diff --git a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
index 75d020b..00de026 100644
--- a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
@@ -1166,9 +1166,9 @@ CAChannelPut::CAChannelPut(CAChannel::shared_pointer const & channel,
 :
     channel(channel),
     channelPutRequester(channelPutRequester),
-    pvRequest(pvRequest),    
-    lastRequestFlag(false),
-    block(false)
+    pvRequest(pvRequest), 
+    block(false),   
+    lastRequestFlag(false)
 {
     
 }
@@ -1647,6 +1647,9 @@ CAChannelMonitorPtr CAChannelMonitor::create(
 
 CAChannelMonitor::~CAChannelMonitor()
 {
+    if(!isStarted) return;
+    channel->threadAttach();
+    ca_clear_subscription(eventID);
 }
 
 CAChannelMonitor::CAChannelMonitor(
@@ -1656,8 +1659,8 @@ CAChannelMonitor::CAChannelMonitor(
 :
     channel(channel),
     monitorRequester(monitorRequester),
-    pvRequest(pvRequest)
-    
+    pvRequest(pvRequest),
+    isStarted(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1747,6 +1750,11 @@ void CAChannelMonitor::subscriptionEvent(struct event_handler_args &args)
 
 epics::pvData::Status CAChannelMonitor::start()
 {
+    Status status = Status::Ok;
+    if(isStarted) {
+        status = Status(Status::STATUSTYPE_WARNING,"already started");
+        return status;
+    }
     channel->threadAttach();
 
     /*
@@ -1768,24 +1776,26 @@ epics::pvData::Status CAChannelMonitor::start()
          &eventID);
     if (result == ECA_NORMAL)
     {
+        isStarted = true;
         monitorQueue->start();
         ca_flush_io();
-        return Status::Ok;
-    }
-    else
-    {
+        return status;
+    } else {
+        isStarted = false;
         return Status(Status::STATUSTYPE_ERROR, string(ca_message(result)));
     }
 }
 
 epics::pvData::Status CAChannelMonitor::stop()
 {
+    if(!isStarted) return Status(Status::STATUSTYPE_WARNING,"already stopped");
     channel->threadAttach();
 
     int result = ca_clear_subscription(eventID);
 
     if (result == ECA_NORMAL)
     {
+        isStarted = false;
         monitorQueue->stop();
         return Status::Ok;
     }
@@ -1819,8 +1829,10 @@ void CAChannelMonitor::cancel()
 
 void CAChannelMonitor::destroy()
 {
+    if(!isStarted) return;
     channel->threadAttach();
     ca_clear_subscription(eventID);
+    isStarted = false;
 }
 
 }}}
diff --git a/src/ca/pv/caChannel.h b/src/ca/pv/caChannel.h
index 2987ba5..5dbd577 100644
--- a/src/ca/pv/caChannel.h
+++ b/src/ca/pv/caChannel.h
@@ -179,13 +179,11 @@ private:
     CAChannel::shared_pointer channel;
     ChannelGetRequester::shared_pointer channelGetRequester;
     epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer pvRequest;
-    chtype getType;
+    bool lastRequestFlag;
 
+    chtype getType;
     epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer pvStructure;
     epics::pvData::BitSet::shared_pointer bitSet;
-
-    // TODO AtomicBoolean !!!
-    bool lastRequestFlag;
 };
 
 
@@ -248,14 +246,12 @@ private:
     CAChannel::shared_pointer channel;
     ChannelPutRequester::shared_pointer channelPutRequester;
     epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer pvRequest;
-    chtype getType;
+    bool block;
+    bool lastRequestFlag;
 
+    chtype getType;
     epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer pvStructure;
     epics::pvData::BitSet::shared_pointer bitSet;
-
-    // TODO AtomicBoolean !!!
-    bool lastRequestFlag;
-    bool block;
 };
 
 class CACMonitorQueue;
@@ -311,6 +307,7 @@ private:
     CAChannelPtr channel;
     MonitorRequester::shared_pointer monitorRequester;
     epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer pvRequest;
+    bool isStarted;
     chtype getType;
 
     epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer pvStructure;