diff --git a/lib/switchx.ex b/lib/switchx.ex
index c5eda38..282b5a1 100644
--- a/lib/switchx.ex
+++ b/lib/switchx.ex
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ defmodule SwitchX do
     :gen_statem.stop(conn, :normal, 1_000)
   end
 
+  @spec stop(conn :: Pid) :: :ok | {:error, term}
+  def stop(conn) do
+    :gen_statem.stop(conn, :normal, 1_000)
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Hang up the call with a hangup_cause.
   """
diff --git a/lib/switchx/connection.ex b/lib/switchx/connection.ex
index 05495cd..979b54a 100644
--- a/lib/switchx/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/switchx/connection.ex
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
     applications_pending: Map.new()
   ]
 
+  @impl true
   def callback_mode() do
     :handle_event_function
   end
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
     :gen_statem.start_link(__MODULE__, [session_module, socket, :outbound], [])
   end
 
+  @impl true
   def init([owner, socket, :inbound]) when is_port(socket) do
     {:ok, {host, port}} = :inet.peername(socket)
 
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
     {:ok, :connecting, data}
   end
 
+  @impl true
   def init([session_module, socket, :outbound]) when is_port(socket) do
     {:ok, {host, port}} = :inet.peername(socket)
 
@@ -72,22 +75,25 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
   end
 
   ## Handler events ##
-
-  def handle_event({:call, from}, {:close}, state, data) do
+  @impl true
+  def handle_event({:call, from}, {:close}, _state, data) do
     :gen_tcp.close(data.socket)
     :gen_statem.reply(from, :ok)
     {:next_state, :disconnected, data}
   end
 
+  @impl true
   def handle_event({:call, from}, message, state, data) do
     apply(__MODULE__, state, [:call, message, from, data])
   end
 
+  @impl true
   def handle_event(:info, {:tcp, _socket, "\n"}, _state, data) do
     # Empty line discarding
     {:keep_state, data}
   end
 
+  @impl true
   def handle_event(:info, :read_data, :connecting, data) do
     :gen_tcp.send(data.socket, "connect\n\n")
     event = Socket.recv(data.socket)
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
     {:next_state, :ready, data}
   end
 
+  @impl true
   def handle_event(:info, {:tcp, socket, payload}, state, data) do
     event = Socket.recv(socket, payload)
     :inet.setopts(socket, active: :once)
@@ -111,11 +118,14 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
     end
   end
 
+  @impl true
   def handle_event(:info, _message, _state, data) do
     {:keep_state, data}
   end
 
+  @impl true
   def handle_event(:disconnect, event, state, data) do
+    Logger.info("handle_event :disconnect #{inspect(event)}")
     case event.headers["Content-Disposition"] do
       "linger" ->
         Logger.info("Disconnect hold due to linger, keeping state #{inspect(state)}")
@@ -155,6 +165,7 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
 
   def ready(:call, {:api, args}, from, data) do
     data = put_in(data.api_calls, :queue.in(from, data.api_calls))
+
     :gen_tcp.send(data.socket, "api #{args}\n\n")
     {:keep_state, data}
   end
@@ -252,13 +263,13 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
   end
 
   def ready(:call, {:bgapi, args}, from, data) do
-    job_uuid = UUID.uuid4()
+    # job_uuid = UUID.uuid4()
     :gen_tcp.send(data.socket, "bgapi #{args}\n\n")
     data = put_in(data.commands_sent, :queue.in(from, data.commands_sent))
     {:keep_state, data}
   end
 
-  def disconnected(:call, payload, from, data) do
+  def disconnected(:call, _payload, from, data) do
     :gen_statem.reply(from, {:error, :disconnected})
     {:keep_state, data}
   end
@@ -284,7 +295,7 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
         %{headers: %{"Content-Type" => "command/reply", "Reply-Text" => "+OK accepted"}},
         data
       ) do
-    Logger.info("Connected")
+    Logger.info("ESL Authenticated to FreeSWITCH")
     {:next_state, :ready, reply_from_queue("commands_sent", {:ok, "Accepted"}, data)}
   end
 
@@ -328,18 +339,24 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection do
   end
 
   def ready(:event, event, data) do
+    # Logger.info("SwitchX ready: #{inspect(event)}")
     send(data.owner, {:switchx_event, event})
     {:keep_state, data}
   end
 
-  def disconnected(:event, %{headers: %{"Content-Type" => "text/disconnect-notice"}}, data) do
+  def disconnected(:event, %{headers: %{"Content-Type" => "text/disconnect-notice"}} = event, data) do
+
+    Logger.info("SwitchX disconnected with text/disconnect-notice: #{inspect(event)}")
+    send(data.owner, {:switchx_event, event})
     {:keep_state, data}
   end
 
   def disconnected(:event, payload, data) do
+    Logger.info("SwitchX disconnected: #{inspect(payload)}")
     {:keep_state, data}
   end
 
+
   @impl true
   def terminate(reason, _state, data) do
     :telemetry.execute([:switchx, :connection, data.connection_mode], %{value: -1}, %{})
diff --git a/lib/switchx/connection/inbound.ex b/lib/switchx/connection/inbound.ex
index 0647f39..db81d97 100644
--- a/lib/switchx/connection/inbound.ex
+++ b/lib/switchx/connection/inbound.ex
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection.Inbound do
   Inbound mode means you run your applications as clients,
   and connect to the FreeSWITCH server to invoke commands and control FreeSWITCH.
   """
+
+  require Logger
+
   @mode :inbound
   @socket_opts [:binary, active: :once, packet: :line]
   @timeout 5_000
@@ -40,14 +43,38 @@ defmodule SwitchX.Connection.Inbound do
     end
   end
 
+  # added socket to the return tuple in a successful connection
+  def start(opts) do
+    host = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :host)
+    port = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :port)
+
+    case perform_connect(host, port, @socket_opts, @timeout) do
+      {:ok, socket} ->
+        {:ok, client} = SwitchX.Connection.start_link(self(), socket, @mode)
+        :gen_tcp.controlling_process(socket, client)
+        {:ok, client, socket}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def close(client, socket) do
+    Logger.info("Closing gen_tcp connection")
+    :gen_tcp.close(socket)
+    :gen_statem.stop(client)
+  end
+
   defp perform_connect(host, port, socket_opts, timeout) when is_binary(host) do
-    host =
-      host
-      |> String.split(".")
-      |> Enum.map(&String.to_integer/1)
-      |> List.to_tuple()
+    # Try to parse as an IP address first, otherwise treat as hostname
+    case :inet.parse_address(String.to_charlist(host)) do
+      {:ok, ip_tuple} ->
+        :gen_tcp.connect(ip_tuple, port, socket_opts, timeout)
 
-    perform_connect(host, port, socket_opts, timeout)
+      {:error, :einval} ->
+        # Not a valid IP address, treat as hostname (charlist format)
+        :gen_tcp.connect(String.to_charlist(host), port, socket_opts, timeout)
+    end
   end
 
   defp perform_connect(host, port, socket_opts, timeout) when is_tuple(host) do
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 26a54fb..902cf9d 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ defmodule SwitchX.MixProject do
     [
       {:uuid, "~> 1.1"},
       {:mock, "~> 0.3.0", only: :test},
-      {:telemetry, "~> 1.3.0"},
-      {:ex_doc, "~> 0.19", only: :dev, runtime: false}
+      {:telemetry, "~> 1.0"},
+      {:ex_doc, "~> 0.30", only: :dev, runtime: false}
     ]
   end
 end