diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py b/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
index c93b1c50..dd8341e3 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
@@ -255,11 +255,12 @@ class ConsoleHandler(object):
         self._send_rcpts({'connectstate': self.connectstate})
 
     def _got_disconnected(self):
-        self.connectstate = 'unconnected'
-        self.log(
-            logdata='console disconnected', ltype=log.DataTypes.event,
-            event=log.Events.consoledisconnect)
-        self._send_rcpts({'connectstate': self.connectstate})
+        if self.connectstate != 'unconnected':
+            self.connectstate = 'unconnected'
+            self.log(
+                logdata='console disconnected', ltype=log.DataTypes.event,
+                event=log.Events.consoledisconnect)
+            self._send_rcpts({'connectstate': self.connectstate})
         if self._isalive:
             self._connect()
 
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 53d2a23b..70d3ddff 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ class IpmiConsole(conapi.Console):
                 self.broken = True
                 self.error = data['error']
                 if self.connected:
+                    self.connected = False
                     self.datacallback(conapi.ConsoleEvent.Disconnect)
         else:
             self.datacallback(data)