diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 31746936..2cade1eb 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -286,6 +286,18 @@ retry:
 			Close(connfd);
 		} else
 			LOGWARNING("Failed to send_procmsg to connector");
+	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "accept")) {
+		LOGWARNING("Listener received accept message, accepting clients");
+		send_procmsg(ckp->connector, "accept");
+		send_unix_msg(sockd, "accepting");
+	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "reject")) {
+		LOGWARNING("Listener received reject message, rejecting clients");
+		send_procmsg(ckp->connector, "reject");
+		send_unix_msg(sockd, "rejecting");
+	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "reconnect")) {
+		LOGWARNING("Listener received request to send reconnect to clients");
+		send_procmsg(ckp->stratifier, "reconnect");
+		send_unix_msg(sockd, "reconnecting");
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "restart")) {
 		LOGWARNING("Listener received restart message, attempting handover");
 		send_unix_msg(sockd, "restarting");
@@ -772,7 +784,7 @@ int process_exit(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi, int ret)
 		LOGWARNING("%s %s exiting with return code %d, shutting down!",
 			   ckp->name, pi->processname, ret);
 		send_proc(&ckp->main, "shutdown");
-		sleep(1);
+		cksleep_ms(100);
 		ret = 1;
 	} else /* Should be part of a normal shutdown */
 		LOGNOTICE("%s %s exited normally", ckp->name, pi->processname);
@@ -844,8 +856,8 @@ static void sighandler(int sig)
 	cancel_join_pthread(&ckp->pth_watchdog);
 
 	__shutdown_children(ckp, SIGUSR1);
-	/* Wait a second, then send SIGKILL */
-	sleep(1);
+	/* Wait, then send SIGKILL */
+	cksleep_ms(100);
 	__shutdown_children(ckp, SIGKILL);
 	cancel_pthread(&ckp->pth_listener);
 	exit(0);
@@ -1094,6 +1106,18 @@ static struct option long_options[] = {
 };
 #endif
 
+static void send_recv_path(const char *path, const char *msg)
+{
+	int sockd = open_unix_client(path);
+	char *response;
+
+	send_unix_msg(sockd, msg);
+	response = recv_unix_msg(sockd);
+	LOGWARNING("Received: %s in response to %s request", response, msg);
+	dealloc(response);
+	Close(sockd);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct sigaction handler;
@@ -1312,13 +1336,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		if (sockd > 0 && send_unix_msg(sockd, "getfd")) {
 			ckp.oldconnfd = get_fd(sockd);
-
 			Close(sockd);
-			sockd = open_unix_client(ckp.main.us.path);
-			send_unix_msg(sockd, "shutdown");
+
+			send_recv_path(ckp.main.us.path, "reject");
+			send_recv_path(ckp.main.us.path, "reconnect");
+			send_recv_path(ckp.main.us.path, "shutdown");
+			cksleep_ms(500);
+
 			if (ckp.oldconnfd > 0)
 				LOGWARNING("Inherited old socket with new file descriptor %d!", ckp.oldconnfd);
-			Close(sockd);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 47ef38ca..6bc8e952 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -1138,6 +1138,17 @@ static void stratum_broadcast_message(const char *msg)
 	stratum_broadcast(json_msg);
 }
 
+/* Send a generic reconnect to all clients without parameters to make them
+ * reconnect to the same server. */
+static void reconnect_clients(void)
+{
+	json_t *json_msg;
+
+	JSON_CPACK(json_msg, "{sosss[]}", "id", json_null(), "method", "client.reconnect",
+		   "params");
+	stratum_broadcast(json_msg);
+}
+
 static void block_solve(ckpool_t *ckp)
 {
 	char cdfield[64];
@@ -1281,6 +1292,8 @@ retry:
 		drop_allclients(ckp);
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "block")) {
 		block_solve(ckp);
+	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "reconnect")) {
+		reconnect_clients();
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "loglevel")) {
 		sscanf(buf, "loglevel=%d", &ckp->loglevel);
 	} else {