diff --git a/ttynvt.c b/ttynvt.c
index 303f5a4..1039e47 100644
--- a/ttynvt.c
+++ b/ttynvt.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ typedef struct ttynvt {
     pthread_mutex_t poll_lock;
     pthread_t       thread_id;
 
-    pthread_mutex_t cond_lock;
     pthread_cond_t  cond;
 
     struct fuse_pollhandle *ph;
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ typedef struct ttynvt {
     size_t          rxcnt;
 
     int             txbuf_size;
+    int             epipe;
     volatile sig_atomic_t error;
 
     tn_ctx_t       *tn;
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ static void ttynvt_release(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info)
     (void)pthread_join(tty->thread_id, NULL);
     (void)pthread_mutex_destroy(&tty->tty_lock);
     (void)pthread_mutex_destroy(&tty->poll_lock);
-    (void)pthread_mutex_destroy(&tty->cond_lock);
     (void)pthread_cond_destroy(&tty->cond);
 
     if (tty->ph)
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ static void    *ttynvt_read_net(void *arg)
                 ttynvt_log("WARNING: rx buffer overflow\n");
             }
             res = read(tty->fds[0].fd, tty->buf + tty->blen, read_avail);
-
             if (res <= 0)
             {
                 pthread_mutex_unlock(&tty->tty_lock);
@@ -208,24 +206,22 @@ static void    *ttynvt_read_net(void *arg)
                 if (tn_res == 0)
                 {
                     tty->rxcnt = tty->blen;
-                    pthread_mutex_unlock(&tty->tty_lock);
                     ttynvt_notify(tty);
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    pthread_mutex_unlock(&tty->tty_lock);
-                }
+                pthread_mutex_unlock(&tty->tty_lock);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    ttynvt_log("RX read error:%ld\n", res);
+    if (res == 0)
+        ttynvt_log("connection closed by remote host\n");
+    else
+        ttynvt_log("RX read error:%s\n", strerror(errno));
 
     tty->error = 1;
-    close(tty->fds[0].fd);
     ttynvt_notify(tty);
 
-    return NULL;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static int ttynvt_connect(const char *host, unsigned int port)
@@ -256,7 +252,8 @@ static int ttynvt_connect(const char *host, unsigned int port)
     if (connect
         (sockfd, (const struct sockaddr *)&serveraddr, sizeof(serveraddr)) < 0)
     {
-        ttynvt_log("ERROR: failed to connecti: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        ttynvt_log("ERROR: failed to connect to: %s:%u:%s\n",
+                    host, port, strerror(errno));
         return -1;
     }
     return sockfd;
@@ -372,7 +369,6 @@ static void ttynvt_open(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info)
 
     if (pthread_mutex_init(&tty->tty_lock, NULL) < 0 ||
         pthread_mutex_init(&tty->poll_lock, NULL) < 0 ||
-        pthread_mutex_init(&tty->cond_lock, NULL) < 0 ||
         pthread_cond_init(&tty->cond, NULL) < 0 ||
         pthread_create(&tty->thread_id, NULL, &ttynvt_read_net, tty))
     {
@@ -399,11 +395,23 @@ ttynvt_read(fuse_req_t req, size_t size, off_t off,
 
     if (tty->error)
     {
-        fuse_reply_err(req, EPIPE);
+        if (tty->epipe == 0)
+        {
+            ttynvt_log("RX EPIPE\n");
+            tty->epipe = 1;
+            fuse_reply_buf(req, tty->buf, 0);
+        }
+        else
+            fuse_reply_err(req, EBADFD);
+
         return;
     }
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&tty->tty_lock);
+    if (tty->rxcnt == 0 && !(info->flags & O_NONBLOCK))
+    {
+        pthread_cond_wait(&tty->cond, &tty->tty_lock);
+    }
     if (size > tty->rxcnt)
         size = tty->rxcnt;
     fuse_reply_buf(req, tty->buf, size);
@@ -751,7 +759,12 @@ ttynvt_poll(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info,
     if (ttynvt_read_avail(tty) > 0)
         revents |= POLLIN;
     if (tty->error)
-        revents = POLLERR;
+    {
+        if (tty->epipe == 0)
+            revents = POLLHUP | POLLIN;
+        else
+            revents = 0;
+    }
 
     fuse_reply_poll(req, revents);
 }