diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/org/quickfixj/jmx/mbean/connector/SocketAcceptorAdmin.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/org/quickfixj/jmx/mbean/connector/SocketAcceptorAdmin.java
index 77268bac4f..99ced08465 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/org/quickfixj/jmx/mbean/connector/SocketAcceptorAdmin.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/org/quickfixj/jmx/mbean/connector/SocketAcceptorAdmin.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import org.quickfixj.jmx.JmxExporter;
 import org.quickfixj.jmx.mbean.JmxSupport;
 import org.quickfixj.jmx.mbean.session.SessionJmxExporter;
-import org.quickfixj.jmx.openmbean.TabularDataAdapter;
 import quickfix.SessionID;
 import quickfix.mina.acceptor.AbstractSocketAcceptor;
 
diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/AbstractIoHandler.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/AbstractIoHandler.java
index a8c892dbe4..ad4b3dae36 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/AbstractIoHandler.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/AbstractIoHandler.java
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ public void sessionClosed(IoSession ioSession) {
             if (quickFixSession != null) {
                 eventHandlingStrategy.onMessage(quickFixSession, EventHandlingStrategy.END_OF_STREAM);
             }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw e;
         } finally {
             ioSession.removeAttribute(SessionConnector.QF_SESSION);
         }
diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/acceptor/AbstractSocketAcceptor.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/acceptor/AbstractSocketAcceptor.java
index f9f418b5d6..3af627646b 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/acceptor/AbstractSocketAcceptor.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/acceptor/AbstractSocketAcceptor.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import quickfix.mina.ProtocolFactory;
 import quickfix.mina.SessionConnector;
 import quickfix.mina.message.FIXProtocolCodecFactory;
+import quickfix.mina.ssl.AcceptorSslFilter;
 import quickfix.mina.ssl.SSLConfig;
 import quickfix.mina.ssl.SSLContextFactory;
 import quickfix.mina.ssl.SSLSupport;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ private void installSSL(AcceptorSocketDescriptor descriptor,
         log.info("Installing SSL filter for {}", descriptor.getAddress());
         SSLConfig sslConfig = descriptor.getSslConfig();
         SSLContext sslContext = SSLContextFactory.getInstance(sslConfig);
-        SslFilter sslFilter = new SslFilter(sslContext);
+        SslFilter sslFilter = new AcceptorSslFilter(sslContext);
         sslFilter.setNeedClientAuth(sslConfig.isNeedClientAuth());
         sslFilter.setEnabledCipherSuites(sslConfig.getEnabledCipherSuites() != null ? sslConfig.getEnabledCipherSuites()
                 : SSLSupport.getDefaultCipherSuites(sslContext));
diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/ssl/AcceptorSslFilter.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/ssl/AcceptorSslFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1e4268e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/ssl/AcceptorSslFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package quickfix.mina.ssl;
+
+import org.apache.mina.core.session.IoSession;
+import org.apache.mina.filter.ssl.SslFilter;
+
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+
+public final class AcceptorSslFilter extends SslFilter {
+
+    public AcceptorSslFilter(SSLContext sslContext) {
+        super(sslContext);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void sessionClosed(NextFilter next, IoSession session) throws Exception {
+        if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOGGER.debug("SERVER: Session {} closed", session);
+        }
+
+        onClose(next, session, true);
+        next.sessionClosed(session);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/ssl/InitiatorSslFilter.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/ssl/InitiatorSslFilter.java
index 7c4e5b438d..82020b9c00 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/ssl/InitiatorSslFilter.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/mina/ssl/InitiatorSslFilter.java
@@ -61,4 +61,14 @@ protected SSLEngine createEngine(IoSession session, InetSocketAddress addr) {
 
         return sslEngine;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void sessionClosed(NextFilter next, IoSession session) throws Exception {
+        if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOGGER.debug("CLIENT: Session {} closed", session);
+        }
+
+        onClose(next, session, true);
+        next.sessionClosed(session);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/mina/HttpProxyTest.java b/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/mina/HttpProxyTest.java
index 96884f92a7..2745908acd 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/mina/HttpProxyTest.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/mina/HttpProxyTest.java
@@ -103,6 +103,33 @@ public void shouldLoginBasicAuthWithSsl() throws ConfigError {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldLoginBasicAuthWithSslAndReconnect() throws ConfigError {
+        int port = proxyServer.getDestination().getPort();
+        SessionConnector acceptor = createAcceptor(port, true, "single-session/server.keystore");
+
+        try {
+            acceptor.start();
+
+            SessionConnector initiator = createInitiator(proxyServer.getPort(), port, PROXY_USERNAME, PROXY_PASSWORD, true, "single-session/client.truststore");
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+                try {
+                    initiator.start();
+                    SessionUtil.assertLoggedOn(acceptor, new SessionID(FixVersions.BEGINSTRING_FIX44, "ALICE", "BOB"));
+                    SessionUtil.assertLoggedOn(initiator, new SessionID(FixVersions.BEGINSTRING_FIX44, "BOB", "ALICE"));
+                    SSLUtil.assertNotAuthenticated(acceptor, new SessionID(FixVersions.BEGINSTRING_FIX44, "ALICE", "BOB"), false);
+                    SSLUtil.assertAuthenticated(initiator, new SessionID(FixVersions.BEGINSTRING_FIX44, "BOB", "ALICE"), new BigInteger("1448538842"));
+                    assertTrue(proxyServer.getRecordedExceptions().isEmpty());
+                } finally {
+                    initiator.stop();
+                }
+            }
+        } finally {
+            acceptor.stop();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldFailLoginBasicAuthWhenServerIsUntrusted() throws ConfigError {
         int port = proxyServer.getDestination().getPort();