pick_new_mon(monc);
 
+       monc->hunting = true;
        if (monc->had_a_connection) {
                monc->hunt_mult *= CEPH_MONC_HUNT_BACKOFF;
                if (monc->hunt_mult > CEPH_MONC_HUNT_MAX_MULT)
        __send_prepared_auth_request(monc, ret);
 }
 
+static void reopen_session(struct ceph_mon_client *monc)
+{
+       if (!monc->hunting)
+               pr_info("mon%d %s session lost, hunting for new mon\n",
+                   monc->cur_mon, ceph_pr_addr(&monc->con.peer_addr.in_addr));
+
+       __close_session(monc);
+       __open_session(monc);
+}
+
 /*
  * Reschedule delayed work timer.
  */
        dout("monc delayed_work\n");
        mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
        if (monc->hunting) {
-               __close_session(monc);
-               __open_session(monc);  /* continue hunting */
+               dout("%s continuing hunt\n", __func__);
+               reopen_session(monc);
        } else {
                int is_auth = ceph_auth_is_authenticated(monc->auth);
                if (ceph_con_keepalive_expired(&monc->con,
                                               CEPH_MONC_PING_TIMEOUT)) {
                        dout("monc keepalive timeout\n");
                        is_auth = 0;
-                       __close_session(monc);
-                       monc->hunting = true;
-                       __open_session(monc);
+                       reopen_session(monc);
                }
 
                if (!monc->hunting) {
                      &monc->client->msgr);
 
        monc->cur_mon = -1;
-       monc->hunting = true;
-       monc->sub_renew_after = jiffies;
-       monc->sub_renew_sent = 0;
        monc->had_a_connection = false;
        monc->hunt_mult = 1;
 
        if (!con->private)
                goto out;
 
-       if (!monc->hunting)
-               pr_info("mon%d %s session lost, "
-                       "hunting for new mon\n", monc->cur_mon,
-                       ceph_pr_addr(&monc->con.peer_addr.in_addr));
-
-       __close_session(monc);
        if (!monc->hunting) {
-               /* start hunting */
-               monc->hunting = true;
-               __open_session(monc);
+               dout("%s hunting for new mon\n", __func__);
+               reopen_session(monc);
        } else {
                /* already hunting, let's wait a bit */
                __schedule_delayed(monc);