diff --git a/io/stomp/18-stomp.html b/io/stomp/18-stomp.html
index 779bcb4f..e17dfe16 100644
--- a/io/stomp/18-stomp.html
+++ b/io/stomp/18-stomp.html
@@ -128,6 +128,22 @@
         <label for="node-config-input-pass"><i class="fa fa-lock"></i> Password</label>
         <input type="password" id="node-config-input-password">
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-config-input-protocolversion"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Protocol Version</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-config-input-protcolversion" placeholder="Default is 1.0" />
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-config-input-vhost"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> vhost</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-config-input-vhost" placeholder="Default is null" />
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-config-input-reconnectretires"><i class="fa fa-repeat"></i> Reconnect Retries</label>
+        <input type="number" id="node-config-input-reconnectretires" />
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-config-input-reconnectdelay"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> Reconnect Delay</label>
+        <input type="number" id="node-config-input-reconnectdelay" />
+    </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-config-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-config-input-name" placeholder="Name">
@@ -140,6 +156,10 @@
         defaults: {
             server: {required:true},
             port: {value:61618,required:true,validate:RED.validators.number()},
+            protocolversion: {value:"1.0",required:true},
+            vhost: {},
+            reconnectretries: {value:0,required:true,validate:RED.validators.number()},
+            reconnectdelay: {value:100,required:true,validate:RED.validators.number()},
             name: {}
         },
         credentials: {
diff --git a/io/stomp/18-stomp.js b/io/stomp/18-stomp.js
index b70a3b9c..3333898a 100644
--- a/io/stomp/18-stomp.js
+++ b/io/stomp/18-stomp.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.server = n.server;
         this.port = n.port;
+        this.protocolversion = n.protocolversion;
+        this.vhost = n.vhost;
+        this.reconnectretries = n.reconnectretries;
+        this.reconnectdelay = n.reconnectdelay;
         this.name = n.name;
         this.username = this.credentials.user;
         this.password = this.credentials.password;
@@ -40,44 +44,33 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.topic = n.topic;
 
         this.serverConfig = RED.nodes.getNode(this.server);
-        this.host = this.serverConfig.server;
-        this.port = this.serverConfig.port;
-        this.userid = this.serverConfig.username;
-        this.password = this.serverConfig.password;
+        this.stompClientOpts = {
+            address: this.serverConfig.server,
+            port: this.serverConfig.port * 1,
+            user: this.serverConfig.username,
+            pass: this.serverConfig.password,
+            protocolVersion: this.serverConfig.protocolVersion,
+            reconnectOpts: {
+                retries: this.serverConfig.reconnectretries * 1,
+                delay: this.serverConfig.reconnectdelay * 1
+            }
+        };
+        if (this.serverConfig.vhost) {
+          this.stompClientOpts.vhost = this.serverConfig.vhost;
+        }
 
         var node = this;
         var msg = {topic:this.topic};
-        var closing = false;
 
-        node.client = new StompClient(node.host, node.port, node.userid, node.password, '1.0');
-        node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"ring",text:"connecting"});
+        node.client = new StompClient(node.stompClientOpts);
 
-        var doConnect = function() {
-            node.client.connect(function(sessionId) {
-                node.status({fill:"green",shape:"dot",text:"connected"});
-                node.log('subscribed to: '+node.topic);
-                node.client.subscribe(node.topic, function(body, headers) {
-                    try {
-                        msg.payload = JSON.parse(body);
-                    }
-                    catch(e) {
-                        msg.payload = body;
-                    }
-                    msg.headers = headers;
-                    msg.topic = node.topic;
-                    node.send(msg);
-                });
-            }, function(error) {
-                node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"dot",text:"error"});
-                node.warn(error);
-            });
-        }
+        node.client.on("connect", function() {
+          node.status({fill:"green",shape:"dot",text:"connected"});
+        });
 
-        node.client.on("disconnect", function() {
-            node.status({fill:"red",shape:"ring",text:"disconnected"});
-            if (!closing) {
-                setTimeout( function () { doConnect(); }, 15000);
-            }
+        node.client.on("reconnecting", function() {
+            node.status({fill:"red",shape:"ring",text:"reconnecting"});
+            node.warn("reconnecting");
         });
 
         node.client.on("error", function(error) {
@@ -85,14 +78,31 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             node.log(error);
         });
 
-        doConnect();
+        node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"ring",text:"connecting"});
+        node.client.connect(function(sessionId) {
+            node.log('subscribing to: '+node.topic);
+            node.client.subscribe(node.topic, function(body, headers) {
+                try {
+                    msg.payload = JSON.parse(body);
+                }
+                catch(e) {
+                    msg.payload = body;
+                }
+                msg.headers = headers;
+                msg.topic = node.topic;
+                node.send(msg);
+            });
+        }, function(error) {
+            node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"dot",text:"error"});
+            node.warn(error);
+        });
 
         node.on("close", function(done) {
-            closing = true;
             if (node.client) {
-                node.client.disconnect(function() { done(); });
+                // disconnect can accept a callback - but it is not always called.
+                node.client.disconnect();
             }
-            else { done(); }
+            done();
         });
     }
     RED.nodes.registerType("stomp in",StompInNode);
@@ -104,34 +114,45 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.topic = n.topic;
 
         this.serverConfig = RED.nodes.getNode(this.server);
-        this.host = this.serverConfig.server;
-        this.port = this.serverConfig.port;
-        this.userid = this.serverConfig.username;
-        this.password = this.serverConfig.password;
+        this.stompClientOpts = {
+            address: this.serverConfig.server,
+            port: this.serverConfig.port * 1,
+            user: this.serverConfig.username,
+            pass: this.serverConfig.password,
+            protocolVersion: this.serverConfig.protocolVersion,
+            reconnectOpts: {
+                retries: this.serverConfig.reconnectretries * 1,
+                delay: this.serverConfig.reconnectdelay * 1
+            }
+        };
+        if (this.serverConfig.vhost) {
+          this.stompClientOpts.vhost = this.serverConfig.vhost;
+        }
 
         var node = this;
         var msg = {topic:this.topic};
-        var closing = false;
 
-        node.client = new StompClient(node.host, node.port, node.userid, node.password, '1.0');
+        node.client = new StompClient(node.stompClientOpts);
         node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"ring",text:"connecting"});
 
-        node.client.connect( function(sessionId) {
-            node.status({fill:"green",shape:"dot",text:"connected"});
-        }, function(error) {
+        node.client.on("connect", function() {
+          node.status({fill:"green",shape:"dot",text:"connected"});
+        });
+
+        node.client.on("reconnecting", function() {
+            node.status({fill:"red",shape:"ring",text:"reconnecting"});
+            node.warn("reconnecting");
+        });
+
+        node.client.on("error", function(error) {
             node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"dot",text:"error"});
             node.warn(error);
         });
 
-        node.client.on("disconnect", function() {
-            node.status({fill:"red",shape:"ring",text:"disconnected"});
-            if (!closing) {
-                setTimeout( function () { node.client.connect(); }, 15000);
-            }
-        });
-
-        node.client.on("error", function(error) {
-            node.log(error);
+        node.client.connect(function(sessionId) {
+        }, function(error) {
+            node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"dot",text:"error"});
+            node.warn(error);
         });
 
         node.on("input", function(msg) {
@@ -139,11 +160,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         });
 
         node.on("close", function(done) {
-            closing = true;
             if (node.client) {
-                node.client.disconnect(function() { done(); });
+                // disconnect can accept a callback - but it is not always called.
+                node.client.disconnect();
             }
-            else { done(); }
+            done();
         });
     }
     RED.nodes.registerType("stomp out",StompOutNode);
diff --git a/io/stomp/package.json b/io/stomp/package.json
index fd620344..7430d70f 100644
--- a/io/stomp/package.json
+++ b/io/stomp/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "version"       : "0.0.7",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to publish and subscribe to/from a Stomp server",
     "dependencies"  : {
-        "stomp-client"   : "0.6.*"
+        "stomp-client"   : "0.8.*"
     },
     "repository" : {
         "type":"git",