diff --git a/external/jtorctl b/external/jtorctl
index 319377b3..9f8affff 160000
--- a/external/jtorctl
+++ b/external/jtorctl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 319377b33117035155715b9207a7b41cbacef3a7
+Subproject commit 9f8affffbb03737b5606212c3ade9a1114df755f
diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
index 2736fbe4..46d37a13 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
@@ -1020,7 +1020,10 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, TorConst
 						torConnSocket = new Socket(IP_LOCALHOST, controlPort);
 						torConnSocket.setSoTimeout(CONTROL_SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
 						
-				        conn = TorControlConnection.getConnection(torConnSocket);
+						boolean oo = true;
+						
+				        conn = new TorControlConnection(torConnSocket);
+				        conn.launchThread(true);//is daemon
 				        
 						logNotice( "SUCCESS connected to Tor control port");