diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index ee10fd6..8e8bfea 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ void xmpp_run_once(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx, const unsigned long timeout)
     int tls_read_bytes = 0;
 
     if (ctx->loop_status == XMPP_LOOP_QUIT) return;
-    ctx->loop_status = XMPP_LOOP_RUNNING;
 
     /* send queued data */
     connitem = ctx->connlist;
@@ -347,6 +346,9 @@ void xmpp_run(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx)
 	xmpp_run_once(ctx, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
     }
 
+    /* make it possible to start event loop again */
+    ctx->loop_status = XMPP_LOOP_NOTSTARTED;
+
     xmpp_debug(ctx, "event", "Event loop completed.");
 }