLIENT_CONN_DISCONNECTING
+	CLIENT_CONN_DISCONNECTED
+)
+
 // client connection to server
 type ClientConn struct {
 	cli          *Client
 	cfg           ClientConfigActive
 	Id            ConnId
 	Sid           string // id rendered in string
+	State         ClientConnState
 
 	local_addr    string
 	remote_addr   string
@@ -515,12 +525,8 @@ func (r *ClientRoute) ReportEvent(pts_id PeerId, event_type PACKET_KIND, event_d
 			//  but the server must be able to handle this case as invalid route.
 			var ok bool
 			_, ok = event_data.(*RouteDesc)
-			if !ok {
-				r.cts.cli.log.Write(r.cts.Sid, LOG_ERROR, "Protocol error - invalid data in route_started event(%d)", r.Id)
-				r.ReqStop()
-			} else {
-				r.ReqStop()
-			}
+			if !ok { r.cts.cli.log.Write(r.cts.Sid, LOG_ERROR, "Protocol error - invalid data in route_started event(%d)", r.Id) }
+			r.ReqStop()
 
 		case PACKET_KIND_PEER_STARTED:
 			var ok bool
@@ -528,9 +534,9 @@ func (r *ClientRoute) ReportEvent(pts_id PeerId, event_type PACKET_KIND, event_d
 
 			pd, ok = event_data.(*PeerDesc)
 			if !ok {
-				r.cts.cli.log.Write(r.cts.Sid, LOG_ERROR,
+				r.cts.cli.log.Write(r.cts.Sid, LOG_WARN,
 					"Protocol error - invalid data in peer_started event(%d,%d)", r.Id, pts_id)
-				r.ReqStop()
+				// ignore it. don't want to delete the whole route
 			} else {
 				if r.cts.cli.ptc_limit > 0 && int(r.cts.cli.stats.peers.Load()) >= r.cts.cli.ptc_limit {
 					r.cts.cli.log.Write(r.cts.Sid, LOG_ERROR,
@@ -561,7 +567,7 @@ func (r *ClientRoute) ReportEvent(pts_id PeerId, event_type PACKET_KIND, event_d
 				if !ok {
 					r.cts.cli.log.Write(r.cts.Sid, LOG_ERROR,
 						"Protocol error - invalid data in peer_aborted event(%d,%d)", r.Id, pts_id)
-					r.ReqStop()
+					ptc.ReqStop()
 				} else {
 					err = r.DisconnectFromPeer(ptc)
 					if err != nil {
@@ -758,7 +764,9 @@ func (cts *ClientConn) RemoveClientRoute(route *ClientRoute) error {
 	}
 	delete(cts.route_map, route.Id)
 	cts.cli.stats.routes.Add(-1)
-	if cts.cli.route_persister != nil { cts.cli.route_persister.Delete(cts, r) }
+	if cts.cli.route_persister != nil {
+		cts.cli.route_persister.Delete(cts, r)
+	}
 	cts.route_mtx.Unlock()
 
 	cts.cli.log.Write(cts.Sid, LOG_INFO, "Removed route(%d,%s)", route.Id, route.PeerAddr)
@@ -914,6 +922,7 @@ func (cts *ClientConn) RunTask(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done() // arrange to call at the end of this function
 
 start_over:
+	cts.State = CLIENT_CONN_CONNECTING
 	cts.cfg.Index = (cts.cfg.Index + 1) % len(cts.cfg.ServerAddrs)
 	cts.cli.log.Write(cts.Sid, LOG_INFO, "Connecting to server[%d] %s", cts.cfg.Index, cts.cfg.ServerAddrs[cts.cfg.Index])
 	if cts.cli.rpctlscfg == nil {
@@ -968,6 +977,8 @@ start_over:
 
 	cts.cli.log.Write(cts.Sid, LOG_INFO, "Got packet stream from server[%d] %s", cts.cfg.Index, cts.cfg.ServerAddrs[cts.cfg.Index])
 
+	cts.State = CLIENT_CONN_CONNECTED
+
 	cts.psc = &GuardedPacketStreamClient{Hodu_PacketStreamClient: psc}
 
 	if len(cts.cfg.Routes) > 0 {
@@ -1140,6 +1151,7 @@ start_over:
 
 done:
 	cts.cli.log.Write(cts.Sid, LOG_INFO, "Disconnected from server[%d] %s", cts.cfg.Index, cts.cfg.ServerAddrs[cts.cfg.Index])
+	cts.State = CLIENT_CONN_DISCONNECTED
 
 req_stop_and_wait_for_termination:
 	//cts.RemoveClientRoutes() // this isn't needed as each task removes itself from cts upon its termination
@@ -1151,10 +1163,13 @@ wait_for_termination:
 	return
 
 reconnect_to_server:
+	cts.State = CLIENT_CONN_DISCONNECTING
+
 	if cts.conn != nil {
 		cts.cli.log.Write(cts.Sid, LOG_INFO, "Disconnecting from server[%d] %s", cts.cfg.Index, cts.cfg.ServerAddrs[cts.cfg.Index])
 	}
 	cts.disconnect_from_server()
+	cts.State = CLIENT_CONN_DISCONNECTED
 
 	// wait for 2 seconds
 	slpctx, cancel_sleep = context.WithTimeout(cts.cli.ctx, 2 * time.Second)
@@ -1165,7 +1180,7 @@ reconnect_to_server:
 			goto req_stop_and_wait_for_termination
 		case <-cts.stop_chan:
 			// this signal indicates that ReqStop() has been called
-			// so jumt to the waiting label
+			// so jump to the waiting label
 			cancel_sleep()
 			goto wait_for_termination
 		case <-slpctx.Done():