diff --git a/modules/communication/liquidsoap/client.py b/modules/communication/liquidsoap/client.py
index 84b2aba8ed5ca37a8b5c016ad548866f3f353c87..ba73b14d0c7d541f5f2352efa7929419bebba8a6 100644
--- a/modules/communication/liquidsoap/client.py
+++ b/modules/communication/liquidsoap/client.py
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import os
-import sys
-import time
 import socket
 import urllib.parse
 import configparser
 import logging
 
-from io import StringIO
 from multiprocessing import Lock
 
 from libraries.exceptions.auraexceptions import LQConnectionError
@@ -54,9 +50,11 @@ class LiquidSoapClient:
             self.socket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
             self.socket.connect(self.socket_path)
         except socket.error as e:
+            msg = "Cannot connect to socketpath " + self.socket_path + ". Reason: "+str(e)
+            self.logger.critical(msg)
             self.can_connect = False
             self.connected = False
-            raise e
+#            raise e
         else:
             self.can_connect = True
             self.connected = True
diff --git a/modules/communication/liquidsoap/communicator.py b/modules/communication/liquidsoap/communicator.py
index 2ae2356daf2028db7499b9bace78c56ff03642e6..33931b0049e3d8714266b6eaa43da594c967a9de 100644
--- a/modules/communication/liquidsoap/communicator.py
+++ b/modules/communication/liquidsoap/communicator.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class LiquidSoapCommunicator(ExceptionLogger):
     error_data = None
     auramailer = None
     aborttransaction = False
+    connection_attempts = 0
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     def __init__(self, config):
@@ -1019,15 +1020,20 @@ class LiquidSoapCommunicator(ExceptionLogger):
             # say byebye if needed
             #if self.transaction == 0:
             #    self.__close_conn(lqs_instance)
+            self.connection_attempts = 0
 
             return result
 
         except LQConnectionError as e:
             if self.try_to_reconnect():
-                return self.__send_lqc_command__(lqs_instance, namespace, command, *args)
+                self.connection_attempts += 1
+                if self.connection_attempts < 5:
+                    return self.__send_lqc_command__(lqs_instance, namespace, command, *args)
+                else:
+                    raise e
             else:
                 # also store when was last admin mail sent with which content...
-                self.logger.warning("SEND ADMIN MAIL AT THIS POINT")
+                self.logger.critical("SEND ADMIN MAIL AT THIS POINT")
                 raise e
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #