diff --git a/html/wifi/connecting.html b/html/wifi/connecting.html
index 230b26f..3959512 100644
--- a/html/wifi/connecting.html
+++ b/html/wifi/connecting.html
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ function getStatus() {
 	xhr.onreadystatechange=function() {
 		if (xhr.readyState==4 && xhr.status>=200 && xhr.status<300) {
 			var data=JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
-			if (data.status=="idle") {
-				$("#status").innerHTML="Preparing to connect...";
+			if (data.status=="idle" || data.status=="connecting") {
+				$("#status").innerHTML="Connecting...";
 				window.setTimeout(getStatus, 1000);
-			} else if (data.status=="success") {
-				$("#status").innerHTML="Connected! Got IP "+data.ip+". If you're in the same network, you can access it <a href=\"http://"+data.ip+"/\">here</a>.";
-			} else if (data.status=="working") {
-				$("#status").innerHTML="Trying to connect to selected access point...";
-				window.setTimeout(getStatus, 1000);
-			} else if (data.status=="fail") {
-				$("#status").innerHTML="Connection failed. Check password and selected AP.<br /><a href=\"wifi.tpl\">Go Back</a>";
+			} else if (data.status=="got IP address") {
+				$("#status").innerHTML="Connected! Got IP "+data.ip+
+					". If you're in the same network, you can access it <a href=\"http://"+data.ip+
+					"/\">here</a>.";
+			} else {
+				$("#status").innerHTML="Oops: " + data.status + ". Reason: " + data.reason +
+					"<br/>Check password and selected AP.<br/><a href=\"wifi.tpl\">Go Back</a>";
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function getStatus() {
 }
 
 window.onload=function(e) {
-	getStatus();
+	window.setTimeout(getStatus, 2000);
 };
 </script>
 </head>
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ window.onload=function(e) {
 <div id="main">
 <h1>ESP Link - Connecting</h1>
 <h2>Connecting to AP...</h2>
-<p>Status:<br />
-<div id="status">...</div>
+<p>Status:
+<span id="status">...</span>
 </p>
 </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/serial/serbridge.c b/serial/serbridge.c
index 8241c6b..12cc5a0 100644
--- a/serial/serbridge.c
+++ b/serial/serbridge.c
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ static void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR serbridgeDisconCb(void *arg) {
 		if (connData[i].conn != NULL &&
 		   (connData[i].conn->state == ESPCONN_NONE || connData[i].conn->state == ESPCONN_CLOSE))
 		{
+			if (connData[i].conn_mode == cmAVR) {
+				// send reset to arduino/ARM
+				GPIO_OUTPUT_SET(MCU_RESET, 0);
+				os_delay_us(100L);
+				GPIO_OUTPUT_SET(MCU_RESET, 1);
+			}
 			connData[i].conn = NULL;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/user/cgiwifi.c b/user/cgiwifi.c
index f1d2fb8..c3fb80b 100644
--- a/user/cgiwifi.c
+++ b/user/cgiwifi.c
@@ -329,18 +329,16 @@ int ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR cgiWiFiConnStatus(HttpdConnData *connData) {
 	httpdHeader(connData, "Content-Type", "text/json");
 	httpdEndHeaders(connData);
 
-	len = os_sprintf(buff, "{\"status\": \"");
-	if (st > 0 && st < sizeof(connStatuses)) {
-		len += os_sprintf(buff+len, connStatuses[st]);
-	} else {
-		len += os_sprintf(buff+len, "unknown");
-	}
+	len = os_sprintf(buff, "{\"status\": \"%s\"",
+			st > 0 && st < sizeof(connStatuses) ? connStatuses[st] : "unknown");
+
 	if (wifiReason != 0) {
-		len += os_sprintf(buff+len, " -- %s", wifiGetReason());
+		len += os_sprintf(buff+len, ", \"reason\": \"%s\"", wifiGetReason());
 	}
+
 	if (st == STATION_GOT_IP) {
 		wifi_get_ip_info(0, &info);
-		len+=os_sprintf(buff+len, "\", \"ip\": \"%d.%d.%d.%d\" }\n",
+		len+=os_sprintf(buff+len, ", \"ip\": \"%d.%d.%d.%d\"",
 			(info.ip.addr>>0)&0xff, (info.ip.addr>>8)&0xff,
 			(info.ip.addr>>16)&0xff, (info.ip.addr>>24)&0xff);
 		if (wifi_get_opmode() != 1) {
@@ -349,10 +347,10 @@ int ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR cgiWiFiConnStatus(HttpdConnData *connData) {
 			os_timer_setfn(&resetTimer, resetTimerCb, NULL);
 			os_timer_arm(&resetTimer, 1000, 0);
 		}
-	} else {
-		len+=os_sprintf(buff+len, "\" }\n");
 	}
 
+	len+=os_sprintf(buff+len, "}\n");
+
 	buff[len] = 0;
 	os_printf("  -> %s\n", buff);
 	httpdSend(connData, buff, len);