diff --git a/ftp-sync_2.0.4.zip b/ftp-sync_2.0.4.zip
index 4a9c7dc..929face 100644
Binary files a/ftp-sync_2.0.4.zip and b/ftp-sync_2.0.4.zip differ
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index ed8ecf2..2edf1fe 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     var projectRoot = ProjectManager.getProjectRoot().fullPath;
     var file = FileSystem.getFileForPath(projectRoot + '.ftpsync_settings');
 
+    //  Replace date object with equivalent time since 
     function replacePwd(key, value) {
       if (key === "pwd") return undefined;
       return value;
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
           // settings file exists so parse
           console.log('[ftp-sync] parsed .ftpsync_settings');
           ftpSettings = $.parseJSON(text);
+          if (ftpSettings.lastSyncDate === undefined) {
+            ftpSettings.lastSyncDate = 0;
+          }
+          
           if (ftpSettings.connect === undefined) ftpSettings.connect = 'FTP';
           callback();
         });
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     });
   }
 
+  
   // handle FTP-SFTP select
   function handleSelect() {
     
@@ -168,6 +174,19 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                   });
   }
 
+  function handleDisconnect (event, completed) {
+    // close dialog on disconnect
+    console.log ("Disconnect called with completed status " + completed);
+
+    if (completed) {
+      ftpSettings.lastSyncDate = new Date().getTime();
+      saveSettings();
+    }
+    
+    Dialogs.cancelModalDialogIfOpen("ftp-dialog");
+    
+  }
+  
   // general event handler of node-side events
   function handleEvent(event, msg) {
 
@@ -191,7 +210,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
       $dlg.find(".spinner").removeClass("spin");
       inProcess = false;
     }
-
+    
     if (msg) { // ignore when msg undefined
       var $status = $dlg.find("#status");
       msg.split('\n').forEach(function (line) {
@@ -201,11 +220,6 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         $status.html(line);
       });
     }
-
-    // close dialog on disconnect
-	if (event.type == "ftpsync:disconnected") {
-      Dialogs.cancelModalDialogIfOpen("ftp-dialog");
-    }
   }
 
 
@@ -244,6 +258,9 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
       if (ftpSettings.connect === 'SFTP') $dlg.find('#sftp-btn').trigger('click');
   
     });
+    
+    // read document date cache on dialog box creation as the
+    // user may flip between projects
   }
 
   function getDefaultKeyPath() {
@@ -294,7 +311,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
 
     // listen for events
     $(ftpDomain.connection).on("ftpsync:connected", handleEvent);
-    $(ftpDomain.connection).on("ftpsync:disconnected", handleEvent);
+    $(ftpDomain.connection).on("ftpsync:disconnected", handleDisconnect);
     $(ftpDomain.connection).on("ftpsync:uploaded", handleEvent);
     $(ftpDomain.connection).on("ftpsync:chkdir", handleEvent);
     $(ftpDomain.connection).on("ftpsync:mkdir", handleEvent);
diff --git a/src/node/FTP.js b/src/node/FTP.js
index f5a30b7..c7e0b18 100644
--- a/src/node/FTP.js
+++ b/src/node/FTP.js
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ function FTP(domainManager) {
 FTP.prototype.connect = function(opts, cb) {
   var self = this;
   this.ftp = new this.JSFtp(opts);
+  this.lastSyncDate = opts.lastSyncDate;
+  this.lastSyncDateAsDate = new Date(opts.lastSyncDate);
+  
+  console.log("Set last sync date to " + this.lastSyncDateAsDate);
+  
   this.ftp.auth(opts.user, opts.pwd, function(err, data) {
     if (err) {
       self._domainManager.emitEvent('ftpsync', 'error', err.toString());
@@ -49,17 +54,29 @@ FTP.prototype.stat = function(remotePath, cb) {
 };
 
 FTP.prototype.exists = function(localPath, remotePath, cb) {
+  // Get information about the local file
+  var fsInfo = fs.statSync(localPath);
+  var size = fsInfo.size;
+  
+  //  Treat the file as if it exists if it hasn't been modified since the last sync date
+  if (fsInfo.mtime.getTime() <= this.lastSyncDate) {
+      return cb(true);
+  }
+  else {
+    console.log("File " + localPath + " modified on " + fsInfo.mtime + "; after last sync on " + this.lastSyncDateAsDate);
+    return cb(false);
+  }
+  
+  /*var escapedRemotePath = remotePath.replace(/\s/g, "\\ ");
   // stat whether same size file exists or not
-  this.ftp.ls(remotePath, function(err, data) {
+  this.ftp.ls(escapedRemotePath, function(err, data) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     // irrespective of FTP 200 code, data gives us file info
     if (data.length === 0) return cb(false)
-
-    // return filesize whether filesize the same
-    var size = fs.statSync(localPath).size;
+    //  Compare local and remote file sizes
     if (size === parseInt(data[0].size, 10)) return cb(true);
     cb(false);
-  });
+  });*/
 };
 
 FTP.prototype.put = function(localPath, remotePath, cb) {
diff --git a/src/node/core.js b/src/node/core.js
index c943280..fb3107c 100644
--- a/src/node/core.js
+++ b/src/node/core.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ maxerr: 50, node: true, white: true */
 //    console.log('final called');
     if (emitOK === undefined) emitOK = true;
     ftp.disconnect();
-    if (emitOK) _domainManager.emitEvent("ftpsync", "disconnected");
+    _domainManager.emitEvent("ftpsync", "disconnected", emitOK)
     console.log('disconnected');
     // reset flags
     processOps = false;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ maxerr: 50, node: true, white: true */
     if (op) {
       if (haltCalled) {
           ops = [];
-          return final();
+          return final(false);
       }
       var func = op[0];
       func(op[1], op[2]);