diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
index 8d1c7e3..54da1a8 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class XMLStream(object):
         # is established.
         connected = self.state.transition('disconnected', 'connected',
                                           func=self._connect)
-        while reattempt and not connected:
+        while reattempt and not connected and not self.stop.is_set():
             connected = self.state.transition('disconnected', 'connected',
                                               func=self._connect)
         return connected
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class XMLStream(object):
             self.socket.connect(address)
             self.send_raw(headers, now=True)
             resp = ''
-            while '\r\n\r\n' not in resp:
+            while '\r\n\r\n' not in resp and not self.stop.is_set():
                 resp += self.socket.recv(1024).decode('utf-8')
             log.debug('RECV: %s', resp)
 
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ class XMLStream(object):
                 self.session_timeout,
                 _handle_session_timeout)
 
-
     def disconnect(self, reconnect=False, wait=False):
         """
         Terminate processing and close the XML streams.
@@ -496,7 +495,7 @@ class XMLStream(object):
             wait      -- Flag indicating if the send queue should
                          be emptied before disconnecting.
         """
-        self.state.transition('connected', 'disconnected', wait=0.0,
+        self.state.transition('connected', 'disconnected',
                               func=self._disconnect, args=(reconnect, wait))
 
     def _disconnect(self, reconnect=False, wait=False):
@@ -526,20 +525,22 @@ class XMLStream(object):
             self.event("disconnected", direct=True)
             return True
 
-    def reconnect(self):
+    def reconnect(self, reattempt=True):
         """
         Reset the stream's state and reconnect to the server.
         """
         log.debug("reconnecting...")
-        self.state.transition('connected', 'disconnected', wait=2.0,
-                              func=self._disconnect, args=(True,))
+        if self.state.ensure('connected'):
+            self.state.transition('connected', 'disconnected', wait=2.0,
+                                  func=self._disconnect, args=(True,))
 
         log.debug("connecting...")
         connected = self.state.transition('disconnected', 'connected',
                                           wait=2.0, func=self._connect)
-        while not connected:
+        while reattempt and not connected and not self.stop.is_set():
             connected = self.state.transition('disconnected', 'connected',
                                               wait=2.0, func=self._connect)
+            connected = connected or self.state.ensure('connected')
         return connected
 
     def set_socket(self, socket, ignore=False):
@@ -1207,7 +1208,10 @@ class XMLStream(object):
         unhandled = True
         matched_handlers = [h for h in self.__handlers if h.match(stanza)]
         for handler in matched_handlers:
-            stanza_copy = copy.copy(stanza) if len(matched_handlers) > 1 else stanza
+            if len(matched_handlers) > 1:
+                stanza_copy = copy.copy(stanza)
+            else:
+                stanza_copy = stanza
             handler.prerun(stanza_copy)
             self.event_queue.put(('stanza', handler, stanza_copy))
             try: