diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bda8001..772ab8b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 config.yml
 telegabber
+sessions/
diff --git a/telegram/connect.go b/telegram/connect.go
index 72cd417..400c706 100644
--- a/telegram/connect.go
+++ b/telegram/connect.go
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 	}
 
 	authorizer := client.ClientAuthorizer()
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			state, ok := <-authorizer.State
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+
+			ok = authorizationStateHandler(state)
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	authorizer.TdlibParameters <- c.parameters
 
 	tdlibClient, err := client.NewClient(authorizer, c.logVerbosity)
@@ -33,4 +47,15 @@ func (c *Client) Disconnect() {
 	if !c.online {
 		return
 	}
+
+	c.client.Stop()
+	c.online = false
+}
+
+func authorizationStateHandler(state client.AuthorizationState) bool {
+	switch state.AuthorizationStateType() {
+	// TODO
+	}
+
+	return true
 }
diff --git a/xmpp/component.go b/xmpp/component.go
index 1562224..036bc3c 100644
--- a/xmpp/component.go
+++ b/xmpp/component.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package xmpp
 
 import (
 	"dev.narayana.im/narayana/telegabber/config"
+	"dev.narayana.im/narayana/telegabber/telegram"
 
 	"gosrc.io/xmpp"
 )
 
 var jid *xmpp.Jid
 var tgConf config.TelegramConfig
+var sessions map[string]telegram.Client
 
 // NewComponent starts a new component and wraps it in
 // a stream manager that you should start yourself
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ func NewComponent(conf config.XMPPConfig, tc config.TelegramConfig) (*xmpp.Strea
 	}
 
 	tgConf = tc
+	sessions = make(map[string]telegram.Client)
 
 	options := xmpp.ComponentOptions{
 		Address: conf.Host + ":" + conf.Port,
diff --git a/xmpp/handlers.go b/xmpp/handlers.go
index 4a6c999..ad6e3ba 100644
--- a/xmpp/handlers.go
+++ b/xmpp/handlers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package xmpp
 
 import (
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"dev.narayana.im/narayana/telegabber/telegram"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -8,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"gosrc.io/xmpp/stanza"
 )
 
-var sessions map[string]telegram.Client
-
 func logPacketType(p stanza.Packet) {
 	log.Warn("Ignoring packet: %T\n", p)
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ func HandlePresence(s xmpp.Sender, p stanza.Packet) {
 
 	if prs.Type == "subscribe" {
 		handleSubscription(s, prs)
-	} else if prs.To == jid.Bare() {
+	}
+	if prs.To == jid.Bare() {
 		handlePresence(s, prs)
 	}
 }
@@ -93,17 +94,26 @@ func handlePresence(s xmpp.Sender, p stanza.Presence) {
 	if !ok {
 		client, err := telegram.NewClient(tgConf, bareFromJid)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Invalid from JID!")
+			log.Error(errors.Wrap(err, "TDlib initialization failure"))
+			return
 		}
 		sessions[bareFromJid] = client
 	}
 
 	switch p.Type {
 	case "unsubscribed":
+		session.Disconnect()
 		delete(sessions, bareFromJid)
 	case "unavailable", "error":
 		session.Disconnect()
 	case "":
-		session.Connect()
+		// due to the weird implentation of go-tdlib wrapper, it won't
+		// return the client instance until successful authorization
+		go func() {
+			session.Connect()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(errors.Wrap(err, "TDlib connection failure"))
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 }