diff --git a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.py b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.py
index 81df1f6225..7c58f2bb66 100755
--- a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.py
+++ b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.py
@@ -716,7 +716,8 @@ class NetworkPrinterOutputDevice(PrinterOutputDevice):
 
     ##  Start requesting data from printer
     def connect(self):
-        self.close()  # Ensure that previous connection (if any) is killed.
+        if self.isConnected():
+            self.close()  # Close previous connection
 
         self._createNetworkManager()
 
diff --git a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevicePlugin.py b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevicePlugin.py
index 57d176d9f0..f39d921fff 100644
--- a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevicePlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevicePlugin.py
@@ -157,12 +157,14 @@ class NetworkPrinterOutputDevicePlugin(OutputDevicePlugin):
 
         for key in self._printers:
             if key == active_machine.getMetaDataEntry("um_network_key"):
-                Logger.log("d", "Connecting [%s]..." % key)
-                self._printers[key].connect()
-                self._printers[key].connectionStateChanged.connect(self._onPrinterConnectionStateChanged)
+                if not self._printers[key].isConnected():
+                    Logger.log("d", "Connecting [%s]..." % key)
+                    self._printers[key].connect()
+                    self._printers[key].connectionStateChanged.connect(self._onPrinterConnectionStateChanged)
             else:
                 if self._printers[key].isConnected():
                     Logger.log("d", "Closing connection [%s]..." % key)
+                    self._printers[key].connectionStateChanged.disconnect(self._onPrinterConnectionStateChanged)
                     self._printers[key].close()
 
     ##  Because the model needs to be created in the same thread as the QMLEngine, we use a signal.