diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 266039c..642ab4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nats",
-  "version": "2.9.0",
+  "version": "2.9.1",
   "description": "Node.js client for NATS, a lightweight, high-performance cloud native messaging system",
   "keywords": [
     "nats",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "build": "tsc",
     "cjs": "deno run --allow-all bin/cjs-fix-imports.ts -o nats-base-client/ ./.deps/nats.deno/nats-base-client/",
     "clean": "shx rm -Rf ./lib/* ./nats-base-client ./.deps",
-    "clone-nbc": "shx mkdir -p ./.deps && cd ./.deps && git clone --branch v1.9.0 https://github.com/nats-io/nats.deno.git",
+    "clone-nbc": "shx mkdir -p ./.deps && cd ./.deps && git clone --branch v1.9.2 https://github.com/nats-io/nats.deno.git",
     "fmt": "deno fmt ./src/ ./examples/ ./test/",
     "prepack": "npm run clone-nbc && npm run cjs && npm run check-package && npm run build",
     "ava": "nyc ava --verbose -T 60000",
diff --git a/src/node_transport.ts b/src/node_transport.ts
index 2e2e98d..948064e 100644
--- a/src/node_transport.ts
+++ b/src/node_transport.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020-2021 The NATS Authors
+ * Copyright 2020-2022 The NATS Authors
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const { resolve } = require("path");
 const { readFile, existsSync } = require("fs");
 const dns = require("dns");
 
-const VERSION = "2.9.0";
+const VERSION = "2.9.1";
 const LANG = "nats.js";
 
 export class NodeTransport implements Transport {
diff --git a/test/auth.js b/test/auth.js
index 9a5828d..93a0cc7 100644
--- a/test/auth.js
+++ b/test/auth.js
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ test("auth - custom error", async (t) => {
   ).then(() => {
     t.fail("shouldn't have connected");
   }).catch((err) => {
-    t.is(err.code, ErrorCode.BadAuthentication);
+    t.is(err.message, "user code exploded");
   });
   await ns.stop();
 });
diff --git a/test/basics.js b/test/basics.js
index c332b5f..8b599ea 100644
--- a/test/basics.js
+++ b/test/basics.js
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ const {
   StringCodec,
   Empty,
   jwtAuthenticator,
+  AckPolicy,
 } = require(
   "../lib/src/mod",
 );
 const net = require("net");
 
-const { deferred, delay } = require("../lib/nats-base-client/internal_mod");
+const { deferred, delay, nuid } = require(
+  "../lib/nats-base-client/internal_mod",
+);
 const { Lock } = require("./helpers/lock");
 const { NatsServer } = require("./helpers/launcher");
 const { jetstreamServerConf } = require("./helpers/jsutil.js");
@@ -788,3 +791,65 @@ test("basics - resolve", async (t) => {
   t.true(srv.resolves && srv.resolves.length > 1);
   await nc.close();
 });
+
+test("basics - js fetch on stopped server doesn't close", async (t) => {
+  let ns = await NatsServer.start(jetstreamServerConf());
+  const nc = await connect({
+    port: ns.port,
+    maxReconnectAttempts: -1,
+  });
+  const status = nc.status();
+  (async () => {
+    let reconnects = 0;
+    for await (const s of status) {
+      switch (s.type) {
+        case "reconnecting":
+          reconnects++;
+          if (reconnects === 2) {
+            ns.restart().then((s) => {
+              ns = s;
+            });
+          }
+          break;
+        case "reconnect":
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            loop = false;
+          });
+          break;
+        default:
+          // nothing
+      }
+    }
+  })().then();
+
+  const jsm = await nc.jetstreamManager();
+  const si = await jsm.streams.add({ name: nuid.next(), subjects: ["test"] });
+  const { name: stream } = si.config;
+  await jsm.consumers.add(stream, {
+    durable_name: "dur",
+    ack_policy: AckPolicy.Explicit,
+  });
+
+  const js = nc.jetstream();
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    ns.stop();
+  }, 2000);
+
+  let loop = true;
+  while (true) {
+    try {
+      const iter = js.fetch(stream, "dur", { batch: 1, expires: 500 });
+      for await (const m of iter) {
+        m.ack();
+      }
+      if (!loop) {
+        break;
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      t.fail(`shouldn't have errored: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+  }
+  t.pass();
+  await nc.close();
+  await ns.stop();
+});