diff --git a/utils/apns_sender/apns_sender.py b/utils/apns_sender/apns_sender.py
index b6062cc7..7fed3105 100644
--- a/utils/apns_sender/apns_sender.py
+++ b/utils/apns_sender/apns_sender.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import signal
 import sys
 import os
 import logging
+import socket
 
 
 
@@ -22,7 +23,10 @@ def redisLoop(apns, logger):
         if data:
             info = data[1].split('|')
             logger.info("Token: " + info[0] + " message: " + info[1])
-            send_notif(apns, info[0], info[1])
+            try:
+                send_notif(apns, info[0], info[1])
+            except TypeError:
+                logger.info("Invalid token: " + info[0])
 
 
 def sigint_handler(signal, frame):
@@ -31,7 +35,10 @@ def sigint_handler(signal, frame):
 def send_notif(apns, token_hex, message):
     #token_hex = '602E96BF9BC15D7913871D4D90FEBD7E265500C9D22DCEC5A4AFA3FC36EBE4DC'
     payload = Payload(alert=message, sound="default", badge=1)
-    apns.gateway_server.send_notification(token_hex, payload)
+    try:
+        apns.gateway_server.send_notification(token_hex, payload)
+    except socket.error:
+        apns = setup_apns()
 
 def get_logger():
     logger = logging.getLogger("apns_logger")
@@ -45,13 +52,17 @@ def get_logger():
     logger.addHandler(fh)
     return logger
 
+def setup_apns():
+    cert_file = "/root/ios_push_test/ios_prod.pem"
+    apns = APNs(use_sandbox=True, cert_file=cert_file)
+    return apns
 
 
 def main():
     logger = get_logger()
     logger.info("Starting apns_sender")
-    cert_file = "/root/ios_push_test/ios_prod.pem"
-    apns = APNs(use_sandbox=False, cert_file=cert_file)
+    #apns = APNs(use_sandbox=False, cert_file=cert_file)
+    apns = setup_apns()
     logger.info("Starting redis loop")
     redisLoop(apns, logger)
 
@@ -60,6 +71,6 @@ def main():
 
 
 pid = "/tmp/apns_sender.pid"
-daemon = Daemonize(app="apns_sender", pid=pid, action=main)
-daemon.start()
-#main()
+#daemon = Daemonize(app="apns_sender", pid=pid, action=main)
+#daemon.start()
+main()