diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index b3a6072a..fecf0895 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct proxy_instance {
 
 	bool disabled; /* Subproxy no longer to be used */
 	bool reconnect; /* We need to drop and reconnect */
+	bool reconnecting; /* Parsed reconnect, need to reconnect clients */
 	bool alive;
 
 	pthread_mutex_t notify_lock;
@@ -1805,13 +1806,17 @@ static void *proxy_recv(void *arg)
 				/* Call this proxy dead to allow us to fail
 				 * over to a backup pool until the reconnect
 				 * pool is up */
-				subproxy->reconnect = false;
-				alive = subproxy->alive = false;
-				send_proc(ckp->generator, "reconnect");
-				LOGWARNING("Proxy %d:%s reconnect issue, dropping existing connection",
-					   subproxy->id, subproxy->si->url);
 				Close(cs->fd);
-				break;
+				subproxy->reconnect = false;
+				subproxy->reconnecting = true;
+				subproxy->alive = false;
+				if (parent_proxy(subproxy)) {
+					alive = false;
+					send_proc(ckp->generator, "reconnect");
+					LOGWARNING("Proxy %d:%s reconnect issue, dropping existing connection",
+						subproxy->id, subproxy->si->url);
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1902,7 +1907,8 @@ reconnect:
 	cproxy = best_proxy(ckp, gdata);
 	if (!cproxy)
 		goto out;
-	if (proxi != cproxy) {
+	if (proxi != cproxy || cproxy->reconnecting) {
+		cproxy->reconnecting = false;
 		proxi = cproxy;
 		if (!ckp->passthrough) {
 			connsock_t *cs = proxi->cs;
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index a78be6c7..76e86c2a 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -1102,16 +1102,14 @@ static proxy_t *subproxy_by_id(sdata_t *sdata, const int id, const int subid)
 }
 
 /* Iterates over all clients in proxy mode and sets the reconnect bool for the
- * message to be sent lazily next time they speak to us if they're not bound
- * to the requested proxy id */
-static void reconnect_clients_to(sdata_t *sdata, const int id)
+ * message to be sent lazily next time they speak to us */
+static void reconnect_clients(sdata_t *sdata)
 {
 	stratum_instance_t *client, *tmp;
 
 	ck_rlock(&sdata->instance_lock);
 	HASH_ITER(hh, sdata->stratum_instances, client, tmp) {
-		if (client->proxyid != id)
-			client->reconnect = true;
+		client->reconnect = true;
 	}
 	ck_runlock(&sdata->instance_lock);
 }
@@ -1269,7 +1267,7 @@ static void update_notify(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *cmd)
 		 * clients now to reconnect since we have enough information to
 		 * switch. */
 		proxy->notified = true;
-		reconnect_clients_to(sdata, id);
+		reconnect_clients(sdata);
 	}
 	LOGINFO("Broadcast updated stratum notify");
 	stratum_broadcast_update(dsdata, new_block | clean);
@@ -1913,7 +1911,8 @@ static char *stratifier_stats(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata)
 }
 
 /* Sets the currently active proxy. Clients will be told to reconnect once the
- * first notify data comes from this proxy. */
+ * first notify data comes from this proxy. Even if we are already bound to
+ * this proxy we are only given this message if all clients must move. */
 static void set_proxy(sdata_t *sdata, const char *buf)
 {
 	proxy_t *proxy;