diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f11b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea/
diff --git a/mikrotikapi-bf.py b/mikrotikapi-bf.py
index 9a153d5..943b631 100644
--- a/mikrotikapi-bf.py
+++ b/mikrotikapi-bf.py
@@ -127,19 +127,21 @@ def open_socket(self):
         self.sock = socket.socket(af, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.sock.settimeout(5)  # Set socket timeout to 5 seconds, default is None
 
-        try:
-            # Trying to connect to RouterOS, error can occur if IP target is not reachable, or API is blocked in
-            # RouterOS firewall or ip services, or port is wrong.
-            self.connection = self.sock.connect(sa)
-        
-        except (socket.timeout):
-            print("[-] SOCKET TIMEOUT! Target timed out! Exiting...")
-            self.close()
-            sys.exit(1)
-        
-        except OSError:
-            print("[-] SOCKET ERROR! Check Target (IP or PORT parameters). Exiting...")
-            raise CreateSocketError('Error: API failed to connect to socket. Host: {}, port: {}.'.format(self.target, self.port))
+        connected = False
+        while not connected:
+            try:
+                # Trying to connect to RouterOS, error can occur if IP target is not reachable, or API is blocked in
+                # RouterOS firewall or ip services, or port is wrong.
+                self.connection = self.sock.connect(sa)
+                connected = True
+
+            except (socket.timeout):
+                print("[-] SOCKET TIMEOUT! Target timed out!")
+                time.sleep(60)
+
+            except OSError:
+                print("[-] SOCKET ERROR! Check Target (IP or PORT parameters). Exiting...")
+                raise CreateSocketError('Error: API failed to connect to socket. Host: {}, port: {}.'.format(self.target, self.port))
 
         # if self.use_ssl:
         #     try:
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ def read_sentence():
         # Everything will be appended to paragraph variable, and then returned.
         paragraph = []
         received_sentence = ['']
-        while received_sentence[0] != '!done':
+        while received_sentence and received_sentence[0] != '!done':
             received_sentence = read_sentence()
             paragraph.append(received_sentence)
         self.status = paragraph