diff --git a/include/DirectCommunicationClient.hpp b/include/DirectCommunicationClient.hpp
index 2760ea4..5931eb8 100644
--- a/include/DirectCommunicationClient.hpp
+++ b/include/DirectCommunicationClient.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace DirectCommunication
             std::thread Worker_;
             std::atomic_bool stopWorker_;
 
-            std::atomic_bool isConnected = true;
+            std::atomic_bool isConnected = false;
 
             std::function<void(std::string)> MessageHandle_ = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/DirectCommunicationClient.cpp b/src/DirectCommunicationClient.cpp
index 50ddafb..7edc8a0 100644
--- a/src/DirectCommunicationClient.cpp
+++ b/src/DirectCommunicationClient.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace DirectCommunication
 
         socket_.connect("tcp://"+serverAddress_+":"+std::to_string(port_));
         socket_.set(zmq::sockopt::rcvtimeo,100);
+        socket_.set(zmq::sockopt::sndtimeo,500);
 
         Worker_ = std::thread(&DirectCommunicationClient::workerFunc_,this);
         stopWorker_ = false;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ namespace DirectCommunication
 
             if (recv > 0) 
             {
-                
+                isConnected = true;
                 if (msg.to_string() == "CLOSE") 
                 {
                     isConnected = false;