diff --git a/aioasuswrt/connection.py b/aioasuswrt/connection.py
index 1fac42d..7c087ca 100644
--- a/aioasuswrt/connection.py
+++ b/aioasuswrt/connection.py
@@ -124,33 +124,41 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(host, port or 22, username, password)
         self._ssh_key = ssh_key
         self._client = None
+        self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
     async def _async_call_command(self, command: str) -> List[str]:
         """Run commands through an SSH connection.
         Connect to the SSH server if not currently connected, otherwise
         use the existing connection.
         """
-        try:
-            if not self.is_connected:
-                await self._async_connect()
-            if not self._client:
-                raise _CommandException
-
-            result = await asyncio.wait_for(
-                self._client.run(f"{_PATH_EXPORT_COMMAND} && {command}"),
-                9,
-            )
-        except asyncssh.misc.ChannelOpenError as ex:
-            self._disconnect()
-            _LOGGER.warning("Not connected to host")
-            raise _CommandException from ex
-        except TimeoutError as ex:
-            self._disconnect()
-            _LOGGER.error("Host timeout.")
-            raise _CommandException from ex
-
-        return result.stdout.split("\n")
-
+        if not self.is_connected:
+            if not retry:
+                await self.async_connect()
+                return await self.async_run_command(command, retry=True)
+            else:
+                _LOGGER.error("Cant connect to host, giving up!")
+                return []
+        else:
+            try:
+                async with self._lock:
+                  result = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                      self._client.run("%s && %s" % (_PATH_EXPORT_COMMAND, command)),
+                      9,
+                  )
+            except asyncssh.misc.ChannelOpenError:
+                if not retry:
+                    await self.async_connect()
+                    return await self.async_run_command(command, retry=True)
+                else:
+                    _LOGGER.error("Cant connect to host, giving up!")
+                    return []
+            except TimeoutError:
+                self._client = None
+                _LOGGER.error("Host timeout.")
+                return []
+            else:
+                return result.stdout.split("\n")
+              
     @property
     def is_connected(self) -> bool:
         """Do we have a connection."""
@@ -166,8 +174,15 @@ async def _async_connect(self):
             "known_hosts": None,
             'server_host_key_algs': ['ssh-rsa'],
         }
-
-        self._client = await asyncssh.connect(self._host, **kwargs)
+        async with self._lock:
+          if self.is_connected:
+            _LOGGER.debug("reconnecting; old connection had local port %d", self._client._local_port)
+            self._client.close()
+            self._client = None
+          else:
+            _LOGGER.debug("reconnecting; no old connection existed")
+          self._client = await asyncssh.connect(self._host, **kwargs)
+          _LOGGER.debug("reconnected; new connection has local port %d", self._client._local_port)
 
     def _disconnect(self):
         self._client = None
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5b23047..11c1a8c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 __author__ = "Magnus Knutas"
-VERSION = "1.4.0"
+VERSION = "1.4.1"
 
 with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()