diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index cbea12a..5ca9965 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 #define STDC_HEADERS 1
 
 /* Most recent revision number in the version control system */
-#define VCS_REVISION "238"
+#define VCS_REVISION "239"
 
 /* Version number of package */
 #define VERSION "2.10"
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b449c85..03771da 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
-VCS_REVISION=238
+VCS_REVISION=239
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b8d05bb..c4a4d55 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 
 dnl This is the one location where the authoritative version number is stored
 AC_INIT(shellinabox, 2.10, markus@shellinabox.com)
-VCS_REVISION=238
+VCS_REVISION=239
 AC_SUBST(VCS_REVISION)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VCS_REVISION, "${VCS_REVISION}",
                    [Most recent revision number in the version control system])
diff --git a/demo/vt100.js b/demo/vt100.js
index f76687c..ddbdd7e 100644
--- a/demo/vt100.js
+++ b/demo/vt100.js
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ VT100.prototype.toggleCursorBlinking = function() {
 };
 
 VT100.prototype.about = function() {
-  alert("VT100 Terminal Emulator " + "2.10 (revision 238)" +
+  alert("VT100 Terminal Emulator " + "2.10 (revision 239)" +
         "\nCopyright 2008-2010 by Markus Gutschke\n" +
         "For more information check http://shellinabox.com");
 };
diff --git a/libhttp/server.c b/libhttp/server.c
index 58ef949..51c0e60 100644
--- a/libhttp/server.c
+++ b/libhttp/server.c
@@ -583,12 +583,15 @@ void serverLoop(struct Server *server) {
         if (server->pollFds[i].revents) {
           eventCount--;
         }
+        short events                      = server->pollFds[i].events;
+        short oldEvents                   = events;
         if (!connection->handleConnection(connection, connection->arg,
-                                          &server->pollFds[i].events,
-                                          server->pollFds[i].revents)) {
+                                         &events, server->pollFds[i].revents)){
           connection                      = server->connections + i - 1;
           connection->destroyConnection(connection->arg);
           connection->deleted             = 1;
+        } else if (events != oldEvents) {
+          server->pollFds[i].events       = events;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js b/shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js
index 244384e..294a914 100644
--- a/shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js
+++ b/shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ ShellInABox.prototype.extendContextMenu = function(entries, actions) {
 };
 
 ShellInABox.prototype.about = function() {
-  alert("Shell In A Box version " + "2.10 (revision 238)" +
+  alert("Shell In A Box version " + "2.10 (revision 239)" +
         "\nCopyright 2008-2010 by Markus Gutschke\n" +
         "For more information check http://shellinabox.com" +
         (typeof serverSupportsSSL != 'undefined' && serverSupportsSSL ?
diff --git a/shellinabox/vt100.js b/shellinabox/vt100.js
index f76687c..ddbdd7e 100644
--- a/shellinabox/vt100.js
+++ b/shellinabox/vt100.js
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ VT100.prototype.toggleCursorBlinking = function() {
 };
 
 VT100.prototype.about = function() {
-  alert("VT100 Terminal Emulator " + "2.10 (revision 238)" +
+  alert("VT100 Terminal Emulator " + "2.10 (revision 239)" +
         "\nCopyright 2008-2010 by Markus Gutschke\n" +
         "For more information check http://shellinabox.com");
 };