diff --git a/csminer.go b/csminer.go
index 68162f1..2e877f5 100644
--- a/csminer.go
+++ b/csminer.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	APPLICATION_NAME = "cryptonote.social Monero miner"
-	VERSION_STRING   = "0.3.2"
+	VERSION_STRING   = "0.3.3"
 	STATS_WEBPAGE    = "https://cryptonote.social/xmr"
 	DONATE_USERNAME  = "donate-getmonero-org"
 
diff --git a/linux/README.txt b/linux/README.txt
index eb9cb1a..2ef4bff 100644
--- a/linux/README.txt
+++ b/linux/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-csminer v0.3.2 (Linux/Gnome version)
+csminer v0.3.3 (Linux/Gnome version)
 
 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/minerlib/minerlib.go b/minerlib/minerlib.go
index e071f96..5081ebc 100644
--- a/minerlib/minerlib.go
+++ b/minerlib/minerlib.go
@@ -385,10 +385,10 @@ func MiningLoop(jobChan <-chan *client.MultiClientJob, done chan<- bool) {
 				cl.Close()
 				newChan := reconnectClient()
 				if newChan == nil {
+					stopWorkers() // stop hashing if we're unable to reconnect since we can't submit shares
 					crylog.Info("reconnect failed. sleeping for", sleepSec, "seconds before trying again")
 					time.Sleep(sleepSec)
 					sleepSec += time.Second
-					stopWorkers() // stop hashing if we're unable to reconnect since we can't submit shares
 					continue
 				}
 				// Set up fresh stats for new connection
diff --git a/stratum/client/client.go b/stratum/client/client.go
index 77aed9d..7e35da2 100644
--- a/stratum/client/client.go
+++ b/stratum/client/client.go
@@ -230,13 +230,21 @@ func (cl *Client) Connect(
 		return err, 0, "", nil
 	}
 	if response.Result == nil {
-		crylog.Error("Didn't get job result from login response:", response.Error)
-		return errors.New("stratum server error"), response.Error.Code, response.Error.Message, nil
+		if response.Error != nil {
+			crylog.Error("Didn't get job result from login response:", response.Error)
+			return errors.New("stratum server error"), response.Error.Code, response.Error.Message, nil
+		}
+		crylog.Error("Malformed login response:", response)
+		return errors.New("malformed login response"), 0, "", nil
 	}
 
 	cl.responseChannel = make(chan *Response)
 	cl.alive = true
 	jc := make(chan *MultiClientJob)
+	if response.Result.Job == nil {
+		crylog.Error("malformed login response result:", response.Result)
+		return errors.New("malformed login response case 2"), 0, "", nil
+	}
 	response.Result.Job.ChatToken = response.ChatToken
 	go dispatchJobs(cl.conn, jc, response.Result.Job, cl.responseChannel)
 	if response.Warning != nil {