diff --git a/modules/jquery/src/main/webapp/jquery/jquery.atmosphere.js b/modules/jquery/src/main/webapp/jquery/jquery.atmosphere.js
index 80878a98db8..11da5383f75 100644
--- a/modules/jquery/src/main/webapp/jquery/jquery.atmosphere.js
+++ b/modules/jquery/src/main/webapp/jquery/jquery.atmosphere.js
@@ -1468,13 +1468,15 @@ jQuery.atmosphere = function() {
                         }
 
                         if (update) {
-                            // MSIE status can be higher than 1000, Chrome can be 0
+                            // MSIE 9 and lower status can be higher than 1000, Chrome can be 0
                             if (ajaxRequest.status >= 300 || ajaxRequest.status == 0) {
+
+                                var status = ajaxRequest.status > 1000 ? ajaxRequest.status = 0 : ajaxRequest.status;
                                 // Allow recovering from cached content.
-                                if (ajaxRequest.status < 400 && _requestCount++ < _request.maxReconnectOnClose) {
+                                if (status < 400 && _requestCount++ < _request.maxReconnectOnClose) {
                                     _reconnect(ajaxRequest, rq, false);
                                 } else {
-                                    _onError(ajaxRequest.status, "maxReconnectOnClose reached");
+                                    _onError(status, "maxReconnectOnClose reached");
                                 }
                                 return;
                             }
@@ -1684,7 +1686,9 @@ jQuery.atmosphere = function() {
             function _reconnect(ajaxRequest, request, force) {
                 if (request.reconnect && force || (request.suspend && request.transport != 'streaming' && _subscribed)) {
                     if (request.reconnect) {
-                        _response.status = ajaxRequest.status;
+                        var status = ajaxRequest.status > 1000 ? ajaxRequest.status = 0 : ajaxRequest.status;
+                        _response.status = status == 0 ? 204 : status;
+                        _response.reason = status == 0 ? "Server resumed the connection or down." : "OK";
                         _open('re-opening', request.transport, request);
                         request.id = setTimeout(function() {
                             _executeRequest();
diff --git a/samples/chat/src/main/webapp/jquery/application.js b/samples/chat/src/main/webapp/jquery/application.js
index 79d4da50712..211fed9996a 100755
--- a/samples/chat/src/main/webapp/jquery/application.js
+++ b/samples/chat/src/main/webapp/jquery/application.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $(function () {
     var logged = false;
     var socket = $.atmosphere;
     var subSocket;
-    var transport = 'websocket';
+    var transport = 'long-polling';
 
     // We are now ready to cut the request
     var request = { url: document.location.toString() + 'chat',