diff --git a/include/znc/Csocket.h b/include/znc/Csocket.h
index 0145ab02..b8428e79 100644
--- a/include/znc/Csocket.h
+++ b/include/znc/Csocket.h
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ public:
 	//! removes the pause on RunJon
 	void UnPause();
 
+	//! reset the timer
+	void Reset();
+
 	timeval GetInterval() const;
 	uint32_t GetMaxCycles() const;
 	uint32_t GetCyclesLeft() const;
diff --git a/src/Csocket.cpp b/src/Csocket.cpp
index 2edb0834..347fd394 100644
--- a/src/Csocket.cpp
+++ b/src/Csocket.cpp
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ void CCron::StartMaxCycles( double dTimeSequence, u_int iMaxCycles )
 	gettimeofday( &tNow, NULL );
 	timeradd( &tNow, &m_tTimeSequence, &m_tTime );
 	m_iMaxCycles = iMaxCycles;
+	m_bActive = true;
 }
 
 void CCron::StartMaxCycles( const timeval& tTimeSequence, u_int iMaxCycles )
@@ -706,6 +707,7 @@ void CCron::StartMaxCycles( const timeval& tTimeSequence, u_int iMaxCycles )
 	gettimeofday( &tNow, NULL );
 	timeradd( &tNow, &m_tTimeSequence, &m_tTime );
 	m_iMaxCycles = iMaxCycles;
+	m_bActive = true;
 }
 
 void CCron::Start( double dTimeSequence )
@@ -733,6 +735,12 @@ void CCron::UnPause()
 	m_bPause = false;
 }
 
+void CCron::Reset()
+{
+	Stop();
+	Start(m_tTimeSequence);
+}
+
 timeval CCron::GetInterval() const { return( m_tTimeSequence ); }
 u_int CCron::GetMaxCycles() const { return( m_iMaxCycles ); }
 u_int CCron::GetCyclesLeft() const { return( ( m_iMaxCycles > m_iCycles ? ( m_iMaxCycles - m_iCycles ) : 0 ) ); }
@@ -1867,13 +1875,12 @@ bool Csock::Write( const char *data, size_t len )
 #else
 	cs_ssize_t bytes = write( m_iWriteSock, m_sSend.data() + m_uSendBufferPos, iBytesToSend );
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
-	if( bytes > 0 )
 
-		if( bytes == -1 && GetSockError() == ECONNREFUSED )
-		{
-			ConnectionRefused();
-			return( false );
-		}
+	if( bytes == -1 && GetSockError() == ECONNREFUSED )
+	{
+		ConnectionRefused();
+		return( false );
+	}
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	if( bytes <= 0 && GetSockError() != WSAEWOULDBLOCK )