diff --git a/api.h b/api.h
index 7bd33cf..1fb1403 100644
--- a/api.h
+++ b/api.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 
 		/** connection state */
 		#define cstate LIB3270_CSTATE
-		#define NOT_CONNECTED	LIB3270_NOT_CONNECTED
+//		#define NOT_CONNECTED	LIB3270_NOT_CONNECTED
 		#define RESOLVING	LIB3270_RESOLVING
 		#define PENDING	LIB3270_PENDING
 		#define CONNECTED_INITIAL	LIB3270_CONNECTED_INITIAL
diff --git a/host.c b/host.c
index 10a5d8b..616691f 100644
--- a/host.c
+++ b/host.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void lib3270_set_disconnected(H3270 *hSession)
 {
 	CHECK_SESSION_HANDLE(hSession);
 
-	hSession->cstate	= NOT_CONNECTED;
+	hSession->cstate	= LIB3270_NOT_CONNECTED;
 	hSession->starting	= 0;
 
 	set_status(hSession,OIA_FLAG_UNDERA,False);
diff --git a/state.c b/state.c
index d47aa44..8522b6c 100644
--- a/state.c
+++ b/state.c
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_connected(H3270 *h)
 	return ((int) h->cstate >= (int)CONNECTED_INITIAL);
 }
 
+LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_disconnected(H3270 *h)
+{
+	CHECK_SESSION_HANDLE(h);
+	return ((int) h->cstate == (int)LIB3270_NOT_CONNECTED);
+}
+
+
 LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_in_neither(H3270 *h)
 {
 	CHECK_SESSION_HANDLE(h);
diff --git a/telnet.c b/telnet.c
index 695b75f..c06f46a 100644
--- a/telnet.c
+++ b/telnet.c
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ static void do_lnext(H3270 *hSession, char c)
  */
 static void check_in3270(H3270 *hSession)
 {
-	LIB3270_CSTATE new_cstate = NOT_CONNECTED;
+	LIB3270_CSTATE new_cstate = LIB3270_NOT_CONNECTED;
 
 #if defined(X3270_TRACE) /*[*/
 	static const char *state_name[] =
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