diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index be1be447..ebdc5795 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -1419,6 +1419,7 @@ extern bool log_curses_only(int prio, const char *datetime, const char *str);
 extern void clear_logwin(void);
 extern void logwin_update(void);
 extern bool pool_tclear(struct pool *pool, bool *var);
+extern void pool_failed(struct pool *pool);
 extern struct thread_q *tq_new(void);
 extern void tq_free(struct thread_q *tq);
 extern bool tq_push(struct thread_q *tq, void *data);
diff --git a/sgminer.c b/sgminer.c
index e3854ad3..dfa5cc23 100644
--- a/sgminer.c
+++ b/sgminer.c
@@ -3609,6 +3609,16 @@ struct work *copy_work_noffset(struct work *base_work, int noffset)
 	return work;
 }
 
+void pool_failed(struct pool *pool)
+{
+	if (!pool_tset(pool, &pool->idle)) {
+		cgtime(&pool->tv_idle);
+		if (pool == current_pool()) {
+			switch_pools(NULL);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void pool_died(struct pool *pool)
 {
 	if (!pool_tset(pool, &pool->idle)) {
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 692b92a2..8f0c20d7 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -1743,8 +1743,10 @@ static bool parse_reconnect(struct pool *pool, json_t *val)
 	free(tmp);
 	mutex_unlock(&pool->stratum_lock);
 
-	if (!restart_stratum(pool))
+	if (!restart_stratum(pool)) {
+		pool_failed(pool);
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	return true;
 }