diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f50c9b8..5aacee7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "xrpio",
-  "version": "0.0.4",
+  "version": "0.0.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef3ba38..74010ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "xrpio",
-  "version": "0.0.7",
+  "version": "0.0.8",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://gitea.nitowa.xyz/npm-packages/xrpio.git"
diff --git a/src/xrpIO/ripple-binding.ts b/src/xrpIO/ripple-binding.ts
index 082cdf0..ce63498 100644
--- a/src/xrpIO/ripple-binding.ts
+++ b/src/xrpIO/ripple-binding.ts
@@ -141,15 +141,16 @@ export const writeRaw = async (api: RippleAPI, data: Memo, from:
 
 
 export const readRaw = async (api: RippleAPI, hash: string): Promise<Memo> => {
-  let _api
-  if(!api.isConnected()){
-    _api = await cloneApi(api)
-  }else{
-    _api = api
+  while(!api.isConnected()){
+    try{
+      await api.connect()
+    }catch(e){
+      //retry
+    }
   }
   let tx
   try{
-    tx = await _api.getTransaction(hash, {
+    tx = await api.getTransaction(hash, {
       minLedgerVersion: 25235454
     })
   }catch(e){
@@ -157,8 +158,6 @@ export const readRaw = async (api: RippleAPI, hash: string): Promise<Memo> => {
       console.log("READRAW ERR", e)
       throw e
     }
-  }finally{
-    await _api.disconnect()
   }
 
   if (!tx || !tx.specification || !tx.specification['memos'] || !tx.specification['memos'][0]) {