diff --git a/binprot.c b/binprot.c
index dcae992..f0ce52f 100644
--- a/binprot.c
+++ b/binprot.c
@@ -357,7 +357,12 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
     } while (res == 1);
     p->nextFmt = str + pos;
     a->wrPos = 0;
-    a->state = AsconWriting;
+    if (GetDynStringLength(a->wrBuffer) == 0) {
+      /* prevent to swallow "garbage" */
+      a->state = AsconWriteDone;
+    } else {
+      a->state = AsconWriting;
+    }
     a->lineCount = 0;
     return 1;
   case AsconReadStart:
diff --git a/ease.c b/ease.c
index 036696d..a434723 100644
--- a/ease.c
+++ b/ease.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void EaseStop(EaseBase * eab, char *reason)
     snprintf(eab->msg, sizeof eab->msg, "offline (%s)", reason);
     ParPrintf(eab, eLogError, "ERROR: %s", eab->msg);
   }
-  eab->state = EASE_notconnected;
+  eab->state = EASE_offline;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static int EaseInit(SConnection * pCon, EaseBase * eab, int argc,
      <host> <port>
      <host>:<port>
    */
-  int port=0, iRet, i;
+  int port, iRet, i;
   rs232 *ser;
   char *colon, *host;
   char buf[64];