diff --git a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/tcp/BinaryProtocolServer.java b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/tcp/BinaryProtocolServer.java
index 302021d25b..7b96bea800 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/tcp/BinaryProtocolServer.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/tcp/BinaryProtocolServer.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class BinaryProtocolServer {
         try {
             start(linkManager, DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT, Listener.empty(), new Context());
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.error("Error starting local proxy", e);
+            log.warn("Error starting local proxy: " + e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ui/console/MainFrame.java b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ui/console/MainFrame.java
index 275eba8a66..9a973c8491 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ui/console/MainFrame.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ui/console/MainFrame.java
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ public class MainFrame {
                 tabbedPane.settingsTab.showContent();
                 tabbedPane.logsManager.showContent();
                 tabbedPane.fuelTunePane.showContent();
+                /**
+                 * todo: we are definitely not handling reconnect properly, no code to shut down old instance of server
+                 * before launching new instance
+                 */
                 new BinaryProtocolServer().start(linkManager);
             }
         });