diff --git a/examples/listener.rs b/examples/listener.rs
index 5be65a1..97f1626 100644
--- a/examples/listener.rs
+++ b/examples/listener.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ fn main() {
     let _ = Config::from_args();
     let rx = notify::run().into_receiver();
     for blockhash in rx.iter() {
-        info!("{:?}", blockhash.be_hex_string())
+        info!("block {}", blockhash.be_hex_string())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/notify.rs b/src/notify.rs
index 804a653..685dff1 100644
--- a/src/notify.rs
+++ b/src/notify.rs
@@ -3,51 +3,65 @@ use bitcoin::network::message::NetworkMessage;
 use bitcoin::network::message_blockdata::InvType;
 use bitcoin::network::socket::Socket;
 use bitcoin::util::hash::Sha256dHash;
+use bitcoin::util::Error;
+
+use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use util;
 
+fn connect() -> Result<Socket, Error> {
+    let mut sock = Socket::new(Network::Bitcoin);
+    sock.connect("127.0.0.1", 8333)?;
+    Ok(sock)
+}
+
+fn handle(mut sock: Socket, tx: Sender<Sha256dHash>) {
+    let mut outgoing = vec![sock.version_message(0).unwrap()];
+    loop {
+        for msg in outgoing.split_off(0) {
+            trace!("send {:?}", msg);
+            if let Err(e) = sock.send_message(msg.clone()) {
+                warn!("failed to connect to node: {}", e);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        // Receive new message
+        let msg = match sock.receive_message() {
+            Ok(msg) => msg,
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("failed to receive p2p message: {}", e);
+                break;
+            }
+        };
+        trace!("recv {:?}", msg);
+        match msg {
+            NetworkMessage::Alert(_) => continue, // deprecated
+            NetworkMessage::Version(_) => outgoing.push(NetworkMessage::Verack),
+            NetworkMessage::Ping(nonce) => outgoing.push(NetworkMessage::Pong(nonce)),
+            NetworkMessage::Inv(ref inventory) => {
+                inventory
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter(|inv| inv.inv_type == InvType::Block)
+                    .for_each(|inv| tx.send(inv.hash).expect("failed to send message"));
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        };
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn run() -> util::Channel<Sha256dHash> {
     let chan = util::Channel::new();
     let tx = chan.sender();
 
     util::spawn_thread("p2p", move || loop {
         // TODO: support testnet and regtest as well.
-        let mut sock = Socket::new(Network::Bitcoin);
-        if let Err(e) = sock.connect("127.0.0.1", 8333) {
-            warn!("failed to connect to node: {}", e);
-            continue;
-        }
-        let mut outgoing = vec![sock.version_message(0).unwrap()];
-        loop {
-            for msg in outgoing.split_off(0) {
-                debug!("send {:?}", msg);
-                if let Err(e) = sock.send_message(msg.clone()) {
-                    warn!("failed to connect to node: {}", e);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            // Receive new message
-            let msg = match sock.receive_message() {
-                Ok(msg) => msg,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    warn!("failed to receive p2p message: {}", e);
-                    break;
-                }
-            };
-            debug!("recv {:?}", msg);
-            match msg {
-                NetworkMessage::Alert(_) => continue, // deprecated
-                NetworkMessage::Version(_) => outgoing.push(NetworkMessage::Verack),
-                NetworkMessage::Ping(nonce) => outgoing.push(NetworkMessage::Pong(nonce)),
-                NetworkMessage::Inv(ref inventory) => {
-                    inventory
-                        .iter()
-                        .filter(|inv| inv.inv_type == InvType::Block)
-                        .for_each(|inv| tx.send(inv.hash).expect("failed to send message"));
-                }
-                _ => (),
-            };
+        match connect() {
+            Ok(sock) => handle(sock, tx.clone()),
+            Err(e) => warn!("p2p error: {}", e),
         }
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3));
     });
 
     chan