diff --git a/example/unixSocket/basic/hello-client.js b/example/unixSocket/basic/hello-client.js
index e3fb343..83d9234 100644
--- a/example/unixSocket/basic/hello-client.js
+++ b/example/unixSocket/basic/hello-client.js
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ ipc.connectTo(
             'app.message',
             function(data){
                 ipc.log('got a message from world : '.debug, data);
-                ipc.disconnect('world');
             }
         );
+
+        console.log(ipc.of.world.destroy);
     }
 );
diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index f398f23..e18e4bf 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function connect(){
         'connect',
         function(){
             client.trigger('connect');
-            client.retriesRemaining=client.config.maxRetries||0;
+            client.retriesRemaining=client.config.maxRetries;
             client.log('retrying reset')
         }
     );
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ function connect(){
     client.socket.on(
         'close',
         function(){
-            client.log('connection closed'.notice ,client.id.variable , client.path.variable, client.retriesRemaining+' of '+client.config.maxRetries);
+            client.log('connection closed'.notice ,client.id.variable , client.path.variable, client.retriesRemaining+' tries remaining of '+client.config.maxRetries);
             
             if(
-                (client.config.maxRetries!==false && !client.config.stopRetrying) || client.retriesRemaining<1
+                client.config.stopRetrying || client.retriesRemaining<1
 
             ){
                 client.log(
diff --git a/node-ipc.js b/node-ipc.js
index a725f5f..1482b86 100644
--- a/node-ipc.js
+++ b/node-ipc.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var defaults={
     silent          : false,
     maxConnections  : 100,
     retry           : 500,
-    maxRetries      : false,
+    maxRetries      : Infinity,
     stopRetrying    : false,
     IPType          : IPType
 }