diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96da939a..add35bd3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "zeebe-node",
-	"version": "v0.23.0",
+	"version": "v0.23.1",
 	"description": "A Node.js client library for the Zeebe Microservices Orchestration Engine.",
 	"keywords": [
 		"zeebe",
diff --git a/src/lib/ZBWorkerBase.ts b/src/lib/ZBWorkerBase.ts
index 74e5ecfb..3f06479f 100644
--- a/src/lib/ZBWorkerBase.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ZBWorkerBase.ts
@@ -147,16 +147,17 @@ export class ZBWorkerBase<
 			options.onConnectionError?.()
 
 			if (this.connected) {
-				this.emit(ConnectionStatusEvent.ConnectionError, onError)
+				this.emit(ConnectionStatusEvent.ConnectionError)
 				options.onConnectionError?.()
 				this.connected = false
 				this.readied = false
+				this.stall()
 			}
 		}
 		this.grpcClient.on(ConnectionStatusEvent.ConnectionError, onError)
 		const onReady = async () => {
 			if (!this.readied) {
-				this.emit(ConnectionStatusEvent.Ready, onReady)
+				this.emit(ConnectionStatusEvent.Ready)
 				options.onReady?.()
 				this.readied = true
 				this.connected = true