diff --git a/www/common/netflux.js b/www/common/netflux.js
index 1d0e9c809..6919a72cd 100644
--- a/www/common/netflux.js
+++ b/www/common/netflux.js
@@ -1025,12 +1025,6 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 	    this.protocol = _ServiceProvider2.default.get(cs.EXCHANGEPROTOCOL_SERVICE);
 	    this.defaults = {
 	      signaling: 'ws://localhost:9000',
-	      /**
-	       * If an error is encountered but it is recoverable, do not immediately fail
-	       * but if it keeps firing errors over and over, do fail.
-	       */
-	      recoverableErrorCount: 0,
-	      MAX_RECOVERABLE_ERRORS: 15,
 	      // Maximum number of milliseconds of lag before we fail the connection.
 	      MAX_LAG_BEFORE_DISCONNECT: 20000
 	    };
@@ -1040,6 +1034,8 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 	  _createClass(WebSocketService, [{
 	    key: 'join',
 	    value: function join(key) {
+	      var _this = this;
+
 	      var options = arguments.length <= 1 || arguments[1] === undefined ? {} : arguments[1];
 
 	      var settings = Object.assign({}, this.settings, options);
@@ -1051,24 +1047,19 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 	          resolve(socket);
 	        };
 	        socket.onerror = reject;
-	      });
-	    }
-
-	    // Check the status of the socket connection
-	    /*var isSocketDisconnected = function (realtime) {
-	      let sock = ws._socket;
-	        return sock.readyState === sock.CLOSING
-	            || sock.readyState === sock.CLOSED
-	            || (realtime.getLag().waiting && realtime.getLag().lag > MAX_LAG_BEFORE_DISCONNECT);
-	    }
-	    var checkSocket = module.exports.checkSocket = function (realtime) {
-	        if (isSocketDisconnected(realtime) && !socket.intentionallyClosing) {
+	        // Check the status of the socket connection
+	        var isSocketDisconnected = function isSocketDisconnected(realtime, sock) {
+	          return sock.readyState === sock.CLOSING || sock.readyState === sock.CLOSED || realtime.getLag().waiting && realtime.getLag().lag > _this.settings.MAX_LAG_BEFORE_DISCONNECT;
+	        };
+	        socket.checkSocket = function (realtime) {
+	          if (isSocketDisconnected(realtime, socket) && !socket.intentionallyClosing) {
 	            return true;
-	        } else {
+	          } else {
 	            return false;
-	        }
-	    };*/
-
+	          }
+	        };
+	      });
+	    }
 	  }]);
 
 	  return WebSocketService;
diff --git a/www/common/realtime-input.js b/www/common/realtime-input.js
index ecd19e015..08473e3f8 100644
--- a/www/common/realtime-input.js
+++ b/www/common/realtime-input.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ define([
     var debug = function (x) { console.log(x); },
         warn = function (x) { console.error(x); },
         verbose = function (x) { console.log(x); };
-    // verbose = function () {}; // comment out to enable verbose logging
+    verbose = function () {}; // comment out to enable verbose logging
 
     // ------------------ Trapping Keyboard Events ---------------------- //
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ define([
             });
 
             // Check the connection to the channel
-            //checkConnection(wc);
+            checkConnection(wc);
 
             bindAllEvents(textarea, doc, onEvent, false);
 
@@ -202,31 +202,32 @@ define([
         }
 
         var checkConnection = function(wc) {
-          //TODO
-            /*var socketChecker = setInterval(function () {
-                if (netflux.checkSocket(realtime)) {
-                    warn("Socket disconnected!");
-
-                    recoverableErrorCount += 1;
-
-                    if (recoverableErrorCount >= MAX_RECOVERABLE_ERRORS) {
-                        warn("Giving up!");
-                        realtime.abort();
-                        wc.leave()
-                            .then(null, function(err) {
-                                warn(err);
-                            });
-                        if (config.onAbort) {
-                            config.onAbort({
-                                socket: socket
-                            });
+            if(wc.channels && wc.channels.size > 0) {
+                var channels = Array.from(wc.channels);
+                var channel = channels[0];
+                
+                var socketChecker = setInterval(function () {
+                    if (channel.checkSocket(realtime)) {
+                        warn("Socket disconnected!");
+
+                        recoverableErrorCount += 1;
+
+                        if (recoverableErrorCount >= MAX_RECOVERABLE_ERRORS) {
+                            warn("Giving up!");
+                            realtime.abort();
+                            try { channel.close(); } catch (e) { warn(e); }
+                            if (config.onAbort) {
+                                config.onAbort({
+                                    socket: channel
+                                });
+                            }
+                            if (socketChecker) { clearInterval(socketChecker); }
                         }
-                        if (socketChecker) { clearInterval(socketChecker); }
+                    } else {
+                        // it's working as expected, continue
                     }
-                } else {
-                    // it's working as expected, continue
-                }
-            }, 200);*/
+                }, 200);
+            }
         }
 
         return {