diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index 8236d609..62e4ed89 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,6 @@ static void submit_share(gdata_t *gdata, json_t *val)
 	if (!proxi->alive) {
 		LOGNOTICE("Client %"PRId64" attempting to send shares to dead proxy %d:%d, dropping",
 			  client_id, id, subid);
-		send_stratifier_deadproxy(ckp, id, subid);
 		stratifier_reconnect_client(ckp, client_id);
 		return json_decref(val);
 	}
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 54a31a9f..89d2d852 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -2209,7 +2209,8 @@ static void lazy_reconnect_client(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client)
 		if (!client->reconnect) {
 			LOGNOTICE("Flagging client %"PRId64, client->id);
 			client->reconnect = true;
-		}
+		} else /* Already been flagged, force the send */
+			reconnect_client(sdata, client);
 	}
 }