keywords='MPD',
       long_description=DESCRIPTION,
       classifiers=classifiers,
-      install_requires=['python-musicpd', 'requests'],
+      install_requires=['python-musicpd>=0.4.1', 'requests>= 2.0.2'],
       packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests"]),
       include_package_data=True,
       data_files=data_files,
 
     def monitor(self):
         curr = self.current
         try:
-            self._client.send_idle('database', 'playlist', 'player', 'options')
+            self.send_idle('database', 'playlist', 'player', 'options')
             select([self._client], [], [], 60)
-            ret = self._client.fetch_idle()
+            ret = self.fetch_idle()
             if self.__skipped_track(curr):
                 ret.append('skipped')
             if 'database' in ret:
         except (MPDError, IOError) as err:
             raise PlayerError("Couldn't init idle: %s" % err)
 
+    def clean(self):
+        """Clean blocking event (idle) and pending commands
+        """
+        if 'idle' in self._client._pending:
+            self._client.noidle()
+        elif self._client._pending:
+            self.log.warning('pending commands: {}'.format(self._client._pending))
+
     def remove(self, position=0):
         self._client.delete(position)
 
 
 
     def hup_handler(self, signum, frame):
         self.log.warning('Caught a sighup!')
-        self.player.disconnect()
+        # Cleaning pending command
+        self.player.clean()
         self.foreach_plugin('shutdown')
+        self.player.disconnect()
         raise SigHup('SIGHUP caught!')
 
     def shutdown(self):
         """General shutdown method
         """
         self.log.warning('Starting shutdown.')
+        # Cleaning pending command
+        self.player.clean()
         self.foreach_plugin('shutdown')
         self.player.disconnect()
 
 
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def clean(self):
+        """Any cleanup necessary"""
+        pass
+
     def remove(self, position=0):
         """Removes the oldest element of the playlist (index 0)
         """