diff --git a/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.fritzbox/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/fritzbox/internal/FritzboxBinding.java b/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.fritzbox/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/fritzbox/internal/FritzboxBinding.java
index 3496d538fde..3a95e2ac864 100644
--- a/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.fritzbox/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/fritzbox/internal/FritzboxBinding.java
+++ b/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.fritzbox/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/fritzbox/internal/FritzboxBinding.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
  * and outgoing calls, as well as for connections and disconnections.
  * 
  * @author Kai Kreuzer
+ * @author Jan N. Klug
  * @since 0.7.0
  */
 public class FritzboxBinding extends
@@ -451,7 +452,11 @@ public void run() {
 									}
 								}
 							} catch (IOException e) {
-								logger.error("Lost connection to FritzBox", e);
+								if (interrupted) {
+									logger.info("Lost connection to Fritzbox because of interrupt");
+								} else {
+									logger.error("Lost connection to FritzBox", e);
+								}
 								break;
 							}
 						}
@@ -473,7 +478,7 @@ private MonitorEvent parseMonitorEvent(String line) {
 			event.timestamp = sections[0];
 			event.eventType = sections[1];
 			event.connectionId = sections[2];
-
+			
 			if (event.eventType.equals("RING")) {
 				event.externalNo = sections[3];
 				event.internalNo = sections[4];
@@ -525,7 +530,6 @@ private void handleEventType(MonitorEvent event, String bindingType) {
 						.getItemNamesForType(bindingType)) {
 					Class<? extends Item> itemType = provider
 							.getItemType(itemName);
-
 					org.openhab.core.types.State state = null;
 					if (event.eventType.equals("DISCONNECT")) {
 						state = itemType.isAssignableFrom(SwitchItem.class) ? OnOffType.OFF