diff --git a/modules/transport.js b/modules/transport.js
index 15ce68d7549..d46335e1d07 100644
--- a/modules/transport.js
+++ b/modules/transport.js
@@ -35,14 +35,10 @@ private.attachApi = function () {
 
 	router.use(function (req, res, next) {
 		if (modules && private.loaded) {
-			if (!private.open) library.logger.debug("Opening transport");
-			private.open = true;
-
+			modules.transport.open(true);
 			return next();
 		} else {
-			if (private.open) library.logger.debug("Closing transport");
-			private.open = false;
-
+			modules.transport.close(true);
 			res.status(500).send({success: false, error: "Blockchain is loading"});
 		}
 	});
@@ -461,10 +457,46 @@ private.hashsum = function (obj) {
 }
 
 // Public methods
-Transport.prototype.open = function () {
+Transport.prototype.open = function (open) {
+	if (!private.open && open) {
+		library.logger.debug("Opening transport");
+		private.open = true;
+	}
+
 	return private.open;
 }
 
+Transport.prototype.close = function (close) {
+	if (private.open && close) {
+		library.logger.debug("Closing transport");
+		private.open = false;
+	}
+
+	return !private.open;
+}
+
+Transport.prototype.closeOnStale = function () {
+	if (!private.open) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	var lastReceipt = modules.blocks.lastReceipt();
+
+	if (!lastReceipt) {
+		return self.close();
+	} else {
+		var timeOut = 30;
+		var timeNow = new Date();
+		var seconds = (timeNow.getTime() - lastReceipt.getTime()) / 1000;
+
+		if (seconds > timeOut) {
+			return self.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 Transport.prototype.broadcast = function (config, options, cb) {
 	// When client is not loaded, is syncing or round is ticking
 	// Skip broadcast as client is not ready to make them
@@ -643,6 +675,8 @@ Transport.prototype.onBind = function (scope) {
 
 Transport.prototype.onBlockchainReady = function () {
 	private.loaded = true;
+
+	setInterval(self.closeOnStale, 1000);
 }
 
 Transport.prototype.onSignature = function (signature, broadcast) {