diff --git a/bazarr/signalr_client.py b/bazarr/signalr_client.py
index d0faac538..671a86f7b 100644
--- a/bazarr/signalr_client.py
+++ b/bazarr/signalr_client.py
@@ -21,27 +21,47 @@ from get_args import args
 class SonarrSignalrClient(threading.Thread):
     def __init__(self):
         super(SonarrSignalrClient, self).__init__()
-        self.stopped = True
         self.apikey_sonarr = None
         self.session = Session()
         self.connection = None
 
-    def stop(self):
-        self.connection.close()
-        self.stopped = True
-        logging.info('BAZARR SignalR client for Sonarr is now disconnected.')
-
-    def restart(self):
-        if not self.stopped:
-            self.stop()
-        if settings.general.getboolean('use_sonarr'):
-            self.run()
-
-    def run(self):
+    def start(self):
         if get_sonarr_version().startswith('2.'):
             logging.warning('BAZARR can only sync from Sonarr v3 SignalR feed to get real-time update. You should '
                             'consider upgrading.')
             return
+
+        logging.debug('BAZARR connecting to Sonarr SignalR feed...')
+        self.configure()
+        while not self.connection.is_open:
+            try:
+                self.connection.start()
+            except ConnectionError:
+                gevent.sleep(5)
+        logging.info('BAZARR SignalR client for Sonarr is connected and waiting for events.')
+        if not args.dev:
+            scheduler.execute_job_now('update_series')
+            scheduler.execute_job_now('sync_episodes')
+
+    def stop(self, log=True):
+        try:
+            self.connection.close()
+        except Exception as e:
+            pass
+        if log:
+            logging.info('BAZARR SignalR client for Sonarr is now disconnected.')
+
+    def restart(self):
+        if self.connection.is_open:
+            self.stop(log=False)
+        if settings.general.getboolean('use_sonarr'):
+            self.start()
+
+    def exception_handler(self, type, exception, traceback):
+        logging.error('BAZARR connection to Sonarr SignalR feed has been lost. Reconnecting...')
+        self.restart()
+
+    def configure(self):
         self.apikey_sonarr = settings.sonarr.apikey
         self.connection = Connection(url_sonarr() + "/signalr", self.session)
         self.connection.qs = {'apikey': self.apikey_sonarr}
@@ -51,25 +71,7 @@ class SonarrSignalrClient(threading.Thread):
         for item in sonarr_method:
             sonarr_hub.client.on(item, dispatcher)
 
-        while True:
-            if not self.stopped:
-                return
-            if self.connection.started:
-                gevent.sleep(5)
-            else:
-                try:
-                    logging.debug('BAZARR connecting to Sonarr SignalR feed...')
-                    self.connection.start()
-                except ConnectionError:
-                    logging.error('BAZARR connection to Sonarr SignalR feed has been lost. Reconnecting...')
-                    gevent.sleep(15)
-                else:
-                    self.stopped = False
-                    logging.info('BAZARR SignalR client for Sonarr is connected and waiting for events.')
-                    if not args.dev:
-                        scheduler.execute_job_now('update_series')
-                        scheduler.execute_job_now('sync_episodes')
-                    gevent.sleep()
+        self.connection.exception += self.exception_handler
 
 
 class RadarrSignalrClient(threading.Thread):
@@ -82,7 +84,8 @@ class RadarrSignalrClient(threading.Thread):
         self.configure()
         logging.debug('BAZARR connecting to Radarr SignalR feed...')
         self.connection.start()
-        gevent.sleep()
+        if not args.dev:
+            scheduler.execute_job_now('update_movies')
 
     def stop(self):
         logging.info('BAZARR SignalR client for Radarr is now disconnected.')
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@ class RadarrSignalrClient(threading.Thread):
         if self.connection.transport.state.value in [0, 1, 2]:
             self.stop()
         if settings.general.getboolean('use_radarr'):
-            self.configure()
             self.start()
 
     def configure(self):
diff --git a/libs/signalr/__init__.py b/libs/signalr/__init__.py
index 3d155c5c6..7742eeb58 100644
--- a/libs/signalr/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/signalr/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-from gevent import monkey
-
-monkey.patch_socket()
-monkey.patch_ssl()
-
 from ._connection import Connection
 
-__version__ = '0.0.7'
+__version__ = '0.0.12'
diff --git a/libs/signalr/_connection.py b/libs/signalr/_connection.py
index 0d21adcce..6471ba670 100644
--- a/libs/signalr/_connection.py
+++ b/libs/signalr/_connection.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
-import gevent
+import sys
+from threading import Thread
 from signalr.events import EventHook
 from signalr.hubs import Hub
 from signalr.transports import AutoTransport
@@ -14,13 +15,16 @@ class Connection:
         self.qs = {}
         self.__send_counter = -1
         self.token = None
+        self.id = None
         self.data = None
         self.received = EventHook()
         self.error = EventHook()
         self.starting = EventHook()
         self.stopping = EventHook()
+        self.exception = EventHook()
+        self.is_open = False
         self.__transport = AutoTransport(session, self)
-        self.__greenlet = None
+        self.__listener_thread = None
         self.started = False
 
         def handle_error(**kwargs):
@@ -46,28 +50,32 @@ class Connection:
 
         negotiate_data = self.__transport.negotiate()
         self.token = negotiate_data['ConnectionToken']
+        self.id = negotiate_data['ConnectionId']
 
         listener = self.__transport.start()
 
         def wrapped_listener():
-            try:
-                listener()
-                gevent.sleep()
-            except Exception as e:
-                gevent.kill(self.__greenlet)
-                self.started = False
-
-        self.__greenlet = gevent.spawn(wrapped_listener)
+            while self.is_open:
+                try:
+                    listener()
+                except:
+                    self.exception.fire(*sys.exc_info())
+                    self.is_open = False
+
+        self.is_open = True
+        self.__listener_thread = Thread(target=wrapped_listener)
+        self.__listener_thread.start()
         self.started = True
 
     def wait(self, timeout=30):
-        gevent.joinall([self.__greenlet], timeout)
+        Thread.join(self.__listener_thread, timeout)
 
     def send(self, data):
         self.__transport.send(data)
 
     def close(self):
-        gevent.kill(self.__greenlet)
+        self.is_open = False
+        self.__listener_thread.join()
         self.__transport.close()
 
     def register_hub(self, name):
diff --git a/libs/signalr/transports/_sse_transport.py b/libs/signalr/transports/_sse_transport.py
index 28f28d1bb..7faaf936a 100644
--- a/libs/signalr/transports/_sse_transport.py
+++ b/libs/signalr/transports/_sse_transport.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import sseclient
 from ._transport import Transport
-from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
 
 
 class ServerSentEventsTransport(Transport):
@@ -13,16 +12,18 @@ class ServerSentEventsTransport(Transport):
         return 'serverSentEvents'
 
     def start(self):
-        self.__response = sseclient.SSEClient(self._get_url('connect'), session=self._session)
+        connect_url = self._get_url('connect')
+        self.__response = iter(sseclient.SSEClient(connect_url, session=self._session))
         self._session.get(self._get_url('start'))
 
         def _receive():
             try:
-                for notification in self.__response:
-                    if notification.data != 'initialized':
-                        self._handle_notification(notification.data)
-            except ConnectionError:
-                raise ConnectionError
+                notification = next(self.__response)
+            except StopIteration:
+                return
+            else:
+                if notification.data != 'initialized':
+                    self._handle_notification(notification.data)
 
         return _receive
 
diff --git a/libs/signalr/transports/_transport.py b/libs/signalr/transports/_transport.py
index c0d0d4278..af62672fd 100644
--- a/libs/signalr/transports/_transport.py
+++ b/libs/signalr/transports/_transport.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
 import json
 import sys
-
+import threading
 if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
     from urllib import quote_plus
 else:
     from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
-import gevent
 
 
 class Transport:
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ class Transport:
         if len(message) > 0:
             data = json.loads(message)
             self._connection.received.fire(**data)
-        gevent.sleep()
+        #thread.sleep() #TODO: investigate if we should sleep here
 
     def _get_url(self, action, **kwargs):
         args = kwargs.copy()
diff --git a/libs/signalr/transports/_ws_transport.py b/libs/signalr/transports/_ws_transport.py
index fca7935da..4d9a80ad1 100644
--- a/libs/signalr/transports/_ws_transport.py
+++ b/libs/signalr/transports/_ws_transport.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import sys
 
-import gevent
 
 if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
     from urlparse import urlparse, urlunparse
@@ -39,17 +38,14 @@ class WebSocketsTransport(Transport):
         self._session.get(self._get_url('start'))
 
         def _receive():
-            try:
-                for notification in self.ws:
-                    self._handle_notification(notification)
-            except ConnectionError:
-                raise ConnectionError
+            notification = self.ws.recv()
+            self._handle_notification(notification)
 
         return _receive
 
     def send(self, data):
         self.ws.send(json.dumps(data))
-        gevent.sleep()
+        #thread.sleep() #TODO: inveistage if we should sleep here or not
 
     def close(self):
         self.ws.close()
diff --git a/libs/version.txt b/libs/version.txt
index 6749d13c3..18a4d3f02 100644
--- a/libs/version.txt
+++ b/libs/version.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ rarfile=3.0
 rebulk=3.0.1
 requests=2.18.4
 semver=2.13.0
-signalr-client=0.0.7 <-- Modified to work with Sonarr
+signalr-client-threads=0.0.12 <-- Modified to work with Sonarr
 signalrcore=0.9.2 <-- https://github.com/mandrewcito/signalrcore/pull/60
 SimpleConfigParser=0.1.0 <-- modified version: do not update!!!
 six=1.11.0