diff --git a/ccnx/sync-app-socket.cc b/ccnx/sync-app-socket.cc
index 22d51b9..3bc6954 100644
--- a/ccnx/sync-app-socket.cc
+++ b/ccnx/sync-app-socket.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 {
 
 SyncAppSocket::SyncAppSocket (const string &syncPrefix, NewDataCallback dataCallback, RemoveCallback rmCallback )
-  : m_ccnxHandle (CcnxWrapper::Create ())
+  : m_ccnxHandle (new CcnxWrapper())
   , m_newDataCallback(dataCallback)
   , m_syncLogic (syncPrefix,
                  bind(&SyncAppSocket::passCallback, this, _1),
@@ -39,14 +39,13 @@
 
 SyncAppSocket::~SyncAppSocket()
 {
-  CcnxWrapper::Destroy ();
 }
 
 std::string
 SyncAppSocket::GetLocalPrefix()
 {
   // this handle is supposed to be short lived
-  CcnxWrapperPtr handle = CcnxWrapper::Create();
+  CcnxWrapperPtr handle( new CcnxWrapper());
   return handle->getLocalPrefix();
 }
 
diff --git a/ccnx/sync-ccnx-wrapper.cc b/ccnx/sync-ccnx-wrapper.cc
index df1cbab..b742548 100644
--- a/ccnx/sync-ccnx-wrapper.cc
+++ b/ccnx/sync-ccnx-wrapper.cc
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 
 namespace Sync {
 
-boost::shared_ptr<CcnxWrapper> CcnxWrapper::s_wrapper;
-
 #ifdef _DEBUG_WRAPPER_      
 CcnxWrapper::CcnxWrapper(char c)
 #else
@@ -200,6 +198,9 @@
         }
         catch (CcnxOperationException &e)
         {
+          // do not try reconnect for now
+          throw e;
+          /*
           m_connected = false;
           // probably ccnd has been stopped
           // try reconnect with sleep
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@
               }
             }
           }
+          */
         }
         catch (const std::exception &exc)
           {