diff --git a/aprsd/client.py b/aprsd/client.py
index 6a8b26d..2561692 100644
--- a/aprsd/client.py
+++ b/aprsd/client.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Client:
         if cls._instance is None:
             cls._instance = super().__new__(cls)
             # Put any initialization here.
+            cls._instance._create_client()
         return cls._instance
 
     def set_filter(self, filter):
@@ -50,13 +51,20 @@ class Client:
     @property
     def client(self):
         if not self._client:
-            LOG.info("Creating APRS client")
-            self._client = self.setup_connection()
-            if self.filter:
-                LOG.info("Creating APRS client filter")
-                self._client.set_filter(self.filter)
+            self._create_client()
         return self._client
 
+    def _create_client(self):
+        self._client = self.setup_connection()
+        if self.filter:
+            LOG.info("Creating APRS client filter")
+            self._client.set_filter(self.filter)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        if self._client:
+            LOG.info("Stopping client connection.")
+            self._client.stop()
+
     def send(self, packet: core.Packet):
         packet_list.PacketList().tx(packet)
         self.client.send(packet)
@@ -65,6 +73,7 @@ class Client:
         """Call this to force a rebuild/reconnect."""
         if self._client:
             del self._client
+            self._create_client()
         else:
             LOG.warning("Client not initialized, nothing to reset.")
 
@@ -89,6 +98,10 @@ class Client:
     def decode_packet(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def consumer(self, callback, blocking=False, immortal=False, raw=False):
+        pass
+
 
 class APRSISClient(Client):
 
@@ -127,8 +140,10 @@ class APRSISClient(Client):
 
     def is_alive(self):
         if self._client:
+            LOG.warning(f"APRS_CLIENT {self._client} alive? {self._client.is_alive()}")
             return self._client.is_alive()
         else:
+            LOG.warning(f"APRS_CLIENT {self._client} alive? NO!!!")
             return False
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -149,7 +164,7 @@ class APRSISClient(Client):
         aprs_client = None
         while not connected:
             try:
-                LOG.info("Creating aprslib client")
+                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
@@ -170,10 +185,17 @@ class APRSISClient(Client):
                 else:
                     backoff += 1
                 continue
-        LOG.debug(f"Logging in to APRS-IS with user '{user}'")
         self._client = aprs_client
+        LOG.warning(f"APRS_CLIENT {aprs_client}")
         return aprs_client
 
+    def consumer(self, callback, blocking=False, immortal=False, raw=False):
+        if self.is_alive():
+            self._client.consumer(
+                callback, blocking=blocking,
+                immortal=immortal, raw=raw,
+            )
+
 
 class KISSClient(Client):
 
@@ -248,6 +270,9 @@ class KISSClient(Client):
         self._client = kiss.KISS3Client()
         return self._client
 
+    def consumer(self, callback, blocking=False, immortal=False, raw=False):
+        self._client.consumer(callback)
+
 
 class APRSDFakeClient(Client, metaclass=trace.TraceWrapperMetaclass):
 
@@ -304,7 +329,7 @@ class ClientFactory:
                 key = TRANSPORT_FAKE
 
         builder = self._builders.get(key)
-        LOG.debug(f"Creating client {key}")
+        LOG.debug(f"ClientFactory Creating client of type '{key}'")
         if not builder:
             raise ValueError(key)
         return builder()
diff --git a/aprsd/clients/kiss.py b/aprsd/clients/kiss.py
index 21b21f9..e4c7bca 100644
--- a/aprsd/clients/kiss.py
+++ b/aprsd/clients/kiss.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class KISS3Client:
             LOG.error("Failed to parse bytes received from KISS interface.")
             LOG.exception(ex)
 
-    def consumer(self, callback, blocking=False, immortal=False, raw=False):
+    def consumer(self, callback):
         LOG.debug("Start blocking KISS consumer")
         self._parse_callback = callback
         self.kiss.read(callback=self.parse_frame, min_frames=None)
diff --git a/aprsd/threads/aprsd.py b/aprsd/threads/aprsd.py
index 306abd5..d815af6 100644
--- a/aprsd/threads/aprsd.py
+++ b/aprsd/threads/aprsd.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger("APRSD")
 
 
 class APRSDThread(threading.Thread, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+    """Base class for all threads in APRSD."""
+
+    loop_interval = 1
 
     def __init__(self, name):
         super().__init__(name=name)
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ class APRSDThread(threading.Thread, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         LOG.debug("Starting")
         while not self._should_quit():
             can_loop = self.loop()
+            self.loop_interval += 1
             self._last_loop = datetime.datetime.now()
             if not can_loop:
                 self.stop()
@@ -84,6 +88,17 @@ class APRSDThreadList:
                 LOG.info(F"{th.name} packet {th.packet}")
             th.stop()
 
+    @wrapt.synchronized(lock)
+    def info(self):
+        """Go through all the threads and collect info about each."""
+        info = {}
+        for thread in self.threads_list:
+            alive = thread.is_alive()
+            age = thread.loop_age()
+            key = thread.__class__.__name__
+            info[key] = {"alive": True if alive else False, "age": age, "name": thread.name}
+        return info
+
     @wrapt.synchronized(lock)
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self.threads_list)
diff --git a/aprsd/threads/rx.py b/aprsd/threads/rx.py
index 5613368..e78a204 100644
--- a/aprsd/threads/rx.py
+++ b/aprsd/threads/rx.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import time
 import aprslib
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
-from aprsd import client, packets, plugin
+from aprsd import client, packets, plugin, stats
 from aprsd.packets import log as packet_log
 from aprsd.threads import APRSDThread, tx
 
@@ -23,9 +23,15 @@ class APRSDRXThread(APRSDThread):
 
     def stop(self):
         self.thread_stop = True
-        client.factory.create().client.stop()
+        if self._client:
+            self._client.stop()
 
     def loop(self):
+        LOG.debug(f"RX_MSG-LOOP {self.loop_interval}")
+        if not self._client:
+            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
@@ -37,10 +43,11 @@ class APRSDRXThread(APRSDThread):
             # and the aprslib developer didn't want to allow a PR to add
             # kwargs.  :(
             # https://github.com/rossengeorgiev/aprs-python/pull/56
-            self._client.client.consumer(
-                self.process_packet, raw=False, blocking=False,
+            LOG.debug(f"Calling client consumer CL {self._client}")
+            self._client.consumer(
+                self._process_packet, raw=False, blocking=False,
             )
-
+            LOG.debug(f"Consumer done {self._client}")
         except (
             aprslib.exceptions.ConnectionDrop,
             aprslib.exceptions.ConnectionError,
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ class APRSDRXThread(APRSDThread):
             # This will cause a reconnect, next time client.get_client()
             # is called
             self._client.reset()
+        except Exception as ex:
+            LOG.error("Something bad happened!!!")
+            LOG.exception(ex)
+            return False
         # Continue to loop
         return True
 
+    def _process_packet(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Intermediate callback so we can update the keepalive time."""
+        stats.APRSDStats().set_aprsis_keepalive()
+        # Now call the 'real' packet processing for a RX'x packet
+        self.process_packet(*args, **kwargs)
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def process_packet(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass