diff --git a/minode/i2p/controller.py b/minode/i2p/controller.py
index d76c267..6f5f675 100644
--- a/minode/i2p/controller.py
+++ b/minode/i2p/controller.py
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ class I2PController(threading.Thread):
         self.port = port
         self.nick = b'MiNode_' + base64.b16encode(os.urandom(4)).lower()
 
-        self.s = socket.create_connection((self.host, self.port))
+        while True:
+            try:
+                self.s = socket.create_connection((self.host, self.port))
+                break
+            except ConnectionRefusedError:
+                logging.error("Error while connecting to I2P SAM bridge. Retrying.")
+                time.sleep(10)
 
         self.version_reply = []
 
diff --git a/minode/i2p/dialer.py b/minode/i2p/dialer.py
index d8bf755..609cacb 100644
--- a/minode/i2p/dialer.py
+++ b/minode/i2p/dialer.py
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ class I2PDialer(threading.Thread):
 
     def _receive_line(self):
         line = receive_line(self.s)
-        logging.debug('I2PDialer <- ' + str(line))
+        # logging.debug('I2PDialer <- ' + str(line))
         return line
 
     def _send(self, command):
-        logging.debug('I2PDialer -> ' + str(command))
+        # logging.debug('I2PDialer -> ' + str(command))
         self.s.sendall(command)
 
     def _connect(self):