diff --git a/plexwebsocket.py b/plexwebsocket.py
index 9febd73..b1ba003 100644
--- a/plexwebsocket.py
+++ b/plexwebsocket.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Support for issuing callbacks for Plex client updates via websockets."""
 import asyncio
+from concurrent.futures._base import CancelledError
 from datetime import datetime
 import logging
 
@@ -7,6 +8,11 @@
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+STATE_CONNECTED = "connected"
+STATE_DISCONNECTED = "disconnected"
+STATE_STARTING = "starting"
+STATE_STOPPED = "stopped"
+
 
 class WebsocketPlayer:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """Represent an individual player state in the Plex websocket stream."""
@@ -33,6 +39,8 @@ def significant_position_change(self, timestamp, new_position):
 class PlexWebsocket:
     """Represent a websocket connection to a Plex server."""
 
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
+
     def __init__(self, plex_server, callback, session=None, verify_ssl=True):
         """Initialize a PlexWebsocket instance.
 
@@ -51,9 +59,20 @@ def __init__(self, plex_server, callback, session=None, verify_ssl=True):
         self.uri = self._get_uri(plex_server)
         self.players = {}
         self.callback = callback
-        self._active = True
-        self._current_task = None
         self._ssl = False if verify_ssl is False else None
+        self._state = None
+        self.failed_attempts = 0
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the current state."""
+        return self._state
+
+    @state.setter
+    def state(self, value):
+        """Set the state."""
+        self._state = value
+        _LOGGER.debug("Websocket %s", value)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_uri(plex_server):
@@ -62,43 +81,61 @@ def _get_uri(plex_server):
             "/:/websockets/notifications", includeToken=True
         ).replace("http", "ws")
 
-    async def listen(self):
+    async def running(self):
         """Open a persistent websocket connection and act on events."""
-        self._active = True
-        failed_attempts = 0
-        while self._active:
-            try:
-                async with self.session.ws_connect(
-                    self.uri, heartbeat=15, ssl=self._ssl
-                ) as ws_client:
-                    failed_attempts = 0
-                    self._current_task = asyncio.Task.current_task()
-                    _LOGGER.debug("Websocket connected")
-                    self.callback()
-
-                    async for message in ws_client:
+        self.state = STATE_STARTING
+
+        try:
+            async with self.session.ws_connect(
+                self.uri, heartbeat=15, ssl=self._ssl
+            ) as ws_client:
+                self.state = STATE_CONNECTED
+                self.failed_attempts = 0
+                self.callback()
+
+                async for message in ws_client:
+                    if self.state == STATE_STOPPED:
+                        break
+
+                    if message.type == aiohttp.WSMsgType.TEXT:
                         msg = message.json()["NotificationContainer"]
                         if self.player_event(msg):
                             self.callback()
 
-            except aiohttp.client_exceptions.ClientConnectionError as error:
-                retry_delay = min(2 ** (failed_attempts - 1) * 30, 300)
-                failed_attempts += 1
+                    elif message.type == aiohttp.WSMsgType.CLOSED:
+                        _LOGGER.warning("AIOHTTP websocket connection closed")
+                        break
+
+                    elif message.type == aiohttp.WSMsgType.ERROR:
+                        _LOGGER.error("AIOHTTP websocket error")
+                        break
+
+        except aiohttp.ClientConnectionError as error:
+            if self.state != STATE_STOPPED:
+                retry_delay = min(2 ** (self.failed_attempts - 1) * 30, 300)
+                self.failed_attempts += 1
                 _LOGGER.error(
                     "Websocket connection failed, retrying in %ds: %s",
                     retry_delay,
                     error,
                 )
+                self.state = STATE_DISCONNECTED
                 await asyncio.sleep(retry_delay)
-            except Exception as error:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        except CancelledError:
+            _LOGGER.debug("Websocket future cancelled")
+            self.state = STATE_STOPPED
+        except Exception as error:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            if self.state != STATE_STOPPED:
                 _LOGGER.exception("Unexpected exception occurred: %s", error)
+                self.state = STATE_DISCONNECTED
                 await asyncio.sleep(10)
-            else:
-                _LOGGER.error("Websocket disconnected")
-                if self._active:
-                    # Session IDs reset if Plex server has restarted, be safe
-                    self.players.clear()
-                    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+        else:
+            if self.state != STATE_STOPPED:
+                self.state = STATE_DISCONNECTED
+
+                # Session IDs reset if Plex server has restarted, be safe
+                self.players.clear()
+                await asyncio.sleep(5)
 
     def player_event(self, msg):
         """Determine if messages relate to an interesting player event."""
@@ -155,8 +192,12 @@ def player_event(self, msg):
 
         return should_fire
 
+    async def listen(self):
+        """Close the listening websocket."""
+        self.failed_attempts = 0
+        while self.state != STATE_STOPPED:
+            await self.running()
+
     def close(self):
         """Close the listening websocket."""
-        self._active = False
-        if self._current_task is not None:
-            self._current_task.cancel()
+        self.state = STATE_STOPPED
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ad26c73..50f6a88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 with open('README.md') as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
-VERSION="0.0.8"
+VERSION="0.0.9"
 
 setup(
     name='plexwebsocket',