diff --git a/constants.go b/constants.go
index 9b520b8..fa6b41b 100644
--- a/constants.go
+++ b/constants.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const (
 	IRSDK_BROADCASTMSGNAME   string = "IRSDK_BROADCASTMSG"
 	fileMapSize              uint32 = 1164 * 1024
 	connTimeout              int64  = 30
-	stConnected              int    = 1
 )
 
 const (
@@ -117,6 +116,22 @@ const (
 	csFocusAtDriver   int = 0 // ctFocusAtDriver + car number...
 )
 
+// StatusField - START
+const (
+	irsdk_stConnected = 0x01
+)
+
+func (i *IBT) SessionStatusConnected() bool {
+	return i.Headers.Status == irsdk_stConnected
+}
+
+// NOTE: move this away from here
+// func (i *IBT) SessionTimedOut() bool {
+// 	return sdk.lastValidData+connTimeout > time.Now().Unix()
+// }
+
+// StatusField - END
+
 // Camera positions
 type bitfieldValue struct {
 	Value int
diff --git a/irsdk.go b/irsdk.go
index 11afb98..6aa7e30 100644
--- a/irsdk.go
+++ b/irsdk.go
@@ -59,16 +59,19 @@ type IBT struct {
 }
 
 func (i *IBT) IsConnected() bool {
-	if i.Headers != nil {
-		if sessionStatusOK(int(i.Headers.Status)) {
-			return true
-		}
-		// if sessionStatusOK(int(i.Headers.Status)) && (sdk.lastValidData+connTimeout > time.Now().Unix()) {
-		// 	return true
-		// }
+	if i.Headers == nil {
+		return false
 	}
 
-	return false
+	if !i.SessionStatusConnected() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if i.SessionStateInvalid() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
 }
 
 func (i *IBT) exportYAML() error {
diff --git a/sessionInfo.go b/sessionInfo.go
index 2695b65..980ed6f 100644
--- a/sessionInfo.go
+++ b/sessionInfo.go
@@ -370,11 +370,6 @@ func parseSessionInfo(buf []byte, len int32) (*SessionInfoYAML, error) {
 	return &sessionInfo, nil
 }
 
-// sessionStatusOK will tell us if we are connected to the live data
-func sessionStatusOK(status int) bool {
-	return (status & stConnected) > 0
-}
-
 // ToString will return a readable string of the struct
 func (s *SessionInfoYAML) ToString() string {
 	stringified, _ := json.MarshalIndent(s, "", "  ")