diff --git a/src/viced/callback.c b/src/viced/callback.c
index 65e3be2899..90d684d723 100644
--- a/src/viced/callback.c
+++ b/src/viced/callback.c
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ MultiBreakCallBack_r(struct cbstruct cba[], int ncbas,
 	if (!thishost || (thishost->hostFlags & HOSTDELETED)) {
 	    continue;
 	}
+	rx_GetConnection(thishost->callback_rxcon);
 	conns[j++] = thishost->callback_rxcon;
 
 #ifdef	ADAPT_MTU
@@ -832,14 +833,14 @@ MultiBreakCallBack_r(struct cbstruct cba[], int ncbas,
 			}
 
 			H_LOCK;
-			h_Lock_r(hp);
+			h_Lock_r(hp); 
 			hp->hostFlags |= VENUSDOWN;
 		/**
 		  * We always go into AddCallBack1_r with the host locked
 		  */
 			AddCallBack1_r(hp, afidp->AFSCBFids_val, itot(idx),
 				       CB_DELAYED, 1);
-			h_Unlock_r(hp);
+			h_Unlock_r(hp); 
 			H_UNLOCK;
 		    }
 		}
@@ -853,8 +854,10 @@ MultiBreakCallBack_r(struct cbstruct cba[], int ncbas,
     for (i = 0; i < ncbas; i++) {
 	struct host *hp;
 	hp = cba[i].hp;
-	if (hp && xhost != hp)
+	if (hp && xhost != hp) {
+	    rx_PutConnection(hp->callback_rxcon);
 	    h_Release_r(hp);
+	}
     }
 
     return;