diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 76768ca..59103aa 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var UPDATE_INTERVAL = 5000;
 var PING_INTERVAL = 3000;
 var MINERS_LIMIT = 5;
 var MAX_HISTORY_UPDATE = 50;
-var MAX_CONNECTION_ATTEMPTS = 30;
+var MAX_CONNECTION_ATTEMPTS = 50;
 var CONNECTION_ATTEMPTS_TIMEOUT = 1000;
 
 Socket = Primus.createSocket({
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ Node.prototype.startWeb3Connection = function()
 {
 	console.info('Starting web3 connection');
 
-	web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider('http://' + (process.env.RPC_HOST || 'localhost') + ':' + (process.env.RPC_PORT || '8545')));
+	web3 = new Web3();
+	web3.setProvider(new web3.providers.HttpProvider('http://' + (process.env.RPC_HOST || 'localhost') + ':' + (process.env.RPC_PORT || '8545')));
 
 	this.checkWeb3Connection();
 }
@@ -733,6 +734,8 @@ Node.prototype.setWatches = function()
 				console.info("SYNC UPDATE:", sync);
 			} else {
 				console.info("SYNC STOPPED:", sync);
+				self.stats.syncing = false;
+				self.setFilters();
 			}
 		} else {
 			self.stats.syncing = false;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5603c19..39885bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "eth-net-intelligence-api",
   "description": "Ethereum Network Intelligence API",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "private": true,
   "main": "./app.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "primus": "4.0.5",
     "primus-emit": "1.0.0",
     "primus-spark-latency": "0.1.1",
-    "web3": "0.15.1",
+    "web3": "0.15.3",
     "ws": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "scripts": {