diff --git a/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/classes/ConduitModule.ts b/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/classes/ConduitModule.ts
index d84178eeb..9b6f9b39a 100644
--- a/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/classes/ConduitModule.ts
+++ b/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/classes/ConduitModule.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ import { getGrpcSignedTokenInterceptor, getModuleNameInterceptor } from '../inte
 import { CompatServiceDefinition } from 'nice-grpc/lib/service-definitions';
 import { Channel, Client, createChannel, createClientFactory } from 'nice-grpc';
 import { retryMiddleware } from 'nice-grpc-client-middleware-retry';
-import { HealthCheckResponse, HealthDefinition } from '../protoUtils';
+import {
+  ConduitModuleDefinition,
+  HealthCheckResponse,
+  HealthDefinition,
+} from '../protoUtils';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
-import { ConduitModuleDefinition } from '../protoUtils';
 import ConduitGrpcSdk from '../index';
 
 export class ConduitModule<T extends CompatServiceDefinition> {
@@ -58,7 +61,11 @@ export class ConduitModule<T extends CompatServiceDefinition> {
   }
 
   openConnection() {
-    if (this.channel) return;
+    if (this.channel) {
+      // used to make sure a connection attempt is made
+      this.channel.getConnectivityState(true);
+      return;
+    }
     // ConduitGrpcSdk.Logger.log(`Opening connection for ${this._serviceName}`);
     this.channel = createChannel(this._serviceUrl, undefined, {
       'grpc.max_receive_message_length': 1024 * 1024 * 100,
diff --git a/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/index.ts b/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/index.ts
index 4f3c1128a..d232edc80 100644
--- a/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -274,19 +274,24 @@ export default class ConduitGrpcSdk {
       return this._initialize();
     }
     (this._core as unknown) = new Core(this.name, this.serverUrl, this._grpcToken);
+    await this.connectToCore().catch(() => process.exit(-1));
+    this._initialize();
+  }
+
+  async connectToCore() {
     ConduitGrpcSdk.Logger.log('Waiting for Core...');
     while (true) {
       try {
+        this.core.openConnection();
         const state = await this.core.check();
         if ((state as unknown as HealthCheckStatus) === HealthCheckStatus.SERVING) {
           ConduitGrpcSdk.Logger.log('Core connection established');
-          this._initialize();
-          break;
+          return;
         }
       } catch (err) {
         if ((err as GrpcError).code === status.PERMISSION_DENIED) {
           ConduitGrpcSdk.Logger.error(err as Error);
-          process.exit(-1);
+          throw err;
         }
         await sleep(1000);
       }
@@ -319,6 +324,15 @@ export default class ConduitGrpcSdk {
         emitter.emit(`module-connection-update:${m.moduleName}`, true);
       });
     });
+    emitter.on('core-status-update', () => {
+      this.connectToCore()
+        .then(() => {
+          this._initialize();
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          process.exit(-1);
+        });
+    });
   }
 
   monitorModule(
@@ -528,8 +542,12 @@ export default class ConduitGrpcSdk {
   }
 
   private _initialize() {
-    if (this._initialized)
-      throw new Error("Module's grpc-sdk has already been initialized");
+    if (this._initialized) {
+      this._config?.openConnection();
+      this._admin?.openConnection();
+      this.config.watchModules().then();
+      return;
+    }
     (this._config as unknown) = new Config(
       this.name,
       this.serverUrl,
diff --git a/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/modules/config/index.ts b/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/modules/config/index.ts
index e1fe15871..2963c6615 100644
--- a/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/modules/config/index.ts
+++ b/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/modules/config/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   ConfigDefinition,
   ModuleHealthRequest,
   RegisterModuleRequest,
-} from '../../protoUtils/core';
+} from '../../protoUtils';
 import { Indexable } from '../../interfaces';
 import ConduitGrpcSdk from '../../index';
 import { ClusterOptions, RedisOptions } from 'ioredis';
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export class Config extends ConduitModule<typeof ConfigDefinition> {
     super(moduleName, 'config', url, grpcToken);
     this.initializeClient(ConfigDefinition);
     this._serviceHealthStatusGetter = serviceHealthStatusGetter;
+    this.emitter.setMaxListeners(150);
   }
 
   getServerConfig() {
@@ -150,17 +151,19 @@ export class Config extends ConduitModule<typeof ConfigDefinition> {
   }
 
   async watchModules() {
-    const self = this;
-    this.emitter.setMaxListeners(150);
-    self.emitter.emit('serving-modules-update', await self.moduleList().catch());
+    if (!this.coreLive) {
+      this.coreLive = true;
+    }
+    this.emitter.emit('serving-modules-update', await this.moduleList().catch());
     try {
       const call = this.client!.watchModules({});
       for await (const data of call) {
-        self.emitter.emit('serving-modules-update', data.modules);
+        this.emitter.emit('serving-modules-update', data.modules);
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      self.coreLive = false;
+      this.coreLive = false;
       ConduitGrpcSdk.Logger.warn('Core unhealthy');
+      this.emitter.emit('core-status-update', HealthCheckStatus.UNKNOWN);
     }
   }
 }