diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e916b3..fc9e814 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ binaries/proxysql_binlog_reader-ubuntu18:
 	docker create --name ubuntu18_build proxysql/packaging:build-ubuntu18 bash -c "while : ; do sleep 10 ; done"
 	docker start ubuntu18_build
 	docker exec ubuntu18_build bash -c "cd /opt; git clone https://github.com/sysown/proxysql_mysqlbinlog.git && cd /opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog/libslave/ && cmake . && make slave_a && cd /opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog && make"
+	# Enable for allowing other replication formats (STATEMENT, MIXED) for debugging purposes
+	# #
+	# docker cp patches/slave_allow_rep_formats.patch ubuntu18_build:/opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog
+	# docker exec ubuntu18_build bash -c "cd /opt; cd /opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog; patch -p0 < patches/slave_allow_rep_formats.patch; cd /opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog/libslave/ && cmake . && make slave_a && cd /opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog && rm proxysql_binlog_reader && make"
+	# #
 	sleep 2
 	docker cp ubuntu18_build:/opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog/proxysql_binlog_reader ./binaries/proxysql_binlog_reader-ubuntu18
 	docker exec ubuntu18_build bash -c "apt-get update && apt-get -y install ruby rubygems ruby-dev && gem install fpm && fpm -s dir -t deb -v1.0 --license GPLv3 --category 'Development/Tools' --description 'ProxySQL is a high performance, high availability, protocol aware proxy for MySQL and forks (like Percona Server and MariaDB). All the while getting the unlimited freedom that comes with a GPL license. Its development is driven by the lack of open source proxies that provide high performance.' --url 'https://proxysql.com' --vendor 'ProxySQL LLC' --debug-workspace --workdir /tmp/ --package=/opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog/ -n proxysql-mysqlbinlog /opt/proxysql_mysqlbinlog/proxysql_binlog_reader/=/bin/"
diff --git a/libslave/Slave.cpp b/libslave/Slave.cpp
index 065ffb0..8bfa4a4 100644
--- a/libslave/Slave.cpp
+++ b/libslave/Slave.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ struct raii_mysql_connector
         }
 
         if(was_error)
-            LOG_INFO(log, "Successfully connected to " << sConnOptions.mysql_host << ":" << m_master_info.mysql_port);
+            LOG_INFO(log, "Successfully connected to " << sConnOptions.mysql_host << ":" << m_master_info.conn_options.mysql_port);
 
 
         mysql->reconnect = 1;
@@ -462,10 +462,22 @@ void Slave::get_remote_binlog(const std::function<bool()>& _interruptFlag)
     LOG_INFO(log, "Starting from binlog_pos: " << m_master_info.position);
 
     request_dump(m_master_info.position, &mysql);
+    bool request_dump_again = false;
 
     while (!_interruptFlag()) {
 
         try {
+            if (request_dump_again) {
+                m_master_info.position = getLastBinlogPos();
+                if (m_master_info.position.gtid_executed.empty() == false) {
+                    ext_state.setMasterPosition(m_master_info.position);
+                    ext_state.saveMasterPosition();
+
+                    request_dump(m_master_info.position, &mysql);
+                }
+
+                request_dump_again = false;
+            }
 
             LOG_TRACE(log, "-- reading event --");
 
@@ -490,6 +502,8 @@ void Slave::get_remote_binlog(const std::function<bool()>& _interruptFlag)
                         break;
                     case ER_MASTER_FATAL_ERROR_READING_BINLOG: // Error -- unknown binlog file.
                         LOG_ERROR(log, "Myslave: fatal error reading binlog. " <<  mysql_error(&mysql) );
+                        request_dump_again = true;
+                        usleep(1000 * 1000);
                         break;
                     case 2013: // Processing error 'Lost connection to MySQL'
                         LOG_WARNING(log, "Myslave: Error from MySQL: " << mysql_error(&mysql) );
@@ -500,6 +514,13 @@ void Slave::get_remote_binlog(const std::function<bool()>& _interruptFlag)
                             continue;
                         }
                         break;
+                    case ER_MALFORMED_GTID_SET_ENCODING:
+                        LOG_ERROR(log, "Myslave: Error reading packet from server: " << mysql_error(&mysql)
+                                << "; mysql_errno: " << mysql_errno(&mysql));
+                        LOG_ERROR(log, "Requesting GTID dump again...");
+                        request_dump_again = true;
+                        usleep(1000 * 1000);
+                        break;
                     default:
                         LOG_ERROR(log, "Myslave: Error reading packet from server: " << mysql_error(&mysql)
                                 << "; mysql_error: " << mysql_errno(&mysql));
diff --git a/patches/slave_allow_rep_formats.patch b/patches/slave_allow_rep_formats.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0a5d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/slave_allow_rep_formats.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git libslave/Slave.cpp libslave/Slave.cpp
+index 8bfa4a4..c53348f 100644
+--- libslave/Slave.cpp
++++ libslave/Slave.cpp
+@@ -752,7 +752,8 @@ void Slave::check_master_binlog_format()
+             return;
+ 
+         } else {
+-            throw std::runtime_error("Slave::check_binlog_format(): got invalid binlog format: " + tmp);
++            return;
++            // throw std::runtime_error("Slave::check_binlog_format(): got invalid binlog format: " + tmp);
+         }
+     }
+ 
diff --git a/proxysql_binlog_reader.cpp b/proxysql_binlog_reader.cpp
index 68dd0a0..9239eb9 100644
--- a/proxysql_binlog_reader.cpp
+++ b/proxysql_binlog_reader.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "Slave.h"
 #include "DefaultExtState.h"
 
+#define BINLOG_VERSION "1.0"
+
 #define ioctl_FIONBIO(fd, mode) \
 { \
   int ioctl_mode=mode; \
@@ -580,7 +582,7 @@ bool isStopping() {
 }
 
 std::string gtid_executed_to_string(slave::Position &curpos) {
-	std::string gtid_set;
+	std::string gtid_set { "" };
 	for (auto it=curpos.gtid_executed.begin(); it!=curpos.gtid_executed.end(); ++it) {
 		std::string s = it->first;
 		s.insert(8,"-");
@@ -597,7 +599,9 @@ std::string gtid_executed_to_string(slave::Position &curpos) {
 			gtid_set = gtid_set + s2;
 		}
 	}
-	gtid_set.pop_back();
+	if (gtid_set.empty() == false) {
+		gtid_set.pop_back();
+	}
 	return gtid_set;
 }
 
@@ -627,7 +631,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 
 	int c;
-	while (-1 != (c = ::getopt(argc, argv, "fh:u:p:P:l:L:"))) {
+	while (-1 != (c = ::getopt(argc, argv, "vfh:u:p:P:l:L:"))) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'f': foreground=true; break;
 			case 'h': host = optarg; break;
@@ -639,6 +643,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 			case 'P': port = std::stoi(optarg); break;
 			case 'l': listen_port = std::stoi(optarg); break;
 			case 'L' : errorstr = optarg; break;
+			case 'v':
+				std::cout << "proxysql_binlog_reader version " << BINLOG_VERSION << std::endl;
+				return 1;
 			default:
 				usage(argv[0]);
 				return 1;
@@ -735,6 +742,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	masterinfo.conn_options.mysql_pass = password;
 
 	try {
+		proxy_info("proxysql_binlog_reader version %s\n", BINLOG_VERSION);
 
 		slave::DefaultExtState sDefExtState;
 		slave::Slave slave(masterinfo, sDefExtState);
@@ -750,7 +758,16 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 		curpos = slave.getLastBinlogPos();
 		std::string s1 = gtid_executed_to_string(curpos);
-		std::cout << s1 << std::endl;
+
+		// Wait until a valid 'GTID' has been executed for requesting binlog
+		while (s1.empty() && !isStopping()) {
+			proxy_info("'Executed_Gtid_Set' found empty, retrying...\n");
+			usleep(1000 * 1000);
+
+			curpos = slave.getLastBinlogPos();
+			s1 = gtid_executed_to_string(curpos);
+		}
+		proxy_info("Last executed GTID: '%s'\n", s1.c_str());
 
 		sDefExtState.setMasterPosition(curpos);