diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f73017..5c3516c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ When sending a message indicating the recipients, the message sent to their queu
 ### Subscribe to broadcast messages by message type
 
 ```javascript
+  const logger = {
+    info: console.log,
+    warn: console.log,
+    error: console.error,
+  }
   const client = createClient({
     serviceName: 'news',
+    logger,
     connectOptions: {
       username: 'test',
       password: '123',
diff --git a/src/connection.spec.ts b/src/connection.spec.ts
index 95af886..73bd491 100644
--- a/src/connection.spec.ts
+++ b/src/connection.spec.ts
@@ -37,16 +37,4 @@ Array [
 ]
 `);
   });
-
-  it('should fail if logger is empty', () => {
-    const optionsMock = {
-      connectOptions: {
-        username: 'stub',
-        password: 'test'
-      },
-      serviceName: 'test'
-    };
-
-    expect(() => connect(optionsMock)).toThrowError('logger is required.');
-  })
 });
diff --git a/src/connection.ts b/src/connection.ts
index 3146ab3..851c0d0 100644
--- a/src/connection.ts
+++ b/src/connection.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ export enum ConnectionStatus {
 const connect = (options: CreateServiceOptions): { service: ServiceConnection; connection: Promise<AMQPConnection> } => {
   const { connectOptions, serviceName } = options;
 
-  if (!options.logger) {
-    throw new Error('logger is required.');
-  }
-
   return connectServiceQueues(getAMQPNodeAdapter(), connectOptions, serviceName, options.logger);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1537175..e64c00b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { MessageHandlerOptions, MessageHandler } from './message';
 export interface CreateServiceOptions {
   appId?: string;
   serviceName: string;
-  logger?: Logger;
+  logger: Logger;
   connectOptions: AMQPOptions;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/service.spec.ts b/src/service.spec.ts
index 008a64e..44e4206 100644
--- a/src/service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/service.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import connectService, { ServiceConnection } from './service';
 import { AMQPConnection } from './adapters/amqp-node';
 import { ConnectionStatus } from './connection';
-import {
-  amqpConnectError,
-  amqpConnectGracefullyStopped,
-  ConnectionNotInitialized
-} from './errors';
+import { amqpConnectError, amqpConnectGracefullyStopped, ConnectionNotInitialized } from './errors';
 
 const testAdapter = { connect: jest.fn() };
 const optionsMock = {
@@ -171,7 +167,8 @@ describe('#getConnection', () => {
 });
 
 describe('#handleConnectionClose', () => {
-  it('reconnects and rebinds handlers', async () => {
+  it('reconnects if status is CONNECTED', async () => {
+    serviceConnection.status = ConnectionStatus.CONNECTED;
     serviceConnection.unsubscribe = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
     serviceConnection.connect = jest.fn();
     serviceConnection.initQueue = jest.fn();
@@ -184,6 +181,7 @@ describe('#handleConnectionClose', () => {
   });
 
   it('reconnects and rebinds handlers', async () => {
+    serviceConnection.status = ConnectionStatus.CONNECTED;
     serviceConnection.unsubscribe = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
     const connection = { queueBind: jest.fn() };
     serviceConnection.connect = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(connection);
@@ -199,10 +197,47 @@ describe('#handleConnectionClose', () => {
     expect(serviceConnection.initQueue).toBeCalled();
     expect(connection.queueBind).toBeCalledWith('dispatcher', 'dispatcher', '*.handler1');
   });
+
+  it('reconnects and rebinds handlers only once', async () => {
+    serviceConnection.status = ConnectionStatus.CONNECTED;
+    serviceConnection.unsubscribe = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    const connection = { queueBind: jest.fn() };
+    serviceConnection.connect = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(connection);
+    serviceConnection.initQueue = jest.fn();
+
+    const handlerMock = async () => undefined;
+    serviceConnection.setActionHandler('handler1', handlerMock);
+    serviceConnection.setActionHandler('handler1', handlerMock);
+
+    await Promise.all([
+      serviceConnection.handleConnectionClose({} as unknown as Error),
+      serviceConnection.handleConnectionClose({} as unknown as Error),
+      serviceConnection.handleConnectionClose({} as unknown as Error)
+    ]);
+
+    expect(serviceConnection.unsubscribe).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(serviceConnection.connect).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(serviceConnection.initQueue).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(connection.queueBind).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it.each([ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTING, ConnectionStatus.CONNECTING])('does not reconnect if status is %s', async (status) => {
+    serviceConnection.status = status;
+    serviceConnection.unsubscribe = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    serviceConnection.connect = jest.fn();
+    serviceConnection.initQueue = jest.fn();
+
+    await serviceConnection.handleConnectionClose({} as unknown as Error);
+
+    expect(serviceConnection.unsubscribe).not.toBeCalled();
+    expect(serviceConnection.connect).not.toBeCalled();
+    expect(serviceConnection.initQueue).not.toBeCalled();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('#handleConnectionError', () => {
   it('logs error to console', () => {
+    serviceConnection.status = ConnectionStatus.CONNECTED;
     serviceConnection.unsubscribe = jest.fn();
     serviceConnection.connect = jest.fn();
     const message = { content: 'message' };
diff --git a/src/service.ts b/src/service.ts
index 59b6c1f..5d9eed9 100644
--- a/src/service.ts
+++ b/src/service.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ import EventEmitter from 'events';
 import timeout from './timeout';
 import randomPickConnectionString from './random-pick';
 import {
-  EmptyMessageError,
-  AmqpConnectGracefullyStopped,
-  emptyMessageError,
   amqpConnectError,
+  AmqpConnectGracefullyStopped,
   amqpConnectGracefullyStopped,
   ConnectionNotInitialized,
+  emptyMessageError,
+  EmptyMessageError,
   unexpectedNonStringAction
 } from './errors';
-import { MessageOptions, MessageHandlerOptions, MessageHandler } from './message';
+import { MessageHandler, MessageHandlerOptions, MessageOptions } from './message';
 import { ConnectionStatus } from './connection';
 import {
   AMQPAdapter,
@@ -211,24 +211,29 @@ export class ServiceConnection extends EventEmitter {
    * Handle connection close
    */
   async handleConnectionClose(error: Error): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.status === ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTING || this.status === ConnectionStatus.CONNECTING) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.setConnectionStatus(ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTED);
+    // set the "connecting" status in order to avoid concurrent connection in case
+    // when the handler is called several times in the short period of time
+    this.status = ConnectionStatus.CONNECTING;
+
     const { password, ...restOptions } = this.options;
     this.log.error('[amqp-connection] Connection closed.', error, restOptions);
 
-    this.emit(ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTED);
-
     await this.unsubscribe();
 
-    if (this.status !== ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTING) {
-      const connection = await this.connect();
+    const connection = await this.connect();
 
-      const handlers = Object.keys(this.handlers).filter(name => name !== DEFAULT_ACTION);
+    const handlers = Object.keys(this.handlers).filter(name => name !== DEFAULT_ACTION);
 
-      if (handlers.length > 0) {
-        await this.initQueue(this.name);
+    if (handlers.length > 0) {
+      await this.initQueue(this.name);
 
-        for (const handler of handlers) {
-          await connection.queueBind(this.name, ServiceConnection.getTopicExchange(this.options.exchange), `*.${handler}`);
-        }
+      for (const handler of handlers) {
+        await connection.queueBind(this.name, ServiceConnection.getTopicExchange(this.options.exchange), `*.${handler}`);
       }
     }
   }