diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt
index 72ad1b2..25eb664 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/net/Connection.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Connection(val address: InetAddress, val port: Int = 10796) : Closeable {
 
     @Throws(IOException::class)
     @Synchronized
-    private fun getStreams(): Pair<DataInputStream, DataOutputStream> {
+    private fun <R> withStreams(retry: Boolean = true, inner: (DataInputStream, DataOutputStream) -> R): R {
         val i: DataInputStream
         val o: DataOutputStream
 
@@ -40,242 +40,253 @@ class Connection(val address: InetAddress, val port: Int = 10796) : Closeable {
             o = output!!
         }
 
-        return Pair(i, o)
+        return try {
+            inner(i, o)
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            if (retry) {
+                println("Got IOException; Retry ${e.message}")
+                close()
+                withStreams(false, inner)
+            } else {
+                throw e
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
-    @Synchronized
     fun ping() {
-        val io = getStreams()
+        return withStreams { i, o ->
 
-        val obj = JsonObject()
-        obj.add("ping", JsonObject())
+            val obj = JsonObject()
+            obj.add("ping", JsonObject())
 
-        JsonPackage(obj).write(io.second)
+            JsonPackage(obj).write(o)
 
-        when (val pkg = Package.read(io.first)) {
-            is JsonPackage -> return
-            is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-            is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
-            else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
-        }
+            when (val pkg = Package.read(i)) {
+                is JsonPackage -> return@withStreams
+                is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
+                else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
+            }
+        };
     }
 
     @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
-    @Synchronized
     fun query(query: Array<String>): Array<Texture> {
-        val io = getStreams()
+        return withStreams { i, o ->
 
-        val obj = JsonObject()
-        obj.add("query", {
-            val inner = JsonObject()
-            inner.add("query", {
-                val array = JsonArray()
-                for (queryString in query) {
-                    array.add(queryString)
-                }
-                array
+            val obj = JsonObject()
+            obj.add("query", {
+                val inner = JsonObject()
+                inner.add("query", {
+                    val array = JsonArray()
+                    for (queryString in query) {
+                        array.add(queryString)
+                    }
+                    array
+                }())
+                inner
             }())
-            inner
-        }())
 
-        JsonPackage(obj).write(io.second)
+            JsonPackage(obj).write(o)
 
-        when (val pkg = Package.read(io.first)) {
-            is JsonPackage -> {
-                try {
-                    return Gson().fromJson<Array<InternalTexture>>(pkg.content, Array<InternalTexture>::class.java)
-                        .map { tex ->
-                            tex.toTexture()
-                        }.toTypedArray()
-                } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
-                    throw ConnectionInvalidJsonException()
+            when (val pkg = Package.read(i)) {
+                is JsonPackage -> {
+                    try {
+                        return@withStreams Gson().fromJson<Array<InternalTexture>>(
+                            pkg.content,
+                            Array<InternalTexture>::class.java
+                        )
+                            .map { tex ->
+                                tex.toTexture()
+                            }.toTypedArray()
+                    } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
+                        throw ConnectionInvalidJsonException()
+                    }
                 }
+                is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
+                else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
             }
-            is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-            is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
-            else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
         }
     }
 
     @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
-    @Synchronized
     fun getTextureById(id: UUID): Texture? {
-        val io = getStreams()
+        return withStreams { i, o ->
 
-        val obj = JsonObject()
-        obj.add("get_texture", {
-            val inner = JsonObject()
-            inner.addProperty("id", id.toString())
-            inner
-        }())
 
-        JsonPackage(obj).write(io.second)
+            val obj = JsonObject()
+            obj.add("get_texture", {
+                val inner = JsonObject()
+                inner.addProperty("id", id.toString())
+                inner
+            }())
 
-        when (val pkg = Package.read(io.first)) {
-            is JsonPackage -> {
-                return if (pkg.content.isJsonNull) {
-                    null
-                } else {
-                    try {
-                        Gson()
-                            .fromJson<InternalTexture>(pkg.content, InternalTexture::class.java)
-                            .toTexture()
-                    } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
-                        throw ConnectionInvalidJsonException()
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-            is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
-            else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
-        }
+            JsonPackage(obj).write(o)
 
-    }
-
-    @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
-    @Synchronized
-    fun getTextureByName(name: String): Texture? {
-        val io = getStreams()
-
-        val obj = JsonObject()
-        obj.add("get_texture", {
-            val inner = JsonObject()
-            inner.addProperty("name", name)
-            inner
-        }())
-
-        JsonPackage(obj).write(io.second)
-
-        when (val pkg = Package.read(io.first)) {
-            is JsonPackage -> {
-                return if (pkg.content.isJsonNull) {
-                    null
-                } else {
-                    try {
-                        Gson()
-                            .fromJson<InternalTexture>(pkg.content, InternalTexture::class.java)
-                            .toTexture()
-                    } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
-                        throw ConnectionInvalidJsonException()
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-            is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
-            else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
-    @Synchronized
-    fun getTextureFile(hash: Sha256): ByteArray {
-        val io = getStreams()
-
-        val obj = JsonObject()
-        obj.add("get_texture_file", {
-            val inner = JsonObject()
-            inner.addProperty("texture_hash", hash.toString())
-            inner
-        }())
-
-        JsonPackage(obj).write(io.second)
-
-        when (val pkg = Package.read(io.first)) {
-            is JsonPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-            is BinaryPackage -> return pkg.content
-            is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
-            else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
-    @Synchronized
-    fun getTexturePreview(hash: Sha256): Image {
-        val io = getStreams()
-
-        val obj = JsonObject()
-        obj.add("get_texture_preview", {
-            val inner = JsonObject()
-            inner.addProperty("texture_hash", hash.toString())
-            inner.addProperty("desired_format", "jpeg")
-            inner
-        }())
-
-        JsonPackage(obj).write(io.second)
-
-        when (val pkg = Package.read(io.first)) {
-            is JsonPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-            is BinaryPackage -> {
-                return Image(ByteArrayInputStream(pkg.content))
-            }
-            is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
-            else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class, IllegalArgumentException::class)
-    @Synchronized
-    private fun replaceTexture(old: Texture?, new: Texture?, image: ByteArray?) {
-        val io = getStreams()
-
-        val obj = JsonObject()
-        obj.add("replace_texture", {
-            val inner = JsonObject()
-            if (old != null) {
-                inner.add("old", Gson().toJsonTree(InternalTexture(old), InternalTexture::class.java))
-            } else {
-                inner.add("old", null)
-            }
-            if (new != null) {
-                inner.add("new", Gson().toJsonTree(InternalTexture(new), InternalTexture::class.java))
-            } else {
-                inner.add("new", null)
-            }
-            inner
-        }())
-
-        JsonPackage(obj).write(io.second)
-
-        when (val pkg = Package.read(io.first)) {
-            is JsonPackage -> {
-                when {
-                    pkg.content == JsonPrimitive(true) -> // everthing is fine!
-                        return
-                    image != null -> {
-                        // should be  { "get_texture_file": { texture_hash : <Hash> }}
-                        // we don't check, since there is no good way to handle it.
-
-                        BinaryPackage(image).write(io.second)
-                        when (val ipkg = Package.read(io.first)) {
-                            is JsonPackage -> {
-                                if (ipkg.content != JsonPrimitive(true)) {
-                                    // Protokoll Assertion failed
-                                    throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-                                }
-                            }
-                            is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-                            is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(ipkg)
-                            else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
+            when (val pkg = Package.read(i)) {
+                is JsonPackage -> {
+                    return@withStreams if (pkg.content.isJsonNull) {
+                        null
+                    } else {
+                        try {
+                            Gson()
+                                .fromJson<InternalTexture>(pkg.content, InternalTexture::class.java)
+                                .toTexture()
+                        } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
+                            throw ConnectionInvalidJsonException()
                         }
                     }
-                    else -> {
-                        ErrorPackage(404, "Texture not found!").write(io.second)
-                        close() // gets re-opened on next request.
-                        throw IllegalArgumentException("Image Argument was needed.")
+                }
+                is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
+                else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
+    fun getTextureByName(name: String): Texture? {
+        return withStreams { i, o ->
+
+            val obj = JsonObject()
+            obj.add("get_texture", {
+                val inner = JsonObject()
+                inner.addProperty("name", name)
+                inner
+            }())
+
+            JsonPackage(obj).write(o)
+
+            when (val pkg = Package.read(i)) {
+                is JsonPackage -> {
+                    return@withStreams if (pkg.content.isJsonNull) {
+                        null
+                    } else {
+                        try {
+                            Gson()
+                                .fromJson<InternalTexture>(pkg.content, InternalTexture::class.java)
+                                .toTexture()
+                        } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
+                            throw ConnectionInvalidJsonException()
+                        }
                     }
                 }
+                is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
+                else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
+    fun getTextureFile(hash: Sha256): ByteArray {
+        return withStreams { i, o ->
+
+            val obj = JsonObject()
+            obj.add("get_texture_file", {
+                val inner = JsonObject()
+                inner.addProperty("texture_hash", hash.toString())
+                inner
+            }())
+
+            JsonPackage(obj).write(o)
+
+            when (val pkg = Package.read(i)) {
+                is JsonPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                is BinaryPackage -> return@withStreams pkg.content
+                is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
+                else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class)
+    fun getTexturePreview(hash: Sha256): Image {
+        return withStreams { i, o ->
+            val obj = JsonObject()
+            obj.add("get_texture_preview", {
+                val inner = JsonObject()
+                inner.addProperty("texture_hash", hash.toString())
+                inner.addProperty("desired_format", "jpeg")
+                inner
+            }())
+
+            JsonPackage(obj).write(o)
+
+            when (val pkg = Package.read(i)) {
+                is JsonPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                is BinaryPackage -> {
+                    return@withStreams Image(ByteArrayInputStream(pkg.content))
+                }
+                is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
+                else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class, IllegalArgumentException::class)
+    private fun replaceTexture(old: Texture?, new: Texture?, image: ByteArray?) {
+        return withStreams { i, o ->
+
+
+            val obj = JsonObject()
+            obj.add("replace_texture", {
+                val inner = JsonObject()
+                if (old != null) {
+                    inner.add("old", Gson().toJsonTree(InternalTexture(old), InternalTexture::class.java))
+                } else {
+                    inner.add("old", null)
+                }
+                if (new != null) {
+                    inner.add("new", Gson().toJsonTree(InternalTexture(new), InternalTexture::class.java))
+                } else {
+                    inner.add("new", null)
+                }
+                inner
+            }())
+
+            JsonPackage(obj).write(o)
+
+            when (val pkg = Package.read(i)) {
+                is JsonPackage -> {
+                    when {
+                        pkg.content == JsonPrimitive(true) -> // everthing is fine!
+                            return@withStreams
+                        image != null -> {
+                            // should be  { "get_texture_file": { texture_hash : <Hash> }}
+                            // we don't check, since there is no good way to handle it.
+
+                            BinaryPackage(image).write(o)
+                            when (val ipkg = Package.read(i)) {
+                                is JsonPackage -> {
+                                    if (ipkg.content != JsonPrimitive(true)) {
+                                        // Protokoll Assertion failed
+                                        throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                                is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(ipkg)
+                                else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else -> {
+                            ErrorPackage(404, "Texture not found!").write(o)
+                            close() // gets re-opened on next request.
+                            throw IllegalArgumentException("Image Argument was needed.")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
+                is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
+                else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
             }
-            is BinaryPackage -> throw ConnectionUnexpectedPacketException()
-            is ErrorPackage -> throw ConnectionErrorException(pkg)
-            else -> throw RuntimeException("Unreachable")
         }
     }
 
     @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class, IllegalArgumentException::class)
-    @Synchronized
     fun uploadTexture(texture: Texture, image: ByteArray) {
         if (texture.textureHash != Sha256(image)) {
             throw IllegalArgumentException("Sha256 of Image does not Match with Texture.")
@@ -285,7 +296,6 @@ class Connection(val address: InetAddress, val port: Int = 10796) : Closeable {
     }
 
     @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class, IllegalArgumentException::class)
-    @Synchronized
     fun updateTexture(old: Texture, new: Texture, image: ByteArray) {
         if (new.textureHash != Sha256(image)) {
             throw IllegalArgumentException("Sha256 of Image does not Match with Texture.")
@@ -295,25 +305,27 @@ class Connection(val address: InetAddress, val port: Int = 10796) : Closeable {
     }
 
     @Throws(IOException::class, ConnectionException::class, IllegalArgumentException::class)
-    @Synchronized
     fun deleteTexture(texture: Texture) {
         replaceTexture(texture, null, null)
     }
 
     @Throws(IOException::class)
-    @Synchronized
     override fun close() {
-        if (output != null) {
-            output!!.close()
-            output = null
-        }
-        if (input != null) {
-            input!!.close()
-            input = null
-        }
-        if (socket != null) {
-            socket!!.close()
-            socket = null
+        try {
+            if (output != null) {
+                output!!.close()
+                output = null
+            }
+            if (input != null) {
+                input!!.close()
+                input = null
+            }
+            if (socket != null) {
+                socket!!.close()
+                socket = null
+            }
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            // Ignore
         }
     }