diff --git a/aprsd/client/aprsis.py b/aprsd/client/aprsis.py
index e0c5f1d..1cd544d 100644
--- a/aprsd/client/aprsis.py
+++ b/aprsd/client/aprsis.py
@@ -23,13 +23,24 @@ class APRSISClient(base.APRSClient):
         max_timeout = {"hours": 0.0, "minutes": 2, "seconds": 0}
         self.max_delta = datetime.timedelta(**max_timeout)
 
-    def stats(self) -> dict:
+    def stats(self, serializable=False) -> dict:
         stats = {}
         if self.is_configured():
+            if self._client:
+                keepalive = self._client.aprsd_keepalive
+                server_string = self._client.server_string
+                if serializable:
+                    keepalive = keepalive.isoformat()
+            else:
+                keepalive = "None"
+                server_string = "None"
             stats = {
-                "server_string": self._client.server_string,
-                "sever_keepalive": self._client.aprsd_keepalive,
+                "connected": self.is_connected,
                 "filter": self.filter,
+                "keepalive": keepalive,
+                "login_status": self.login_status,
+                "server_string": server_string,
+                "transport": self.transport(),
             }
 
         return stats
@@ -99,22 +110,31 @@ class APRSISClient(base.APRSClient):
         self.connected = False
         backoff = 1
         aprs_client = None
+        retries = 3
+        retry_count = 0
         while not self.connected:
+            retry_count += 1
+            if retry_count >= retries:
+                break
             try:
                 LOG.info(f"Creating aprslib client({host}:{port}) and logging in {user}.")
                 aprs_client = aprsis.Aprsdis(user, passwd=password, host=host, port=port)
                 # Force the log to be the same
                 aprs_client.logger = LOG
                 aprs_client.connect()
-                self.connected = True
+                self.connected = self.login_status["success"] = True
+                self.login_status["message"] = aprs_client.server_string
                 backoff = 1
             except LoginError as e:
                 LOG.error(f"Failed to login to APRS-IS Server '{e}'")
-                self.connected = False
+                self.connected = self.login_status["success"] = False
+                self.login_status["message"] = e.message
+                LOG.error(e.message)
                 time.sleep(backoff)
             except Exception as e:
                 LOG.error(f"Unable to connect to APRS-IS server. '{e}' ")
-                self.connected = False
+                self.connected = self.login_status["success"] = False
+                self.login_status["message"] = e.message
                 time.sleep(backoff)
                 # Don't allow the backoff to go to inifinity.
                 if backoff > 5:
@@ -135,5 +155,7 @@ class APRSISClient(base.APRSClient):
             except Exception as e:
                 LOG.error(e)
                 LOG.info(e.__cause__)
+                raise e
         else:
             LOG.warning("client is None, might be resetting.")
+            self.connected = False
diff --git a/aprsd/client/base.py b/aprsd/client/base.py
index 1e87eea..8470546 100644
--- a/aprsd/client/base.py
+++ b/aprsd/client/base.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class APRSClient:
     _client = None
 
     connected = False
+    login_status = {
+        "success": False,
+        "message": None,
+    }
     filter = None
     lock = threading.Lock()
 
@@ -38,6 +42,18 @@ class APRSClient:
             dict: Statistics about the connection and packet handling
         """
 
+    @property
+    def is_connected(self):
+        return self.connected
+
+    @property
+    def login_success(self):
+        return self.login_status.get("success", False)
+
+    @property
+    def login_failure(self):
+        return self.login_status["message"]
+
     def set_filter(self, filter):
         self.filter = filter
         if self._client:
diff --git a/aprsd/client/drivers/aprsis.py b/aprsd/client/drivers/aprsis.py
index 405de57..afcbd63 100644
--- a/aprsd/client/drivers/aprsis.py
+++ b/aprsd/client/drivers/aprsis.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class Aprsdis(aprslib.IS):
     # date for last time we heard from the server
     aprsd_keepalive = datetime.datetime.now()
 
+    # Which server we are connected to?
+    server_string = "None"
+
     # timeout in seconds
     select_timeout = 1
     lock = threading.Lock()
diff --git a/aprsd/client/fake.py b/aprsd/client/fake.py
index c8e255b..b17262d 100644
--- a/aprsd/client/fake.py
+++ b/aprsd/client/fake.py
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger("APRSD")
 
 class APRSDFakeClient(base.APRSClient, metaclass=trace.TraceWrapperMetaclass):
 
-    def stats(self) -> dict:
-        return {}
+    def stats(self, serializable=False) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "transport": "Fake",
+            "connected": True,
+        }
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_enabled():
diff --git a/aprsd/client/kiss.py b/aprsd/client/kiss.py
index 8318fc1..852d524 100644
--- a/aprsd/client/kiss.py
+++ b/aprsd/client/kiss.py
@@ -17,12 +17,18 @@ class KISSClient(base.APRSClient):
 
     _client = None
 
-    def stats(self) -> dict:
+    def stats(self, serializable=False) -> dict:
         stats = {}
         if self.is_configured():
-            return {
+            stats = {
+                "connected": self.is_connected,
                 "transport": self.transport(),
             }
+            if self.transport() == client.TRANSPORT_TCPKISS:
+                stats["host"] = CONF.kiss_tcp.host
+                stats["port"] = CONF.kiss_tcp.port
+            elif self.transport() == client.TRANSPORT_SERIALKISS:
+                stats["device"] = CONF.kiss_serial.device
         return stats
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/aprsd/client/stats.py b/aprsd/client/stats.py
index 5b0d088..29692ad 100644
--- a/aprsd/client/stats.py
+++ b/aprsd/client/stats.py
@@ -17,22 +17,4 @@ class APRSClientStats:
 
     @wrapt.synchronized(lock)
     def stats(self, serializable=False):
-        cl = client.client_factory.create()
-        stats = {
-            "transport": cl.transport(),
-            "filter": cl.filter,
-            "connected": cl.connected,
-        }
-
-        if cl.transport() == client.TRANSPORT_APRSIS:
-            stats["server_string"] = cl.client.server_string
-            keepalive = cl.client.aprsd_keepalive
-            if serializable:
-                keepalive = keepalive.isoformat()
-            stats["server_keepalive"] = keepalive
-        elif cl.transport() == client.TRANSPORT_TCPKISS:
-            stats["host"] = CONF.kiss_tcp.host
-            stats["port"] = CONF.kiss_tcp.port
-        elif cl.transport() == client.TRANSPORT_SERIALKISS:
-            stats["device"] = CONF.kiss_serial.device
-        return stats
+        return client.client_factory.create().stats(serializable=serializable)
diff --git a/aprsd/cmds/listen.py b/aprsd/cmds/listen.py
index 47a6deb..f42f16a 100644
--- a/aprsd/cmds/listen.py
+++ b/aprsd/cmds/listen.py
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ def listen(
     LOG.info("Creating client connection")
     aprs_client = client_factory.create()
     LOG.info(aprs_client)
+    if not aprs_client.login_success:
+        # We failed to login, will just quit!
+        msg = f"Login Failure: {aprs_client.login_failure}"
+        LOG.error(msg)
+        print(msg)
+        sys.exit(-1)
 
     LOG.debug(f"Filter by '{filter}'")
     aprs_client.set_filter(filter)
diff --git a/aprsd/cmds/server.py b/aprsd/cmds/server.py
index 176d592..a355478 100644
--- a/aprsd/cmds/server.py
+++ b/aprsd/cmds/server.py
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ def server(ctx, flush):
     LOG.info("Creating client connection")
     aprs_client = client_factory.create()
     LOG.info(aprs_client)
+    if not aprs_client.login_success:
+        # We failed to login, will just quit!
+        msg = f"Login Failure: {aprs_client.login_failure}"
+        LOG.error(msg)
+        print(msg)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    # Check to make sure the login worked.
 
     # Create the initial PM singleton and Register plugins
     # We register plugins first here so we can register each
diff --git a/aprsd/cmds/webchat.py b/aprsd/cmds/webchat.py
index 1900b95..8ce38ba 100644
--- a/aprsd/cmds/webchat.py
+++ b/aprsd/cmds/webchat.py
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ from aprsd import utils as aprsd_utils
 from aprsd.client import client_factory, kiss
 from aprsd.main import cli
 from aprsd.threads import aprsd as aprsd_threads
-from aprsd.threads import keep_alive, rx, tx
+from aprsd.threads import keep_alive, rx
+from aprsd.threads import stats as stats_thread
+from aprsd.threads import tx
 from aprsd.utils import trace
 
 
@@ -614,10 +616,24 @@ def webchat(ctx, flush, port):
         LOG.error("APRS client is not properly configured in config file.")
         sys.exit(-1)
 
+    # Creates the client object
+    LOG.info("Creating client connection")
+    aprs_client = client_factory.create()
+    LOG.info(aprs_client)
+    if not aprs_client.login_success:
+        # We failed to login, will just quit!
+        msg = f"Login Failure: {aprs_client.login_failure}"
+        LOG.error(msg)
+        print(msg)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
     keepalive = keep_alive.KeepAliveThread()
     LOG.info("Start KeepAliveThread")
     keepalive.start()
 
+    stats_store_thread = stats_thread.APRSDStatsStoreThread()
+    stats_store_thread.start()
+
     socketio = init_flask(loglevel, quiet)
     rx_thread = rx.APRSDPluginRXThread(
         packet_queue=threads.packet_queue,
diff --git a/aprsd/threads/keep_alive.py b/aprsd/threads/keep_alive.py
index b212ac4..309ac8c 100644
--- a/aprsd/threads/keep_alive.py
+++ b/aprsd/threads/keep_alive.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import tracemalloc
 
 from loguru import logger
 from oslo_config import cfg
+import timeago
 
 from aprsd import packets, utils
 from aprsd.client import client_factory
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ class KeepAliveThread(APRSDThread):
 
             # check the APRS connection
             cl = client_factory.create()
+            cl_stats = cl.stats()
+            keepalive = timeago.format(cl_stats.get("keepalive", None))
+            LOGU.opt(colors=True).info(f"<green>Client keepalive {keepalive}</green>")
             # Reset the connection if it's dead and this isn't our
             # First time through the loop.
             # The first time through the loop can happen at startup where
diff --git a/aprsd/threads/rx.py b/aprsd/threads/rx.py
index b75f520..f641535 100644
--- a/aprsd/threads/rx.py
+++ b/aprsd/threads/rx.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger("APRSD")
 
 
 class APRSDRXThread(APRSDThread):
+    _client = None
+
     def __init__(self, packet_queue):
         super().__init__("RX_PKT")
         self.packet_queue = packet_queue
@@ -33,6 +35,12 @@ class APRSDRXThread(APRSDThread):
             self._client = client_factory.create()
             time.sleep(1)
             return True
+
+        if not self._client.is_connected:
+            self._client = client_factory.create()
+            time.sleep(1)
+            return True
+
         # setup the consumer of messages and block until a messages
         try:
             # This will register a packet consumer with aprslib