diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index c298d121d..bd6ea1135 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: mirai
 Type: Package
 Title: Minimalist Async Evaluation Framework for R
-Version: 0.7.2.9027
+Version: 0.7.2.9028
 Description: Lightweight parallel code execution, local or distributed across
     the network. Designed for simplicity, a 'mirai' evaluates an arbitrary
     expression asynchronously, resolving automatically upon completion.
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1546bbf2c..0afc5edf3 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# mirai 0.7.2.9027 (development)
+# mirai 0.7.2.9028 (development)
 
 * mirai 0.8.0 is a major feature release. Special thanks to @wlandau for suggestions, discussion and testing for many of the new capabilities.
 * Compute profiles have been introduced through a new `.compute` argument in `daemons()` and `mirai()` for sending tasks with heterogeneous compute requirements.
diff --git a/R/mirai.R b/R/mirai.R
index 8ec0afd81..bbd713526 100644
--- a/R/mirai.R
+++ b/R/mirai.R
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ server <- function(url, nodes = NULL, idletime = Inf, walltime = Inf, tasklimit
     vectorised <- length(url) == nodes + 2L
     seq_nodes <- seq_len(nodes)
     servernames <- character(nodes)
-    complete <- assigned <- integer(nodes)
+    activestore <- complete <- assigned <- integer(nodes)
     serverfree <- !integer(nodes)
     servers <- queue <- vector(mode = "list", length = nodes)
 
@@ -140,8 +140,11 @@ server <- function(url, nodes = NULL, idletime = Inf, walltime = Inf, tasklimit
       while (count < tasklimit && mclock() - start < walltime && if (idle) mclock() - idle < idletime else TRUE) {
 
         activevec <- as.integer(unlist(lapply(servers, stat, "pipes")))
-        assigned <- activevec * assigned
-        complete <- activevec * complete
+        newcon <- as.logical(pmax.int(activevec - activestore, 0L))
+        activestore <- activevec
+        assigned[newcon] <- 0L
+        complete[newcon] <- 0L
+
         active <- sum(activevec)
         free <- which(serverfree & activevec)
         if (length(free) == active) {
@@ -379,7 +382,7 @@ mirai <- function(.expr, ..., .args = list(), .timeout = NULL, .compute = "defau
 #'     running a passive queue.}
 #'     \item{\code{nodes}} {- a matrix of URL, active (connected) and busy
 #'     status, as well as cumulative tasks assigned and completed (reset if a
-#'     node disconnects), or else NA if not running an active queue.}
+#'     node re-connects), or else NA if not running an active queue.}
 #'     }
 #'
 #' @details Use \code{daemons(0)} to reset all daemon connections at any time.
diff --git a/man/daemons.Rd b/man/daemons.Rd
index 4c70a03f4..1d8dcd4fa 100644
--- a/man/daemons.Rd
+++ b/man/daemons.Rd
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Setting daemons: integer number of daemons set, or the character
     running a passive queue.}
     \item{\code{nodes}} {- a matrix of URL, active (connected) and busy
     status, as well as cumulative tasks assigned and completed (reset if a
-    node disconnects), or else NA if not running an active queue.}
+    node re-connects), or else NA if not running an active queue.}
     }
 }
 \description{