diff --git a/daemon-common/zkhandler.py b/daemon-common/zkhandler.py
index 460c2eb3..43d15035 100644
--- a/daemon-common/zkhandler.py
+++ b/daemon-common/zkhandler.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import time
 import uuid
 from functools import wraps
-from kazoo.client import KazooClient
+from kazoo.client import KazooClient, KazooState
 
 
 #
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ZKConnectionException(Exception):
 # Handler class
 #
 class ZKHandler(object):
-    def __init__(self, config):
+    def __init__(self, config, logger=None):
         """
         Initialize an instance of the ZKHandler class with config
 
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
         """
         self.encoding = 'utf8'
         self.coordinators = config['coordinators']
+        self.logger = logger
         self.zk_conn = KazooClient(hosts=self.coordinators)
 
     #
@@ -95,15 +96,43 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
     def coordinators(self):
         return str(self.coordinators)
 
+    def log(self, message, state=''):
+        if self.logger is not None:
+            self.logger.out(message, state)
+        else:
+            print(message)
+
     #
     # State/connection management
     #
-    def connect(self):
+    def listener(self, state):
+        if state == KazooState.CONNECTED:
+            self.log('Connection to Zookeeper started', state='o')
+        else:
+            self.log('Connection to Zookeeper lost', state='w')
+
+            while True:
+                time.sleep(0.5)
+
+                _zk_conn = KazooClient(hosts=self.coordinators)
+                try:
+                    _zk_conn.start()
+                except Exception:
+                    del _zk_conn
+                    continue
+
+                self.zk_conn = _zk_conn
+                self.zk_conn.add_listener(self.listener)
+                break
+
+    def connect(self, persistent=False):
         """
         Start the zk_conn object and connect to the cluster
         """
         try:
             self.zk_conn.start()
+            if persistent:
+                self.zk_conn.add_listener(self.listener)
         except Exception as e:
             raise ZKConnectionException(self, e)
 
@@ -140,14 +169,14 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
         Create or update one or more keys' data
         """
         if type(kvpairs) is not list:
-            print("ZKHandler error: Key-value sequence is not a list")
+            self.log("ZKHandler error: Key-value sequence is not a list", state='e')
             return False
 
         transaction = self.zk_conn.transaction()
 
         for kvpair in (kvpairs):
             if type(kvpair) is not tuple:
-                print("ZKHandler error: Key-value pair '{}' is not a tuple".format(kvpair))
+                self.log("ZKHandler error: Key-value pair '{}' is not a tuple".format(kvpair), state='e')
                 return False
 
             key = kvpair[0]
@@ -172,14 +201,14 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
                 try:
                     transaction.check(key, new_version)
                 except TypeError:
-                    print("ZKHandler error: Key '{}' does not match expected version".format(key))
+                    self.log("ZKHandler error: Key '{}' does not match expected version".format(key), state='e')
                     return False
 
         try:
             transaction.commit()
             return True
         except Exception as e:
-            print("ZKHandler error: Failed to commit transaction: {}".format(e))
+            self.log("ZKHandler error: Failed to commit transaction: {}".format(e), state='e')
             return False
 
     def delete(self, key, recursive=True):
@@ -202,7 +231,7 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
         Rename one or more keys to a new value
         """
         if type(kkpairs) is not list:
-            print("ZKHandler error: Key-key sequence is not a list")
+            self.log("ZKHandler error: Key-key sequence is not a list", state='e')
             return False
 
         transaction = self.zk_conn.transaction()
@@ -221,17 +250,17 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
 
         for kkpair in (kkpairs):
             if type(kkpair) is not tuple:
-                print("ZKHandler error: Key-key pair '{}' is not a tuple".format(kkpair))
+                self.log("ZKHandler error: Key-key pair '{}' is not a tuple".format(kkpair), state='e')
                 return False
 
             source_key = kkpair[0]
             destination_key = kkpair[1]
 
             if not self.exists(source_key):
-                print("ZKHander error: Source key '{}' does not exist".format(source_key))
+                self.log("ZKHander error: Source key '{}' does not exist".format(source_key), state='e')
                 return False
             if self.exists(destination_key):
-                print("ZKHander error: Destination key '{}' already exists".format(destination_key))
+                self.log("ZKHander error: Destination key '{}' already exists".format(destination_key), state='e')
                 return False
 
             rename_element(transaction, source_key, destination_key)
@@ -240,7 +269,7 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
             transaction.commit()
             return True
         except Exception as e:
-            print("ZKHandler error: Failed to commit transaction: {}".format(e))
+            self.log("ZKHandler error: Failed to commit transaction: {}".format(e), state='e')
             return False
 
     #
@@ -260,7 +289,7 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
                 break
             except Exception as e:
                 if count > 5:
-                    print("ZKHandler warning: Failed to acquire read lock after 5 tries: {}".format(e))
+                    self.log("ZKHandler warning: Failed to acquire read lock after 5 tries: {}".format(e), state='e')
                     break
                 else:
                     time.sleep(0.5)
@@ -283,7 +312,7 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
                 break
             except Exception as e:
                 if count > 5:
-                    print("ZKHandler warning: Failed to acquire write lock after 5 tries: {}".format(e))
+                    self.log("ZKHandler warning: Failed to acquire write lock after 5 tries: {}".format(e), state='e')
                     break
                 else:
                     time.sleep(0.5)
@@ -306,7 +335,7 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
                 break
             except Exception as e:
                 if count > 5:
-                    print("ZKHandler warning: Failed to acquire exclusive lock after 5 tries: {}".format(e))
+                    self.log("ZKHandler warning: Failed to acquire exclusive lock after 5 tries: {}".format(e), state='e')
                     break
                 else:
                     time.sleep(0.5)