diff --git a/redminebot.py b/redminebot.py
index 83e8000..1050f92 100755
--- a/redminebot.py
+++ b/redminebot.py
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ class Bot(object):
     ):  # pragma: no cover  (this excludes this function from testing)
         new_msg = self.ircsock.recv(2048)  # receive data from the server
         if not new_msg:
-            print("Empty recv. It seems I’ve lost my mind. I stop to be reborn.")
-            sys.exit(7)
+            print("Empty recv. It seems I’ve lost my mind. I stop to be reborn.", new_msg)
+            #sys.exit(7)
+            time.sleep(1)
         else:
             new_msg = new_msg.strip("\n\r".encode())  # removing any unnecessary linebreaks
             if new_msg != "" and new_msg.find("PING :".encode()) == -1: