diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d65b58e..3c5020a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@ulms/api-clients",
-  "version": "7.23.1",
+  "version": "7.23.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@ulms/api-clients",
-      "version": "7.23.1",
+      "version": "7.23.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "1.6.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b4cd5b..594e00f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ulms/api-clients",
-  "version": "7.23.1",
+  "version": "7.23.2",
   "description": "JavaScript API clients for ULMS platform",
   "keywords": [],
   "homepage": "https://github.com/foxford/ulms-api-clients-js#readme",
diff --git a/src/nats-manager.js b/src/nats-manager.js
index ca8b1af..a0eb1f2 100644
--- a/src/nats-manager.js
+++ b/src/nats-manager.js
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ class NatsManager {
   }
 
   async start(classId, name, accountLabel) {
+    if (this.id) {
+      // has previous connection, close it
+      await this.stop()
+    }
+
     const rid = generateRandomId()
 
     this.id = rid