diff --git a/lib/namespace.js b/lib/namespace.js
index 3c538a77c..a40bac9c6 100644
--- a/lib/namespace.js
+++ b/lib/namespace.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     this.json = new Flag(this, 'json');
     this.ackPackets = 0;
     this.acks = {};
+	  this.connected = false;
   };
 
   /**
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@
         } else {
           this.$emit('disconnect', packet.reason);
         }
+	      this.connected = false;
         break;
 
       case 'message':
diff --git a/lib/socket.js b/lib/socket.js
index 1dd11e2ec..73214893c 100644
--- a/lib/socket.js
+++ b/lib/socket.js
@@ -75,13 +75,19 @@
    */
 
   Socket.prototype.of = function (name) {
-    if (!this.namespaces[name]) {
+	  if (!this.namespaces[name]) {
       this.namespaces[name] = new io.SocketNamespace(this, name);
 
       if (name !== '') {
-        this.namespaces[name].packet({ type: 'connect' });
+	      this.namespaces[name].connected = true;
+	      this.namespaces[name].packet({ type: 'connect' });
       }
-    }
+	  } else {
+		  if (!this.namespaces[name].connected) {
+			  this.namespaces[name].connected = true;
+			  this.namespaces[name].packet({ type: 'connect' });
+		  }
+	  }
 
     return this.namespaces[name];
   };
@@ -161,7 +167,7 @@
           } else if (xhr.status == 403) {
             self.onError(xhr.responseText);
           } else {
-            self.connecting = false;            
+            self.connecting = false;
             !self.reconnecting && self.onError(xhr.responseText);
           }
         }
@@ -205,7 +211,7 @@
 
     var self = this;
     self.connecting = true;
-    
+
     this.handshake(function (sid, heartbeat, close, transports) {
       self.sessionid = sid;
       self.closeTimeout = close * 1000;
@@ -327,7 +333,7 @@
     this.transport.payload(this.buffer);
     this.buffer = [];
   };
-  
+
 
   /**
    * Disconnect the established connect.
@@ -390,7 +396,7 @@
     var port = global.location.port ||
       ('https:' == global.location.protocol ? 443 : 80);
 
-    return this.options.host !== global.location.hostname 
+    return this.options.host !== global.location.hostname
       || this.options.port != port;
   };