diff --git a/gui/daemon.js b/gui/daemon.js
index dee8e5e2..1e334c23 100644
--- a/gui/daemon.js
+++ b/gui/daemon.js
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ const config = require(configPath);
 var daemon = new net.Socket();
 var socketchunk = ''; // Current message, per connection.
 
+// global to keep track of daemon connection error emissions
+var daemonShowConnectStateError = 1
+
 setTimeout(connectDAEMON, 500)
 
 function connectDAEMON() {
-
-
-    daemonLog.info('connecting to daemon');
+    if (daemonShowConnectStateError == 1) {
+        daemonLog.info('connecting to daemon');
+    }
 
     //clear message buffer after reconnecting or inital connection
     socketchunk = '';
@@ -38,25 +41,30 @@ function connectDAEMON() {
 }
 
 daemon.on('connect', function(err) {
-
     daemonLog.info('daemon connection established');
     let Data = {
         daemon_connection: daemon.readyState,
     };
     ipcRenderer.send('request-update-daemon-connection', Data);
 
+    daemonShowConnectStateError = 1
 })
 
 daemon.on('error', function(err) {
-    daemonLog.error('daemon connection error');
-    daemonLog.error(err)
+    if (daemonShowConnectStateError == 1) {
+        daemonLog.error('daemon connection error');
+        daemonLog.info('Make sure the daemon is started.');
+        daemonLog.info('Run "python daemon.py" in the tnc directory.');
+        daemonLog.debug(err)
+        
+        daemonShowConnectStateError = 0
+    }
+    setTimeout(connectDAEMON, 500)
     daemon.destroy();
-    setTimeout(connectDAEMON, 1000)
     let Data = {
         daemon_connection: daemon.readyState,
     };
     ipcRenderer.send('request-update-daemon-connection', Data);
-
 });
 
 /*
diff --git a/gui/sock.js b/gui/sock.js
index 7c2061a3..96205302 100644
--- a/gui/sock.js
+++ b/gui/sock.js
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ var socketchunk = ''; // Current message, per connection.
 // split character
 const split_char = '\0;'
 
-// globals for getting new data only if available so we are saving bandwith
+// globals for getting new data only if available so we are saving bandwidth
 var rxBufferLengthTnc = 0
 var rxBufferLengthGui = 0
 var rxMsgBufferLengthTnc = 0
 var rxMsgBufferLengthGui = 0
 
+// global to keep track of TNC connection error emissions
+var tncShowConnectStateError = 1
+
 // network connection Timeout
 setTimeout(connectTNC, 2000)
 
@@ -60,12 +63,20 @@ client.on('connect', function(data) {
     // also update tnc connection state
     ipcRenderer.send('request-update-tnc-connection', {tnc_connection : client.readyState});   
     
-    
+    tncShowConnectStateError = 1
 })
 
 client.on('error', function(data) {
-    socketLog.error('TNC connection error');
-    socketLog.error(data);
+    if (tncShowConnectStateError == 1) {
+        socketLog.error('TNC connection error');
+        socketLog.info('TNC is started by the GUI process.');
+        socketLog.debug(data);
+        // setTimeout( function() { exports.connectTNC(tnc_host, tnc_port); }, 2000 );
+        
+        tncShowConnectStateError = 0
+    }
+    setTimeout(connectTNC, 500)
+    client.destroy();
     let Data = {
         tnc_connection: client.readyState,
         busy_state: "-",
@@ -79,10 +90,6 @@ client.on('error', function(data) {
     };
     ipcRenderer.send('request-update-tnc-state', Data);
     ipcRenderer.send('request-update-tnc-connection', {tnc_connection : client.readyState});
-    client.destroy();
-    setTimeout(connectTNC, 1500)
-    // setTimeout( function() { exports.connectTNC(tnc_host, tnc_port); }, 2000 );
-
 });
 
 /*