diff --git a/src/app/panels/middle/p2pool/simple.rs b/src/app/panels/middle/p2pool/simple.rs
index 34943a2..82404e8 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/middle/p2pool/simple.rs
+++ b/src/app/panels/middle/p2pool/simple.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ impl P2pool {
         // saves me the hassle of wrapping [state: State] completely
         // and [.lock().unwrap()]ing it everywhere.
         // Two atomic bools = enough to represent this data
+
+        // local or remote
+
+        // disable remote if local is checked.
         debug!("P2Pool Tab | Running [auto-select] check");
         if self.auto_select {
             let mut ping = lock!(ping);
diff --git a/src/helper/p2pool.rs b/src/helper/p2pool.rs
index ff010bd..da1e658 100644
--- a/src/helper/p2pool.rs
+++ b/src/helper/p2pool.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::regex::contains_end_status;
 use crate::regex::contains_statuscommand;
 use crate::regex::contains_yourhashrate;
 use crate::regex::contains_yourshare;
+use crate::regex::contains_zmq_connection_lost;
 use crate::regex::estimated_hr;
 use crate::regex::nb_current_shares;
 use crate::regex::P2POOL_REGEX;
@@ -831,6 +832,14 @@ impl PubP2poolApi {
                 lock!(process).state = ProcessState::Alive;
             }
         }
+        // check if zmq server still alive
+        if lock!(process).state == ProcessState::Alive
+            && contains_zmq_connection_lost(&output_parse)
+        {
+            // node zmq is not responding, p2pool is not ready
+            lock!(process).state = ProcessState::Syncing;
+        }
+
         // 3. Throw away [output_parse]
         output_parse.clear();
         drop(output_parse);
diff --git a/src/utils/regex.rs b/src/utils/regex.rs
index ac747f9..130e674 100644
--- a/src/utils/regex.rs
+++ b/src/utils/regex.rs
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ pub fn contains_timeout(l: &str) -> bool {
     static LINE_SHARE: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"timeout").unwrap());
     LINE_SHARE.is_match(l)
 }
+pub fn contains_zmq_connection_lost(l: &str) -> bool {
+    static LINE_SHARE: Lazy<Regex> =
+        Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"ZMQReader failed to connect to").unwrap());
+    LINE_SHARE.is_match(l)
+}
 pub fn contains_error(l: &str) -> bool {
     static LINE_SHARE: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"error").unwrap());
     LINE_SHARE.is_match(l)