diff --git a/src/ebusd/connection.cpp b/src/ebusd/connection.cpp
index 2ba605ba..f0d6b2d2 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/connection.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 extern LogInstance& L;
 
-int Connection::m_count = -1;
+int Connection::m_sum = 0;
 
 void Connection::addResult(Message message)
 {
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ void* Connection::run()
 			m_data->add(new Message(data, this));
 
 			// wait for result
-			L.log(net, debug, "[%08x] wait for result", getID());
+			L.log(net, debug, "[%05d] wait for result", getID());
 			Message* message = m_result.remove();
 
-			L.log(net, debug, "[%08x] result added", getID());
+			L.log(net, debug, "[%05d] result added", getID());
 			std::string result(message->getData());
 
 			if (m_socket->isValid() == true)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void* Connection::run()
 
 	delete m_socket;
 	m_running = false;
-	L.log(net, trace, "[%08x] connection closed", getID());
+	L.log(net, trace, "[%05d] connection closed", getID());
 
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/ebusd/connection.h b/src/ebusd/connection.h
index 49c0d690..5e9b160c 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/connection.h
+++ b/src/ebusd/connection.h
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ class Connection : public Thread
 
 public:
 	Connection(TCPSocket* socket, WQueue<Message*>* data)
-		: m_socket(socket), m_data(data), m_running(false) { m_count++; }
-
-	~Connection() { m_count--; }
+		: m_socket(socket), m_data(data), m_running(false) { m_sum++; m_id = m_sum;}
 
 	void addResult(Message message);
 
@@ -41,8 +39,7 @@ public:
 	void stop() const { m_notify.notify(); }
 	bool isRunning() const { return m_running; }
 
-	pthread_t getID() { return this->self(); }
-	int numConnections() const { return m_count; }
+	int getID() { return m_id; }
 
 private:
 	TCPSocket* m_socket;
@@ -50,8 +47,9 @@ private:
 	WQueue<Message*> m_result;
 	Notify m_notify;
 	bool m_running;
+	int m_id;
 
-	static int m_count;
+	static int m_sum;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ebusd/network.cpp b/src/ebusd/network.cpp
index f054d14e..168ddd2e 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/network.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/network.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void* Network::run()
 
 			connection->start("connection");
 			m_connections.push_back(connection);
-			L.log(net, trace, "[%08x] connection opened %s", connection->getID(), socket->getIP().c_str());
+			L.log(net, trace, "[%05d] connection opened %s", connection->getID(), socket->getIP().c_str());
 		}
 
 	}