diff --git a/tasmota/xdrv_53_projector_ctrl.ino b/tasmota/xdrv_53_projector_ctrl.ino
index 433ecbba0..4c8142d7a 100644
--- a/tasmota/xdrv_53_projector_ctrl.ino
+++ b/tasmota/xdrv_53_projector_ctrl.ino
@@ -324,10 +324,16 @@ projector_ctrl_loop(struct projector_ctrl_softc_s *sc)
         oldstate = sc->sc_ser_state;
 		switch (sc->sc_ser_state = (projector_ctrl_serial_state_e)projector_ctrl_parse(sc, serial->read())) {
 			case PROJECTOR_CTRL_S_UNCONNECTED:
-				sc->sc_dev_state=PROJECTOR_CTRL_DEV_UNKNOWN;
+				if (sc->sc_dev_state!=PROJECTOR_CTRL_DEV_UNKNOWN){
+					sc->sc_dev_state=PROJECTOR_CTRL_DEV_UNKNOWN;
+					AddLog_P(LOG_LEVEL_INFO,PSTR(PROJECTOR_CTRL_LOGNAME ": DISCONNECTED(unexpected input)"));
+				}
 				break;
 			case PROJECTOR_CTRL_S_IDLE:
 				if ((oldstate==PROJECTOR_CTRL_S_QRY_PWR)&&(sc->sc_ser_result==PROJECTOR_CTRL_R_PASS)){
+					if(sc->sc_dev_state==PROJECTOR_CTRL_DEV_UNKNOWN){
+						AddLog_P(LOG_LEVEL_INFO,PSTR(PROJECTOR_CTRL_LOGNAME ": CONNECTED"));
+					};
 					if((  (sc->sc_ser_value==PROJECTOR_CTRL_QRYPWR_ON)
 					    ||(sc->sc_ser_value==PROJECTOR_CTRL_QRYPWR_COOLING)
 					    ||(sc->sc_ser_value==PROJECTOR_CTRL_QRYPWR_STARTING)
@@ -383,7 +389,7 @@ projector_ctrl_tick(struct projector_ctrl_softc_s *sc)
 		};
 	}else if(sc->sc_ticks > sc->sc_cmd_info->timeout_ticks){
 		//current CMD has ran out of time, drop connection
-		AddLog_P(LOG_LEVEL_INFO,PSTR(PROJECTOR_CTRL_LOGNAME ": DISCONNECTED"));
+		AddLog_P(LOG_LEVEL_INFO,PSTR(PROJECTOR_CTRL_LOGNAME ": DISCONNECTED(timeout)"));
 		sc->sc_dev_state=PROJECTOR_CTRL_DEV_UNKNOWN;
 		sc->sc_ser_state=PROJECTOR_CTRL_S_UNCONNECTED;
 	};