diff --git a/lib/kestrelConsumer.js b/lib/kestrelConsumer.js
index b7e37be..49245b6 100644
--- a/lib/kestrelConsumer.js
+++ b/lib/kestrelConsumer.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var util = require('util');
 
 var consumer = function( queue, options ){
     this._queue = queue;
+    this._options = new client(options);
     this._client = new client(options);
     this._client.connect();
 
@@ -15,11 +16,11 @@ var consumer = function( queue, options ){
 
     var self = this;
     this._client.on('message', function(message){
-	
+
 	if( typeof self._callback == 'function' ){
 	    self._callback(message);
 	}
-	
+
 	if( self._consume ){
 	    self.get(self._timeout);
 	}
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ consumer.prototype.get = function( timeout ){
 }
 
 consumer.prototype.consume = function( callback ){
+    if(!this._client){
+	this._client = client(this._options);
+	this.client.connect();
+    }
     if( typeof(callback) == 'function' ){
 	this._callback = callback;
     }
@@ -50,6 +55,8 @@ consumer.prototype.consume = function( callback ){
 
 consumer.prototype.stopConsuming = function(){
     this._consume = false;
+    this._client.close();
+    this._client = null;
 }
 
-module.exports = consumer;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = consumer;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 759d561..1841f6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "name": "node-kestrel"
-  , "version": "0.0.1"
+  , "version": "0.0.2"
   , "description": "Kestrel client module for NodeJS"
-  , "homepage": "http://www.blangdon.com/"
+  , "homepage": "https://github.com/brettlangdon/node-kestrel"
   , "keywords": ["kestrel", "client", "messaging", "queue"]
-  , "author": "brett_langdon <brett@blangdon.com>"
+  , "author": "brett_langdon <brett@blangdon.com> (http://brett.is)"
   , "contributors": [
       { "name": "brett_langdon", "email": "brett@blangdon.com" }
     ]