diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index 93532029..2c12904a 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -481,6 +481,18 @@ class Controller:
             if compute in project.computes:
                 yield from project.close()
 
+    def compute_has_open_project(self, compute):
+        """
+        Check is compute has a project opened.
+
+        :returns: True if a project is open
+        """
+
+        for project in self._projects.values():
+            if compute in project.computes and project.status == "opened":
+                return True
+        return False
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def delete_compute(self, compute_id):
         """
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/compute.py b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
index 8fc88c08..896a3d15 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/compute.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
@@ -409,12 +409,16 @@ class Compute:
                 log.info("Connecting to compute '{}'".format(self._id))
                 response = yield from self._run_http_query("GET", "/capabilities")
             except ComputeError as e:
-                # Try to reconnect after 2 seconds if server unavailable only if not during tests (otherwise we create a ressources usage bomb)
+                log.warning("Cannot connect to compute '{}': {}".format(self._id, e))
+                # Try to reconnect after 2 seconds if server unavailable only if not during tests (otherwise we create a ressource usage bomb)
                 if not hasattr(sys, "_called_from_test") or not sys._called_from_test:
+                    if self.id != "local" and not self._controller.compute_has_open_project(self):
+                        log.info("Not reconnecting to compute '{}' because there is no project opened on it".format(self._id))
+                        return
                     self._connection_failure += 1
                     # After 5 failure we close the project using the compute to avoid sync issues
-                    if self._connection_failure == 5:
-                        log.warning("Cannot connect to compute '{}': {}".format(self._id, e))
+                    if self._connection_failure == 10:
+                        log.error("Could not connect to compute '{}' after multiple attempts: {}".format(self._id, e))
                         yield from self._controller.close_compute_projects(self)
                     asyncio.get_event_loop().call_later(2, lambda: asyncio_ensure_future(self._try_reconnect()))
                 return
@@ -522,11 +526,7 @@ class Compute:
                 else:
                     data = json.dumps(data).encode("utf-8")
         try:
-            log.debug("Attempting request to compute: {method} {url} {headers}".format(
-                method=method,
-                url=url,
-                headers=headers
-            ))
+            log.debug("Attempting request to compute: {method} {url} {headers}".format(method=method, url=url, headers=headers))
             response = yield from self._session().request(method, url, headers=headers, data=data, auth=self._auth, chunked=chunked, timeout=timeout)
         except asyncio.TimeoutError:
             raise ComputeError("Timeout error for {} call to {} after {}s".format(method, url, timeout))
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class Compute:
             else:
                 images = sorted(images, key=itemgetter('image'))
         except OSError as e:
-            raise ComputeError("Can't list images: {}".format(str(e)))
+            raise ComputeError("Cannot list images: {}".format(str(e)))
         return images
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/project.py b/gns3server/controller/project.py
index 57c822a1..26bd1904 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/project.py
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ class Project:
                     }
                 )
 
-
     def reset(self):
         """
         Called when open/close a project. Cleanup internal stuff
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ class Project:
     @property
     def auto_close(self):
         """
-        Should project automaticaly closed when client
+        Should project automatically closed when client
         stop listening for notification
         """
         return self._auto_close
@@ -765,7 +764,6 @@ class Project:
                 except KeyError:
                     pass
 
-
             for pict in pictures:
                 os.remove(os.path.join(self.pictures_directory, pict))
         except OSError as e: