diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 09c3987c..3980fcbe 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 publishing {
-    def coreVersion = '0.3.2';
+    def coreVersion = '0.4.0';
     publications {
         maven(MavenPublication) {
             groupId = 'com.redhat.rhjmc'
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnection.java b/src/main/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnection.java
index 73e83b40..d4c45de2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnection.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import com.redhat.rhjmc.containerjfr.core.sys.Clock;
 import com.redhat.rhjmc.containerjfr.core.tui.ClientWriter;
+
 import org.openjdk.jmc.rjmx.IConnectionHandle;
 import org.openjdk.jmc.rjmx.IConnectionListener;
 import org.openjdk.jmc.rjmx.internal.DefaultConnectionHandle;
@@ -20,21 +21,19 @@ public class JFRConnection implements AutoCloseable {
     public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 9091;
 
     private final ClientWriter cw;
-    private final Clock clock;
     private final JMXServiceURL url;
     private final RJMXConnection rjmxConnection;
     private final IConnectionHandle handle;
     private final IFlightRecorderService service;
 
-    JFRConnection(ClientWriter cw, Clock clock, String host, int port) throws Exception {
-        this(cw, clock, new JMXServiceURL(String.format(URL_FORMAT, host, port)));
+    JFRConnection(ClientWriter cw, String host, int port) throws Exception {
+        this(cw, new JMXServiceURL(String.format(URL_FORMAT, host, port)));
     }
 
-    JFRConnection(ClientWriter cw, Clock clock, JMXServiceURL url) throws Exception {
+    JFRConnection(ClientWriter cw, JMXServiceURL url) throws Exception {
         this.cw = cw;
-        this.clock = clock;
         this.url = url;
-        this.rjmxConnection = attemptConnect(url, 0);
+        this.rjmxConnection = attemptConnect(url);
         this.handle = new DefaultConnectionHandle(rjmxConnection, "RJMX Connection", new IConnectionListener[0]);
         this.service = new FlightRecorderServiceFactory().getServiceInstance(handle);
     }
@@ -68,31 +67,21 @@ public void close() {
         this.disconnect();
     }
 
-    private RJMXConnection attemptConnect(JMXServiceURL url, int maxRetry) throws Exception {
+    private RJMXConnection attemptConnect(JMXServiceURL url) throws Exception {
         JMXConnectionDescriptor cd = new JMXConnectionDescriptor(
                 url,
                 new InMemoryCredentials(null, null));
         ServerDescriptor sd = new ServerDescriptor(null, "Container", null);
 
-        int attempts = 0;
-        while (true) {
-            try {
-                RJMXConnection conn = new RJMXConnection(cd, sd, JFRConnection::failConnection);
-                if (!conn.connect()) {
-                    failConnection();
-                }
-                return conn;
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                attempts++;
-                cw.println(String.format("Connection attempt %d failed.", attempts));
-                if (attempts >= maxRetry) {
-                    cw.println("Too many failed connections. Aborting.");
-                    throw e;
-                } else {
-                    cw.println(e);
-                }
-                clock.sleep(500);
+        try {
+            RJMXConnection conn = new RJMXConnection(cd, sd, JFRConnection::failConnection);
+            if (!conn.connect()) {
+                failConnection();
             }
+            return conn;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            cw.println("connection attempt failed.");
+            throw e;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnectionToolkit.java b/src/main/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnectionToolkit.java
index f8669e26..116befd5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnectionToolkit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnectionToolkit.java
@@ -2,21 +2,18 @@
 
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
-import com.redhat.rhjmc.containerjfr.core.sys.Clock;
 import com.redhat.rhjmc.containerjfr.core.tui.ClientWriter;
 
 public class JFRConnectionToolkit {
 
     private final ClientWriter cw;
-    private final Clock clock;
 
-    public JFRConnectionToolkit(ClientWriter cw, Clock clock) {
+    public JFRConnectionToolkit(ClientWriter cw) {
         this.cw = cw;
-        this.clock = clock;
     }
 
     public JFRConnection connect(JMXServiceURL url) throws Exception {
-        return new JFRConnection(cw, clock, url);
+        return new JFRConnection(cw, url);
     }
 
     public JFRConnection connect(String host) throws Exception {
@@ -24,6 +21,6 @@ public JFRConnection connect(String host) throws Exception {
     }
 
     public JFRConnection connect(String host, int port) throws Exception {
-        return new JFRConnection(cw, clock, host, port);
+        return new JFRConnection(cw, host, port);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnectionToolkitTest.java b/src/test/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnectionToolkitTest.java
index 2919fa97..d4a8a68b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnectionToolkitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/redhat/rhjmc/containerjfr/core/net/JFRConnectionToolkitTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
+import com.redhat.rhjmc.containerjfr.core.tui.ClientWriter;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
@@ -9,19 +11,15 @@
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import org.openjdk.jmc.rjmx.internal.WrappedConnectionException;
 
-import com.redhat.rhjmc.containerjfr.core.sys.Clock;
-import com.redhat.rhjmc.containerjfr.core.tui.ClientWriter;
-
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 class JFRConnectionToolkitTest {
 
     JFRConnectionToolkit toolkit;
     @Mock ClientWriter cw;
-    @Mock Clock clock;
 
     @BeforeEach
     void setup() {
-        toolkit = new JFRConnectionToolkit(cw, clock);
+        toolkit = new JFRConnectionToolkit(cw);
     }
 
     @Test