diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index e5e82962..77782403 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,9 @@ static void send_subscribe(proxy_instance_t *proxi, int *sockd)
 	json_t *json_msg;
 	char *msg;
 
-	JSON_CPACK(json_msg, "{sssi}", "enonce1", proxi->enonce1,
+	JSON_CPACK(json_msg, "{sisssi}",
+			     "proxy", proxi->id,
+			     "enonce1", proxi->enonce1,
 			     "nonce2len", proxi->nonce2len);
 	msg = json_dumps(json_msg, JSON_NO_UTF8);
 	json_decref(json_msg);
@@ -1140,7 +1142,7 @@ static void send_notify(proxy_instance_t *proxi, int *sockd)
 	for (i = 0; i < ni->merkles; i++)
 		json_array_append_new(merkle_arr, json_string(&ni->merklehash[i][0]));
 	/* Use our own jobid instead of the server's one for easy lookup */
-	JSON_CPACK(json_msg, "{si,ss,si,ss,ss,so,ss,ss,ss,sb}",
+	JSON_CPACK(json_msg, "{si,si,ss,si,ss,ss,so,ss,ss,ss,sb}", "proxy", proxi->id,
 			     "jobid", ni->id, "prevhash", ni->prevhash, "coinb1len", ni->coinb1len,
 			     "coinbase1", ni->coinbase1, "coinbase2", ni->coinbase2,
 			     "merklehash", merkle_arr, "bbversion", ni->bbversion,
@@ -1546,14 +1548,11 @@ out:
 	return alive;
 }
 
-static void kill_proxy(ckpool_t *ckp, proxy_instance_t *proxi)
+static void kill_proxy(proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 {
 	notify_instance_t *ni, *tmp;
 	connsock_t *cs;
 
-	send_proc(ckp->stratifier, "reconnect");
-	send_proc(ckp->connector, "reject");
-
 	if (!proxi) // This shouldn't happen
 		return;
 
@@ -1586,7 +1585,7 @@ static int proxy_loop(proc_instance_t *pi)
 
 reconnect:
 	if (proxi) {
-		kill_proxy(ckp, proxi);
+		kill_proxy(proxi);
 		reconnecting = true;
 	}
 	proxi = live_proxy(ckp);
@@ -1671,7 +1670,7 @@ retry:
 	Close(sockd);
 	goto retry;
 out:
-	kill_proxy(ckp, proxi);
+	kill_proxy(proxi);
 	Close(sockd);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 3a80ff6c..dba09bc2 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -937,12 +937,20 @@ static void __del_client(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client, user_instan
 		DL_DELETE(user->clients, client);
 }
 
+static void connector_drop_client(ckpool_t *ckp, const int64_t id)
+{
+	char buf[256];
+
+	LOGWARNING("Stratifier requesting connector drop client %"PRId64, id);
+	snprintf(buf, 255, "dropclient=%"PRId64, id);
+	send_proc(ckp->connector, buf);
+}
+
 static void drop_allclients(ckpool_t *ckp)
 {
 	stratum_instance_t *client, *tmp;
 	int disconnects = 0, kills = 0;
 	sdata_t *sdata = ckp->data;
-	char buf[128];
 
 	ck_wlock(&sdata->instance_lock);
 	HASH_ITER(hh, sdata->stratum_instances, client, tmp) {
@@ -954,8 +962,7 @@ static void drop_allclients(ckpool_t *ckp)
 		} else
 			client->dropped = true;
 		kills++;
-		sprintf(buf, "dropclient=%"PRId64, client_id);
-		send_proc(ckp->connector, buf);
+		connector_drop_client(ckp, client_id);
 	}
 	HASH_ITER(hh, sdata->disconnected_instances, client, tmp) {
 		disconnects++;
@@ -970,62 +977,119 @@ static void drop_allclients(ckpool_t *ckp)
 		LOGNOTICE("Dropped %d instances", kills);
 }
 
+static proxy_t *__generate_proxy(sdata_t *sdata, const int id)
+{
+	proxy_t *proxy = ckzalloc(sizeof(proxy_t));
+
+	proxy->id = id;
+	HASH_ADD_INT(sdata->proxies, id, proxy);
+	return proxy;
+}
+
+/* Find proxy by id number, generate one if none exist yet by that id */
+static proxy_t *proxy_by_id(sdata_t *sdata, const int id)
+{
+	bool new_proxy = false;
+	proxy_t *proxy;
+
+	mutex_lock(&sdata->proxy_lock);
+	HASH_FIND_INT(sdata->proxies, &id, proxy);
+	if (unlikely(!proxy)) {
+		new_proxy = true;
+		proxy = __generate_proxy(sdata, id);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&sdata->proxy_lock);
+
+	if (unlikely(new_proxy))
+		LOGINFO("Stratifier added new proxy %d", id);
+
+	return proxy;
+}
+
+static void reconnect_clients(sdata_t *sdata, const char *cmd);
+
 static void update_subscribe(ckpool_t *ckp)
 {
 	sdata_t *sdata = ckp->data;
+	proxy_t *proxy;
 	json_t *val;
+	int id = 0;
 	char *buf;
 
 	buf = send_recv_proc(ckp->generator, "getsubscribe");
 	if (unlikely(!buf)) {
-		LOGWARNING("Failed to get subscribe from generator in update_notify");
+		LOGWARNING("Failed to get subscribe from generator in update_subscribe");
 		drop_allclients(ckp);
 		return;
 	}
 	LOGDEBUG("Update subscribe: %s", buf);
 	val = json_loads(buf, 0, NULL);
 	free(buf);
+	if (unlikely(!val)) {
+		LOGWARNING("Failed to json decode getsubscribe response in update_subscribe");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	json_get_int(&id, val, "proxy");
+	proxy = proxy_by_id(sdata, id);
+
+	mutex_lock(&sdata->proxy_lock);
+	if (sdata->proxy != proxy)
+		sdata->proxy = proxy;
+	mutex_unlock(&sdata->proxy_lock);
 
 	ck_wlock(&sdata->workbase_lock);
-	sdata->proxy->subscribed = true;
-	sdata->proxy->diff = ckp->startdiff;
+	proxy->subscribed = true;
+	proxy->diff = ckp->startdiff;
 	/* Length is checked by generator */
-	strcpy(sdata->proxy->enonce1, json_string_value(json_object_get(val, "enonce1")));
-	sdata->proxy->enonce1constlen = strlen(sdata->proxy->enonce1) / 2;
-	hex2bin(sdata->proxy->enonce1bin, sdata->proxy->enonce1, sdata->proxy->enonce1constlen);
-	sdata->proxy->nonce2len = json_integer_value(json_object_get(val, "nonce2len"));
+	strcpy(proxy->enonce1, json_string_value(json_object_get(val, "enonce1")));
+	proxy->enonce1constlen = strlen(proxy->enonce1) / 2;
+	hex2bin(proxy->enonce1bin, proxy->enonce1, proxy->enonce1constlen);
+	proxy->nonce2len = json_integer_value(json_object_get(val, "nonce2len"));
 	if (ckp->clientsvspeed) {
-		if (sdata->proxy->nonce2len > 5)
-			sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen = 4;
-		else if (sdata->proxy->nonce2len > 3)
-			sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen = 2;
+		if (proxy->nonce2len > 5)
+			proxy->enonce1varlen = 4;
+		else if (proxy->nonce2len > 3)
+			proxy->enonce1varlen = 2;
 		else
-			sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen = 1;
+			proxy->enonce1varlen = 1;
 	} else {
-		if (sdata->proxy->nonce2len > 7)
-			sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen = 4;
-		else if (sdata->proxy->nonce2len > 5)
-			sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen = 2;
+		if (proxy->nonce2len > 7)
+			proxy->enonce1varlen = 4;
+		else if (proxy->nonce2len > 5)
+			proxy->enonce1varlen = 2;
 		else
-			sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen = 1;
+			proxy->enonce1varlen = 1;
 	}
-	sdata->proxy->enonce2varlen = sdata->proxy->nonce2len - sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen;
+	proxy->enonce2varlen = proxy->nonce2len - proxy->enonce1varlen;
 	ck_wunlock(&sdata->workbase_lock);
 
 	LOGNOTICE("Upstream pool extranonce2 length %d, max proxy clients %lld",
-		  sdata->proxy->nonce2len, 1ll << (sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen * 8));
+		  proxy->nonce2len, 1ll << (proxy->enonce1varlen * 8));
 
 	json_decref(val);
-	drop_allclients(ckp);
+	reconnect_clients(sdata, "");
 }
 
 static void update_diff(ckpool_t *ckp);
 
+static proxy_t *current_proxy(sdata_t *sdata)
+{
+	proxy_t *proxy;
+
+	mutex_lock(&sdata->proxy_lock);
+	proxy = sdata->proxy;
+	mutex_unlock(&sdata->proxy_lock);
+
+	return proxy;
+}
+
 static void update_notify(ckpool_t *ckp)
 {
 	bool new_block = false, clean;
 	sdata_t *sdata = ckp->data;
 	char header[228];
+	proxy_t *proxy;
 	workbase_t *wb;
 	json_t *val;
 	char *buf;
@@ -1037,7 +1101,8 @@ static void update_notify(ckpool_t *ckp)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(!sdata->proxy->subscribed)) {
+	proxy = current_proxy(sdata);
+	if (unlikely(!proxy || !proxy->subscribed)) {
 		LOGINFO("No valid proxy subscription to update notify yet");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1088,12 +1153,12 @@ static void update_notify(ckpool_t *ckp)
 	update_diff(ckp);
 
 	ck_rlock(&sdata->workbase_lock);
-	strcpy(wb->enonce1const, sdata->proxy->enonce1);
-	wb->enonce1constlen = sdata->proxy->enonce1constlen;
-	memcpy(wb->enonce1constbin, sdata->proxy->enonce1bin, wb->enonce1constlen);
-	wb->enonce1varlen = sdata->proxy->enonce1varlen;
-	wb->enonce2varlen = sdata->proxy->enonce2varlen;
-	wb->diff = sdata->proxy->diff;
+	strcpy(wb->enonce1const, proxy->enonce1);
+	wb->enonce1constlen = proxy->enonce1constlen;
+	memcpy(wb->enonce1constbin, proxy->enonce1bin, wb->enonce1constlen);
+	wb->enonce1varlen = proxy->enonce1varlen;
+	wb->enonce2varlen = proxy->enonce2varlen;
+	wb->diff = proxy->diff;
 	ck_runlock(&sdata->workbase_lock);
 
 	add_base(ckp, wb, &new_block);
@@ -3291,7 +3356,6 @@ static void parse_method(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client, const int64
 			 json_t *id_val, json_t *method_val, json_t *params_val, const char *address)
 {
 	const char *method;
-	char buf[256];
 
 	/* Random broken clients send something not an integer as the id so we
 	 * copy the json item for id_val as is for the response. By far the
@@ -3328,6 +3392,8 @@ static void parse_method(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client, const int64
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(cmdmatch(method, "mining.passthrough"))) {
+		char buf[256];
+
 		LOGNOTICE("Adding passthrough client %"PRId64, client_id);
 		/* We need to inform the connector process that this client
 		 * is a passthrough and to manage its messages accordingly.
@@ -3342,8 +3408,7 @@ static void parse_method(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client, const int64
 	/* We should only accept subscribed requests from here on */
 	if (!client->subscribed) {
 		LOGINFO("Dropping unsubscribed client %"PRId64, client_id);
-		snprintf(buf, 255, "dropclient=%"PRId64, client_id);
-		send_proc(client->ckp->connector, buf);
+		connector_drop_client(client->ckp, client_id);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3365,8 +3430,7 @@ static void parse_method(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client, const int64
 		 * stratifier process to restart since it will have lost all
 		 * the stratum instance data. Clients will just reconnect. */
 		LOGINFO("Dropping unauthorised client %"PRId64, client_id);
-		snprintf(buf, 255, "dropclient=%"PRId64, client_id);
-		send_proc(client->ckp->connector, buf);
+		connector_drop_client(client->ckp, client_id);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3507,6 +3571,7 @@ static void srecv_process(ckpool_t *ckp, char *buf)
 		/* Client may be NULL here */
 		LOGNOTICE("Stratifier skipped dropped instance %"PRId64" message from server %d",
 			  msg->client_id, server);
+		connector_drop_client(ckp, msg->client_id);
 		free_smsg(msg);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -4339,7 +4404,6 @@ static void read_poolstats(ckpool_t *ckp)
 int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 {
 	pthread_t pth_blockupdate, pth_statsupdate, pth_heartbeat;
-	proxy_t *proxy, *tmpproxy;
 	ckpool_t *ckp = pi->ckp;
 	int ret = 1, threads;
 	int64_t randomiser;
@@ -4410,11 +4474,7 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	if (!ckp->proxy)
 		create_pthread(&pth_blockupdate, blockupdate, ckp);
 	else {
-		/* Generate one proxy for now */
-		proxy = ckzalloc(sizeof(proxy_t));
 		mutex_init(&sdata->proxy_lock);
-		sdata->proxy = proxy;
-		HASH_ADD_INT(sdata->proxies, id, proxy);
 	}
 
 	mutex_init(&sdata->stats_lock);
@@ -4428,6 +4488,8 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	ret = stratum_loop(ckp, pi);
 out:
 	if (ckp->proxy) {
+		proxy_t *proxy, *tmpproxy;
+
 		mutex_lock(&sdata->proxy_lock);
 		HASH_ITER(hh, sdata->proxies, proxy, tmpproxy) {
 			HASH_DEL(sdata->proxies, proxy);