diff --git a/ndk/src/relay/connectivity.ts b/ndk/src/relay/connectivity.ts
index 71838784..a1bd43aa 100644
--- a/ndk/src/relay/connectivity.ts
+++ b/ndk/src/relay/connectivity.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ export class NDKRelayConnectivity {
 
     public disconnect(): void {
         this._status = NDKRelayStatus.DISCONNECTING;
+        if (!this.relay.connected) return;
+        
         try {
             this.relay.close();
         } catch (e) {
@@ -174,21 +176,6 @@ export class NDKRelayConnectivity {
     }
 
     private async handleNotice(notice: string) {
-        // This is a prototype; if the relay seems to be complaining
-        // remove it from relay set selection for a minute.
-        if (notice.includes("oo many") || notice.includes("aximum")) {
-            this.disconnect();
-
-            // fixme
-            setTimeout(() => this.connect(), 2000);
-            this.debug(this.relay.url, "Relay complaining?", notice);
-            // this.complaining = true;
-            // setTimeout(() => {
-            //     this.complaining = false;
-            //     console.log(this.relay.url, 'Reactivate relay');
-            // }, 60000);
-        }
-
         this.ndkRelay.emit("notice", notice);
     }
 
diff --git a/ndk/src/relay/index.ts b/ndk/src/relay/index.ts
index 07158532..fe79c0f9 100644
--- a/ndk/src/relay/index.ts
+++ b/ndk/src/relay/index.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class NDKRelay extends EventEmitter<{
      * @param filters Filters to execute
      */
     public subscribe(subscription: NDKSubscription, filters: NDKFilter[]): void {
-        this.debug("Subscribing to %o", filters);
+        // this.debug("Subscribing to %o", filters);
         this.subs.subscribe(subscription, filters);
     }
 
diff --git a/ndk/src/relay/subscriptions.ts b/ndk/src/relay/subscriptions.ts
index 22217bc7..84f36147 100644
--- a/ndk/src/relay/subscriptions.ts
+++ b/ndk/src/relay/subscriptions.ts
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export class NDKRelaySubscriptions {
         groupableId: NDKFilterGroupingId | null,
         groupedSubscriptions: NDKGroupedSubscriptions,
         mergedFilters: NDKFilter[]
-    ): Subscription {
+    ): Subscription | undefined {
         const subscriptions: NDKSubscription[] = [];
 
         for (const { subscription } of groupedSubscriptions) {
@@ -407,7 +407,13 @@ export class NDKRelaySubscriptions {
         //     subOptions.skipVerification = true;
         // }
 
-        const sub = this.conn.relay.subscribe(mergedFilters, subOptions);
+        let sub: Subscription;
+        const connected = this.conn.relay.connected;
+        if (!connected) {
+            this.debug('was about to send to a disconnected relay', this.conn.relay.url, mergedFilters);
+            return;
+        }
+        sub = this.conn.relay.subscribe(mergedFilters, subOptions);
 
         this.activeSubscriptions.set(sub, groupedSubscriptions);
         if (groupableId) {
@@ -423,7 +429,7 @@ export class NDKRelaySubscriptions {
             }
         });
 
-        this.executeSubscriptionsWhenConnected(groupableId, groupedSubscriptions, mergedFilters);
+        // this.executeSubscriptionsWhenConnected(groupableId, groupedSubscriptions, mergedFilters);
 
         return sub;
     }