--- //.git/fs/object/658757abed7be283e06bae3b1722fc2703334d74/tree//sys/src/cmd/stats.c
+++ /sys/src/cmd/stats.c
@@ -550,6 +550,20 @@
 	return i;
 }
 
+char*
+delmachine(Machine *m)
+{
+	free(m->shortname);
+	close(m->statsfd);
+	close(m->swapfd);
+	close(m->etherfd);
+	close(m->ifstatsfd);
+	close(m->batteryfd);
+	close(m->bitsybatfd);
+	close(m->tempfd);
+	return m->name;
+}
+
 int
 initmach(Machine *m, char *name)
 {
@@ -717,11 +731,15 @@
 {
 	int n, i;
 	uvlong a[nelem(m->devsysstat)];
-	char buf[32];
+	char buf[32], *machname;
 
 	if(m->remote && (m->disable || setjmp(catchalarm))){
-		if (m->disable++ >= 5)
+		if (m->disable++ >= 5){
 			m->disable = 0; /* give it another chance */
+			machname = delmachine(m);
+			initmach(m, machname);
+			free(machname);
+		}
 		memmove(m->devsysstat, m->prevsysstat, sizeof m->devsysstat);
 		memmove(m->netetherstats, m->prevetherstats, sizeof m->netetherstats);
 		return;