diff --git a/ofagent/grpc_client.py b/ofagent/grpc_client.py
index d1b78bd..ccdb98b 100644
--- a/ofagent/grpc_client.py
+++ b/ofagent/grpc_client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 The gRPC client layer for the OpenFlow agent
 """
 from Queue import Queue, Empty
+import os
 
 from grpc import StatusCode
 from grpc._channel import _Rendezvous
@@ -77,7 +78,11 @@
 
         def stream_packets_out():
             generator = packet_generator()
-            self.local_stub.StreamPacketsOut(generator)
+            try:
+                self.local_stub.StreamPacketsOut(generator)
+            except _Rendezvous, e:
+                if e.code() == StatusCode.UNAVAILABLE:
+                    os.system("kill -15 {}".format(os.getpid()))
 
         reactor.callInThread(stream_packets_out)
 
@@ -86,12 +91,16 @@
         def receive_packet_in_stream():
             streaming_rpc_method = self.local_stub.ReceivePacketsIn
             iterator = streaming_rpc_method(empty_pb2.Empty())
-            for packet_in in iterator:
-                reactor.callFromThread(self.packet_in_queue.put,
-                                       packet_in)
-                log.debug('enqued-packet-in',
-                          packet_in=packet_in,
-                          queue_len=len(self.packet_in_queue.pending))
+            try:
+                for packet_in in iterator:
+                    reactor.callFromThread(self.packet_in_queue.put,
+                                           packet_in)
+                    log.debug('enqued-packet-in',
+                              packet_in=packet_in,
+                              queue_len=len(self.packet_in_queue.pending))
+            except _Rendezvous, e:
+                if e.code() == StatusCode.UNAVAILABLE:
+                    os.system("kill -15 {}".format(os.getpid()))
 
         reactor.callInThread(receive_packet_in_stream)
 
@@ -100,11 +109,15 @@
         def receive_change_events():
             streaming_rpc_method = self.local_stub.ReceiveChangeEvents
             iterator = streaming_rpc_method(empty_pb2.Empty())
-            for event in iterator:
-                reactor.callFromThread(self.change_event_queue.put, event)
-                log.debug('enqued-change-event',
-                          change_event=event,
-                          queue_len=len(self.change_event_queue.pending))
+            try:
+                for event in iterator:
+                    reactor.callFromThread(self.change_event_queue.put, event)
+                    log.debug('enqued-change-event',
+                              change_event=event,
+                              queue_len=len(self.change_event_queue.pending))
+            except _Rendezvous, e:
+                if e.code() == StatusCode.UNAVAILABLE:
+                    os.system("kill -15 {}".format(os.getpid()))
 
         reactor.callInThread(receive_change_events)