diff --git a/app/models/channel.rb b/app/models/channel.rb
index cf2ed60fa..d74ac21fe 100644
--- a/app/models/channel.rb
+++ b/app/models/channel.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Channel < ApplicationModel
         puts "can't use " + 'Channel::' + channel[:adapter]
         puts e.inspect
         puts e.backtrace
+        c.disconnect
       end
     }
   end
diff --git a/app/models/channel/facebook.rb b/app/models/channel/facebook.rb
index 7fdddca9d..476c565c8 100644
--- a/app/models/channel/facebook.rb
+++ b/app/models/channel/facebook.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ class Channel::Facebook
 
 
   end
+
+  def disconnect
+
+
+  end
+
   def send
 
     logger.debug('face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!')
diff --git a/app/models/channel/imap.rb b/app/models/channel/imap.rb
index 30816d504..a0c7aa8e2 100644
--- a/app/models/channel/imap.rb
+++ b/app/models/channel/imap.rb
@@ -14,42 +14,49 @@ class Channel::IMAP < Channel::EmailParser
 
     puts "fetching imap (#{channel[:options][:host]}/#{channel[:options][:user]} port=#{port},ssl=#{ssl})"
 
-    imap = Net::IMAP.new( channel[:options][:host], port, ssl, nil, false )
+    @imap = Net::IMAP.new( channel[:options][:host], port, ssl, nil, false )
 
     # try LOGIN, if not - try plain
     begin
-      imap.authenticate( 'LOGIN', channel[:options][:user], channel[:options][:password] )
+      @imap.authenticate( 'LOGIN', channel[:options][:user], channel[:options][:password] )
     rescue Exception => e
       if e.to_s !~ /unsupported\sauthentication\smechanism/i
         raise e
       end
-      imap.login( channel[:options][:user], channel[:options][:password] )
+      @imap.login( channel[:options][:user], channel[:options][:password] )
     end
     if !channel[:options][:folder] || channel[:options][:folder].empty?
-      imap.select('INBOX')
+      @imap.select('INBOX')
     else
-      imap.select( channel[:options][:folder] )
+      @imap.select( channel[:options][:folder] )
     end
     count     = 0
-    count_all = imap.search(['ALL']).count
-    imap.search(['ALL']).each do |message_id|
+    count_all = @imap.search(['ALL']).count
+    @imap.search(['ALL']).each do |message_id|
       count += 1
       puts " - message #{count.to_s}/#{count_all.to_s}"
-      msg = imap.fetch(message_id,'RFC822')[0].attr['RFC822']
+      msg = @imap.fetch(message_id,'RFC822')[0].attr['RFC822']
       #      puts msg.to_s
 
       # delete email from server after article was created
       if process(channel, msg)
-        imap.store(message_id, "+FLAGS", [:Deleted])
+        @imap.store(message_id, "+FLAGS", [:Deleted])
       end
     end
-    imap.expunge()
-    imap.disconnect()
+    @imap.expunge()
+    disconnect
     if count == 0
       puts " - no message"
     end
     puts "done"
   end
+
+  def disconnect
+    if @imap
+      @imap.disconnect()
+    end
+  end
+
   def send(attr, notification = false)
     channel = Channel.where( :area => 'Email::Outbound', :active => true ).first
     begin
diff --git a/app/models/channel/pop3.rb b/app/models/channel/pop3.rb
index 0a71e6358..88f091160 100644
--- a/app/models/channel/pop3.rb
+++ b/app/models/channel/pop3.rb
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ class Channel::POP3 < Channel::EmailParser
 
     puts "fetching pop3 (#{channel[:options][:host]}/#{channel[:options][:user]} port=#{port},ssl=#{ssl})"
 
-    pop = Net::POP3.new( channel[:options][:host], port )
+    @pop = Net::POP3.new( channel[:options][:host], port )
     if ssl
-      pop.enable_ssl
+      @pop.enable_ssl
     end
-    pop.start( channel[:options][:user], channel[:options][:password] )
+    @pop.start( channel[:options][:user], channel[:options][:password] )
     count     = 0
-    count_all = pop.mails.size
-    pop.each_mail do |m|
+    count_all = @pop.mails.size
+    @pop.each_mail do |m|
       count += 1
       puts " - message #{count.to_s}/#{count_all.to_s}"
 
@@ -30,12 +30,19 @@ class Channel::POP3 < Channel::EmailParser
         m.delete
       end
     end
-    pop.finish
+    disconnect
     if count == 0
       puts " - no message"
     end
     puts "done"
   end
+
+  def disconnect
+    if @pop
+      @pop.finish
+    end
+  end
+
   def send(attr, notification = false)
     channel = Channel.where( :area => 'Email::Outbound', :active => true ).first
     begin
diff --git a/app/models/channel/twitter2.rb b/app/models/channel/twitter2.rb
index 260f7db24..ad65f2c84 100644
--- a/app/models/channel/twitter2.rb
+++ b/app/models/channel/twitter2.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ class Channel::Twitter2
     end
   end
 
+  def disconnect
+    if @client
+      @client = nil
+    end
+  end
+
   def fetch (channel)
 
     puts "fetching tweets (oauth_token#{channel[:options][:oauth_token]})"
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ class Channel::Twitter2
       fetch_loop( tweets, channel, channel[:options][:direct_messages][:group] )
     end
     puts 'done'
+    disconnect
   end
 
   def fetch_loop( tweets, channel, group )