diff --git a/purple-plugin/telegram-purple.c b/purple-plugin/telegram-purple.c
index 59c9a83..abf13f8 100644
--- a/purple-plugin/telegram-purple.c
+++ b/purple-plugin/telegram-purple.c
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ static void tgprpl_login(PurpleAccount * acct)
     tg->extra = conn;
 
     purple_connection_set_state (conn->gc, PURPLE_CONNECTING);
-    telegram_network_connect (tg);
+    telegram_connect (tg);
+}
 
 /**
  * This must be implemented.
diff --git a/telegram.c b/telegram.c
index 56cb768..60c22e3 100755
--- a/telegram.c
+++ b/telegram.c
@@ -161,9 +161,8 @@ void telegram_change_state (struct telegram *instance, int state, void *data)
             instance->config->proxy_close_cb (instance, instance->connection->connection->fd);
             
             // start a new connection to the demanded data center. The pointer to the
-            // currently working dc should have already been updated by the 
-            // on_error function of the query
-            telegram_network_connect (instance);
+            // new dc should was already updated by the on_error function of the query
+            telegram_connect (instance);
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ void on_authorized(struct mtproto_connection *c, void* data);
 /**
  * Connect to the currently active data center
  */
-void telegram_network_connect(struct telegram *instance)
+void telegram_connect (struct telegram *instance)
 {
     logprintf ("telegram_network_connect()\n");
     if (! instance->auth.DC_list) {
@@ -364,8 +363,9 @@ int telegram_write_output (struct telegram *instance)
     return try_write(instance->connection->connection);
 }
 
-int telegram_has_output (struct telegram *instance)
+int telegram_authenticated (struct telegram *instance)
 {
-    return instance->connection->queries_num > 0;
+    return telegram_get_working_dc (instance)->auth_key_id > 0;
 }
 
+
diff --git a/telegram.h b/telegram.h
index c13590e..7eb3c89 100644
--- a/telegram.h
+++ b/telegram.h
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void telegram_change_state(struct telegram *instance, int state, void *data);
 /**
  * Connect to the telegram network with the given configuration
  */
-void telegram_network_connect(struct telegram *instance);
+void telegram_connect(struct telegram *instance);
 
 int telegram_login (struct telegram *instance);
 
@@ -397,4 +397,9 @@ void set_net_write_cb(ssize_t (*cb)(int fd, const void *buff, size_t size));
  */
 void telegram_set_proxy(struct telegram *instance, int fd);
 
+/**
+ * Return wether telegram is authenticated with the currently active data center
+ */
+int telegram_authenticated (struct telegram *instance);
+
 #endif