diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/NetworkingClientManager.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/NetworkingClientManager.java
index 64d8082..86d7085 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/NetworkingClientManager.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/NetworkingClientManager.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class NetworkingClientManager implements org.toop.framework.networking.in
                     networkingClient.connect(id, host, port);
                     networkClients.put(id, networkingClient);
                     logger.info("New client started successfully for {}:{}", host, port);
-                    new EventFlow().addPostEvent(new NetworkEvents.StartClientResponse(id, id)).postEvent();
+                    new EventFlow().addPostEvent(new NetworkEvents.StartClientResponse(id, false, id)).postEvent();
                     scheduler.shutdown();
                 } catch (CouldNotConnectException e) {
                     attempts++;
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ public class NetworkingClientManager implements org.toop.framework.networking.in
                         scheduler.schedule(this, networkingReconnect.timeout(), networkingReconnect.timeUnit());
                     } else {
                         logger.error("Failed to start client for {}:{} after {} attempts", host, port, attempts);
-                        new EventFlow().addPostEvent(new NetworkEvents.StartClientResponse(-1, id)).postEvent();
+                        new EventFlow().addPostEvent(new NetworkEvents.StartClientResponse(-1, false, id)).postEvent();
                         scheduler.shutdown();
                     }
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     logger.error("Unexpected exception during startClient", e);
+                    new EventFlow().addPostEvent(new NetworkEvents.StartClientResponse(-1, false, id)).postEvent();
                     scheduler.shutdown();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/events/NetworkEvents.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/events/NetworkEvents.java
index e2281bd..9740a17 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/events/NetworkEvents.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/events/NetworkEvents.java
@@ -133,11 +133,12 @@ public class NetworkEvents extends EventsBase {
     /**
      * Response confirming a client was started.
      *
-     * @param clientId The client ID assigned to the new connection.
+     * @param clientId   The client ID assigned to the new connection.
+     * @param successful If successfully connected or not. If not clientId will also be -1.
      * @param identifier Event ID used for correlation.
      */
     @AutoResponseResult
-    public record StartClientResponse(long clientId, long identifier) implements ResponseToUniqueEvent {}
+    public record StartClientResponse(long clientId, boolean successful, long identifier) implements ResponseToUniqueEvent {}
 
     /** WIP (Not working) Request to reconnect a client to a previous address. */
     public record Reconnect(long clientId, NetworkingReconnect networkingReconnect, long identifier)