diff --git a/www/pgm2/console.js b/www/pgm2/console.js
index c3d081ca2..ccf3a2459 100644
--- a/www/pgm2/console.js
+++ b/www/pgm2/console.js
@@ -3,18 +3,29 @@ var consConn;
 function
 consUpdate()
 {
-  if(consConn.readyState != 4 || consConn.status != 200)
+  if(consConn.readyState == 4) {
+    var errdiv = document.createElement('div');
+    errdiv.innerHTML = "Connection lost, reconnecting in 5 seconds...";
+    errdiv.setAttribute("id","connect_err");
+    document.body.appendChild(errdiv);
+    setTimeout("consFill()", 5000);
+    return; // some problem connecting
+  }
+  if(consConn.readyState != 3)
     return;
+
   var el = document.getElementById("console");
   if(el)
-    el.innerHTML=el.innerHTML+consConn.responseText;
-  consConn.abort();
-  consFill();
+    el.innerHTML="Events:<br>"+consConn.responseText;
 }
 
 function
 consFill()
 {
+  var errdiv = document.getElementById("connect_err");
+  if(errdiv)
+    document.body.removeChild(errdiv);
+
   consConn = new XMLHttpRequest();
   consConn.open("GET", document.location.pathname+"?XHR=1&inform=console", true);
   consConn.onreadystatechange = consUpdate;