# Alexa-home-conf - Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 34.240.81.189:888

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-conf-error-connect-econnrefused-34-240-81-189-888/11765>\
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**Created:** [2 June 2019 15:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-conf-error-connect-econnrefused-34-240-81-189-888/11765 "2019-06-02T15:06:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [2 June 2019 15:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-conf-error-connect-econnrefused-34-240-81-189-888/11765/1 "2019-06-02T15:06:29Z")

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Anyone here using node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill?  
I configured a simple flow with it and it keeps disconnecting.  
node-red log shows:

```auto
2 Jun 14:58:45 - [error] [alexa-home-conf:c05e67ac.2ebed8] Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 34.240.81.189:8883
    at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1191:14)

```

which indicates that the server the node is talking to might be down?

thanks for any feedback!