diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index a8149ba..c6f975f 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <glob.h>
 
 #include "log/log.h"
@@ -53,7 +54,10 @@ static void load_default_ca_cert(struct ssl_context *ctx)
 
 static void signal_cb(struct ev_loop *loop, ev_signal *w, int revents)
 {
+    struct rtty *rtty = ev_userdata(loop);
+
     if (w->signum == SIGINT) {
+        rtty->reconnect = false;
         ev_break(loop, EVBREAK_ALL);
         log_info("Normal quit\n");
     }
@@ -138,6 +142,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         return -1;
 #endif
 
+    ev_set_userdata(loop, &rtty);
+
     while (true) {
         c = getopt_long(argc, argv, shortopts, long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1)
@@ -272,6 +278,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         load_default_ca_cert(rtty.ssl_ctx);
 #endif
 
+    srand(time(NULL));
+
     if (rtty_start(&rtty) < 0)
         return -1;
 
diff --git a/src/rtty.c b/src/rtty.c
index 4ae3be9..592b45d 100644
--- a/src/rtty.c
+++ b/src/rtty.c
@@ -324,8 +324,10 @@ done:
     if (!rtty->reconnect) {
         ev_break(rtty->loop, EVBREAK_ALL);
     } else {
-        ev_timer_set(&rtty->tmr, 5.0, 0);
+        int delay = rand() % 10 + 5;
+        ev_timer_set(&rtty->tmr, delay, 0);
         ev_timer_start(rtty->loop, &rtty->tmr);
+        log_err("reconnect in %d seconds\n", delay);
     }
 }
 
@@ -737,7 +739,6 @@ static void rtty_timer_cb(struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_timer *w, int revents)
     struct rtty *rtty = container_of(w, struct rtty, tmr);
 
     if (rtty->sock < 0) {
-        log_err("rtty reconnecting...\n");
         tcp_connect(rtty->loop, rtty->host, rtty->port, on_net_connected, rtty);
         return;
     }