diff --git a/proxywatchd.py b/proxywatchd.py
index 39f1ffc..e5f4511 100644
--- a/proxywatchd.py
+++ b/proxywatchd.py
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ class WorkerJob():
 				sock.connect()
 				sock.send('%s\n' % random.choice(['NICK', 'USER', 'JOIN', 'MODE', 'PART', 'INVITE', 'KNOCK', 'WHOIS', 'WHO', 'NOTICE', 'PRIVMSG', 'PING', 'QUIT']))
 				return sock, proto, duration, torhost, srv, 0
+			except rocksock.RocksockException as e:
+				et = e.get_errortype()
+				err = e.get_error()
+				fp = e.get_failedproxy()
+
+				sock.disconnect()
+
+				if et == rocksock.RS_ET_OWN:
+					if fp == 1 and \
+					err == rocksock.RS_E_REMOTE_DISCONNECTED or \
+					err == rocksock.RS_E_HIT_TIMEOUT:
+						# proxy is not online, so don't waste time trying all possible protocols
+						break
+
 			except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
 				raise(e)
 			except: sock.disconnect()
@@ -126,7 +140,7 @@ class WorkerThread():
 class Proxywatchd():
 
 	def stop(self):
-		_log('\rRequesting proxywatchd to halt (%d thread(s))' % len([item for item in self.threads if True]))
+		_log('Requesting proxywatchd to halt (%d thread(s))' % len([item for item in self.threads if True]))
 		self.stopping.set()
 
 	def _cleanup(self):
@@ -250,7 +264,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		w.start()
 		w.run()
 	except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
-		raise e
+		pass
 	finally:
 		w.stop()
 		w.finish()