diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/network/client/NettyClient.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/network/client/NettyClient.kt
index edfc06cf4..14fdc05bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/network/client/NettyClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/network/client/NettyClient.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ import javax.crypto.Cipher
 class NettyClient(
     val connection: Connection,
 ) : SimpleChannelInboundHandler<Any>() {
-    private var errorReported = connection is StatusConnection // dont report errors in status
+    private var errorReported = false // dont report errors in status
+    private val reportErrors: Boolean get() = connection is PlayConnection && !errorReported
     var connected by watched(false)
         private set
     var state by watched(ProtocolStates.HANDSHAKING)
@@ -104,7 +105,12 @@ class NettyClient(
             .channel(channelClass)
             .handler(NetworkPipeline(this))
 
-        bootstrap.connect(address.hostname, address.port).sync()
+        val future = bootstrap.connect(address.hostname, address.port)
+        future.addListener {
+            if (!it.isSuccess) {
+                handleError(it.cause())
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun setupEncryption(encrypt: Cipher, decrypt: Cipher) {
@@ -175,11 +181,14 @@ class NettyClient(
         } else if (cause is EncoderException) {
             cause = error.cause ?: cause
         }
-        Log.log(LogMessageType.NETWORK_PACKETS_IN, LogLevels.WARN) { cause }
+        if (connection !is StatusConnection) {
+            Log.log(LogMessageType.NETWORK_PACKETS_IN, LogLevels.WARN) { cause }
+        }
+        connection.error = cause
         if (cause !is NetworkException || cause is CriticalNetworkException) {
-            if (!errorReported) {
+            if (reportErrors) {
                 cause.report()
-                errorReported = false
+                errorReported = true
             }
             disconnect()
             return
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/logging/Log.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/logging/Log.kt
index 7f8e5f668..dce8c10c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/logging/Log.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/logging/Log.kt
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ object Log {
                     if (RunConfiguration.LOG_COLOR_MESSAGE) {
                         messageToSend.message.applyDefaultColor(messageColor)
                     }
-                    message += messageToSend.message
 
                     val stream = if (messageToSend.logMessageType.error) {
                         SYSTEM_ERR_STREAM
@@ -89,7 +88,10 @@ object Log {
                         SYSTEM_OUT_STREAM
                     }
 
-                    stream.println(message.ansiColoredMessage)
+                    val prefix = message.ansiColoredMessage.removeSuffix("\u001b[0m") // reset suffix
+                    for (line in messageToSend.message.ansiColoredMessage.lines()) {
+                        stream.println(prefix + line)
+                    }
 
                     if (StaticConfiguration.SHOW_LOG_MESSAGES_IN_CHAT) {
                         val cliConnection = CLI.getCurrentConnection()