diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/kazoo_node.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/kazoo_node.c
index cf7f044346..de8b16420a 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/kazoo_node.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/kazoo_node.c
@@ -1281,6 +1281,7 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC receive_handler(switch_thread_t *thread, void *o
 static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC handle_node(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj) {
 	ei_node_t *ei_node = (ei_node_t *) obj;
 	ei_received_msg_t *received_msg = NULL;
+	int fault_count = 0;
 
 	switch_atomic_inc(&globals.threads);
 
@@ -1332,13 +1333,17 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC handle_node(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 			/* erlang nodes send ticks to eachother to validate they are still reachable, we dont have to do anything here */
 			break;
 		case ERL_MSG:
+			fault_count = 0;
+
 			if (switch_queue_trypush(ei_node->received_msgs, received_msg) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 				ei_x_free(&received_msg->buf);
 				switch_safe_free(received_msg);
 			}
+
 			if (globals.receive_msg_preallocate > 0 && received_msg->buf.buffsz > globals.receive_msg_preallocate) {
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "increased received message buffer size to %d\n", received_msg->buf.buffsz);
 			}
+
 			received_msg = NULL;
 			break;
 		case ERL_ERROR:
@@ -1353,8 +1358,12 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC handle_node(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 				switch_clear_flag(ei_node, LFLAG_RUNNING);
 				break;
 			case EIO:
-				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_NOTICE, "Erlang communication fault with node %p %s (%s:%d): socket closed or I/O error\n", (void *)ei_node, ei_node->peer_nodename, ei_node->remote_ip, ei_node->remote_port);
-				switch_clear_flag(ei_node, LFLAG_RUNNING);
+				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_NOTICE, "Erlang communication fault with node %p %s (%s:%d): socket closed or I/O error [fault count %d]\n", (void *)ei_node, ei_node->peer_nodename, ei_node->remote_ip, ei_node->remote_port, ++fault_count);
+
+				if (fault_count >= globals.io_fault_tolerance) {
+					switch_clear_flag(ei_node, LFLAG_RUNNING);
+				}
+
 				break;
 			default:
 				/* OH NOS! something has gone horribly wrong, shutdown the connection if status set by ei_xreceive_msg_tmo is less than or equal to 0 */
diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/mod_kazoo.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/mod_kazoo.c
index 174559405e..e283cb5a96 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/mod_kazoo.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/mod_kazoo.c
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ static switch_status_t config(void) {
 	globals.send_msg_batch = 10;
 	globals.event_stream_framing = 2;
 	globals.port = 0;
+	globals.io_fault_tolerance = 10;
 
 	if (!(xml = switch_xml_open_cfg(cf, &cfg, NULL))) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to open configuration file %s\n", cf);
@@ -410,6 +411,9 @@ static switch_status_t config(void) {
 				} else if (!strcmp(var, "event-stream-framing")) {
 					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "Set event-stream-framing: %s\n", val);
 					globals.event_stream_framing = atoi(val);
+				} else if (!strcmp(var, "io-fault-tolerance")) {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "Set io-fault-tolerance: %s\n", val);
+					globals.io_fault_tolerance = atoi(val);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -444,6 +448,11 @@ static switch_status_t config(void) {
 		globals.send_msg_batch = 10;
 	}
 
+	if (globals.io_fault_tolerance < 1) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Invalid I/O fault tolerance, reverting to default\n");
+		globals.io_fault_tolerance = 10;
+	}
+
 	if (!globals.event_filter) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Event filter not found in configuration, using default\n");
 		globals.event_filter = create_default_filter();
diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/mod_kazoo.h b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/mod_kazoo.h
index 8c41dc6402..9e28707c38 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/mod_kazoo.h
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/mod_kazoo.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct globals_s {
 	short event_stream_framing;
 	switch_port_t port;
 	int config_filters_fetched;
+	int io_fault_tolerance;
 };
 typedef struct globals_s globals_t;
 extern globals_t globals;