diff --git a/nodes/core/io/lib/mqtt.js b/nodes/core/io/lib/mqtt.js
index 50a8f3b4c..c1576d747 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/lib/mqtt.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/lib/mqtt.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 var util = require("util");
 var mqtt = require("mqtt");
 var events = require("events");
+//var inspect = require("sys").inspect;
 
 //var Client = module.exports.Client = function(
    
@@ -55,11 +56,14 @@ MQTTClient.prototype.connect = function(options) {
    self.client = mqtt.createConnection(this.port,this.host,function(err,client) {
          if (err) {
             self.connected = false;
+            clearInterval(self.watchdog);
             self.connectionError = true;
+            //util.log('[mqtt] ['+self.uid+'] connection error 1 : '+inspect(err));
             self.emit('connectionlost',err);
             return;
          }
          client.on('close',function(e) {
+               //util.log('[mqtt] ['+self.uid+'] on close');
                clearInterval(self.watchdog);
                if (!self.connectionError) {
                    if (self.connected) {
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ MQTTClient.prototype.connect = function(options) {
                }
          });
          client.on('error',function(e) {
+               //util.log('[mqtt] ['+self.uid+'] on error : '+inspect(e));
                clearInterval(self.watchdog);
                if (self.connected) {
                   self.connected = false;
@@ -81,13 +86,18 @@ MQTTClient.prototype.connect = function(options) {
                if (packet.returnCode == 0) {
                   self.watchdog = setInterval(function(self) {
                         var now = (new Date()).getTime();
+                        
+                        //util.log('[mqtt] ['+self.uid+'] watchdog '+inspect({connected:self.connected,connectionError:self.connectionError,pingOutstanding:self.pingOutstanding,now:now,lastOutbound:self.lastOutbound,lastInbound:self.lastInbound}));
+
                         if (now - self.lastOutbound > self.options.keepalive*500 || now - self.lastInbound > self.options.keepalive*500) {
                            if (self.pingOutstanding) {
+                              //util.log('[mqtt] ['+self.uid+'] watchdog pingOustanding - disconnect');
                               try {
                                  self.client.disconnect();
                               } catch (err) {
                               }
                            } else {
+                              //util.log('[mqtt] ['+self.uid+'] watchdog pinging');
                               self.lastOutbound = (new Date()).getTime();
                               self.lastInbound = (new Date()).getTime();
                               self.pingOutstanding = true;
@@ -161,6 +171,7 @@ MQTTClient.prototype.connect = function(options) {
                // outbound qos-2 complete
          });
          client.on('pingresp',function(packet) {
+               //util.log('[mqtt] ['+self.uid+'] received pingresp');
                self.lastInbound = (new Date()).getTime()
                self.pingOutstanding = false;
          });
diff --git a/nodes/core/io/lib/mqttConnectionPool.js b/nodes/core/io/lib/mqttConnectionPool.js
index e04b41041..ca005c73a 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/lib/mqttConnectionPool.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/lib/mqttConnectionPool.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ module.exports = {
             connections[id] = function() {
                 var uid = (1+Math.random()*4294967295).toString(16);
                 var client = mqtt.createClient(port,broker);
+                client.uid = uid;
                 client.setMaxListeners(0);
                 var options = {keepalive:15};
                 options.clientId = clientid || 'mqtt_' + (1+Math.random()*4294967295).toString(16);