diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/PumpCombo/ComboPlugin.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/PumpCombo/ComboPlugin.java
index ed7cca6181..b4240f6f96 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/PumpCombo/ComboPlugin.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/PumpCombo/ComboPlugin.java
@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ public class ComboPlugin implements PluginBase, PumpInterface, ConstraintsInterf
 
     @Override
     public void connect(String reason) {
-        // we're not doing that
+        // ruffyscripter establishes a connection as needed
     }
 
     @Override
     public void disconnect(String reason) {
-        // we're not doing that
+        ruffyScripter.disconnect();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ public class ComboPlugin implements PluginBase, PumpInterface, ConstraintsInterf
                 }
             }
 
+            // Pass this to qeueue??
+            // hm, now that each PumpInterface method is basically one RuffyCommand again ....
             commandResult = commandExecution.execute();
 
             if (!commandResult.success && retries > 0) {
diff --git a/ruffy-spi/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffy/spi/RuffyCommands.java b/ruffy-spi/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffy/spi/RuffyCommands.java
index 88e4b0da02..93562009da 100644
--- a/ruffy-spi/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffy/spi/RuffyCommands.java
+++ b/ruffy-spi/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffy/spi/RuffyCommands.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public interface RuffyCommands {
     /** Whether there's an active BT connection to the pump. */
     boolean isConnected();
 
+    void disconnect();
+
     /** Read the state of the pump, which encompasses all information displayed on the main menu. */
     CommandResult readPumpState();
 
diff --git a/ruffyscripter/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffyscripter/RuffyCommandsV1Impl.java b/ruffyscripter/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffyscripter/RuffyCommandsV1Impl.java
index fbdac36438..79ab969a27 100644
--- a/ruffyscripter/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffyscripter/RuffyCommandsV1Impl.java
+++ b/ruffyscripter/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffyscripter/RuffyCommandsV1Impl.java
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ public class RuffyCommandsV1Impl implements RuffyCommands {
         return delegate.isConnected();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void disconnect() {
+        delegate.disconnect();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CommandResult readPumpState() {
         return delegate.readPumpState();
diff --git a/ruffyscripter/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffyscripter/RuffyScripter.java b/ruffyscripter/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffyscripter/RuffyScripter.java
index 22967a0481..295aef8272 100644
--- a/ruffyscripter/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffyscripter/RuffyScripter.java
+++ b/ruffyscripter/src/main/java/de/jotomo/ruffyscripter/RuffyScripter.java
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ import de.jotomo.ruffyscripter.commands.SetTbrCommand;
 public class RuffyScripter implements RuffyCommands {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RuffyScripter.class);
 
-    private static final long DISCONNECT_TIME_OUT_MS = 5000;
-
     private IRuffyService ruffyService;
 
     @Nullable
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ public class RuffyScripter implements RuffyCommands {
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         log.error("Ruffy handler has issues", e);
                     }
-                    idleDisconnectMonitorThread.start();
                     started = true;
                 }
 
@@ -175,28 +172,6 @@ public class RuffyScripter implements RuffyCommands {
         return started;
     }
 
-    private Thread idleDisconnectMonitorThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
-        @Override
-        public void run() {
-            while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
-                try {
-                    long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
-                    if (ruffyService.isConnected() && activeCmd == null
-                            && now > lastCmdExecutionTime + DISCONNECT_TIME_OUT_MS) {
-                        log.debug("Disconnecting after " + (DISCONNECT_TIME_OUT_MS / 1000) + "s inactivity timeout");
-                        ruffyService.doRTDisconnect();
-                        // don't attempt anything fancy in the next 10s, let the pump settle
-                        SystemClock.sleep(10 * 1000);
-                    }
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    log.debug("Exception in idle disconnect monitor thread, taking a break and then carrying on", e);
-                    SystemClock.sleep(10 * 1000);
-                }
-                SystemClock.sleep(1000);
-            }
-        }
-    }, "idle-disconnect-monitor");
-
     @Override
     public boolean isPumpBusy() {
         return activeCmd != null;
@@ -211,6 +186,15 @@ public class RuffyScripter implements RuffyCommands {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void disconnect() {
+        try {
+            ruffyService.doRTDisconnect();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw new CommandException("Disconnect failed", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CommandResult readPumpState() {
         return runCommand(new ReadPumpStateCommand());