diff --git a/lib/proto/ewd-client.js b/lib/proto/ewd-client.js
index 225fc97..f1e0873 100644
--- a/lib/proto/ewd-client.js
+++ b/lib/proto/ewd-client.js
@@ -333,6 +333,11 @@ var EWD;
           console.log('*** server has disconnected socket, possibly because it shut down or because token has expired');
           EWD.emit('socketDisconnected');
         });
+       
+        socket.on('connect_error', function() {
+          console.log('*** server cannot create a socket, possibly because it shut down');
+          EWD.emit('connect_error');
+        });
 
       }
       else {