diff --git a/pymodbus/framer/ascii_framer.py b/pymodbus/framer/ascii_framer.py
index ec6a6e0576..17b6302cf0 100644
--- a/pymodbus/framer/ascii_framer.py
+++ b/pymodbus/framer/ascii_framer.py
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ def __init__(self, decoder, client=None):
         :param decoder: The decoder implementation to use
         """
         super().__init__(decoder, client)
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {"lrc": "0000", "len": 0, "uid": 0x00}
         self._hsize = 0x02
         self._start = b":"
         self._end = b"\r\n"
@@ -117,18 +115,6 @@ def getFrame(self):
             return a2b_hex(buffer)
         return b""
 
-    def resetFrame(self):
-        """Reset the entire message frame.
-
-        This allows us to skip ovver errors that may be in the stream.
-        It is hard to know if we are simply out of sync or if there is
-        an error in the stream as we have no way to check the start or
-        end of the message (python just doesn't have the resolution to
-        check for millisecond delays).
-        """
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {"lrc": "0000", "len": 0, "uid": 0x00}
-
     def populateResult(self, result):
         """Populate the modbus result header.
 
diff --git a/pymodbus/framer/base.py b/pymodbus/framer/base.py
index 63f0819391..33d4215b03 100644
--- a/pymodbus/framer/base.py
+++ b/pymodbus/framer/base.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, Union
 
 from pymodbus.factory import ClientDecoder, ServerDecoder
+from pymodbus.logging import Log
 
 
 # Unit ID, Function Code
@@ -32,7 +33,15 @@ def __init__(
         """
         self.decoder = decoder
         self.client = client
-        self._header: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        self._header: Dict[str, Any] = {
+            "lrc": "0000",
+            "len": 0,
+            "uid": 0x00,
+            "tid": 0,
+            "pid": 0,
+            "crc": b"\x00\x00",
+        }
+        self._buffer = b""
 
     def _validate_slave_id(self, slaves: list, single: bool) -> bool:
         """Validate if the received data is valid for the client.
@@ -66,3 +75,25 @@ def recvPacket(self, size):
         :return:
         """
         return self.client.recv(size)
+
+    def resetFrame(self):
+        """Reset the entire message frame.
+
+        This allows us to skip ovver errors that may be in the stream.
+        It is hard to know if we are simply out of sync or if there is
+        an error in the stream as we have no way to check the start or
+        end of the message (python just doesn't have the resolution to
+        check for millisecond delays).
+        """
+        Log.debug(
+            "Resetting frame - Current Frame in buffer - {}", self._buffer, ":hex"
+        )
+        self._buffer = b""
+        self._header = {
+            "lrc": "0000",
+            "crc": b"\x00\x00",
+            "len": 0,
+            "uid": 0x00,
+            "pid": 0,
+            "tid": 0,
+        }
diff --git a/pymodbus/framer/binary_framer.py b/pymodbus/framer/binary_framer.py
index d065d9fb4d..87ffca6274 100644
--- a/pymodbus/framer/binary_framer.py
+++ b/pymodbus/framer/binary_framer.py
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ def __init__(self, decoder, client=None):
         :param decoder: The decoder implementation to use
         """
         super().__init__(decoder, client)
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {"crc": 0x0000, "len": 0, "uid": 0x00}
+        # self._header.update({"crc": 0x0000})
         self._hsize = 0x01
         self._start = b"\x7b"  # {
         self._end = b"\x7d"  # }
@@ -209,17 +208,5 @@ def _preflight(self, data):
             array.append(item)
         return bytes(array)
 
-    def resetFrame(self):
-        """Reset the entire message frame.
-
-        This allows us to skip ovver errors that may be in the stream.
-        It is hard to know if we are simply out of sync or if there is
-        an error in the stream as we have no way to check the start or
-        end of the message (python just doesn't have the resolution to
-        check for millisecond delays).
-        """
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {"crc": 0x0000, "len": 0, "uid": 0x00}
-
 
 # __END__
diff --git a/pymodbus/framer/rtu_framer.py b/pymodbus/framer/rtu_framer.py
index 16254f68a4..1b97423858 100644
--- a/pymodbus/framer/rtu_framer.py
+++ b/pymodbus/framer/rtu_framer.py
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ def __init__(self, decoder, client=None):
         :param decoder: The decoder factory implementation to use
         """
         super().__init__(decoder, client)
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {"uid": 0x00, "len": 0, "crc": b"\x00\x00"}
         self._hsize = 0x01
         self._end = b"\x0d\x0a"
         self._min_frame_size = 4
@@ -115,11 +113,9 @@ def resetFrame(self):
         end of the message (python just doesn't have the resolution to
         check for millisecond delays).
         """
-        Log.debug(
-            "Resetting frame - Current Frame in buffer - {}", self._buffer, ":hex"
-        )
-        # self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {"uid": 0x00, "len": 0, "crc": b"\x00\x00"}
+        x = self._buffer
+        super().resetFrame()
+        self._buffer = x
 
     def isFrameReady(self):
         """Check if we should continue decode logic.
diff --git a/pymodbus/framer/socket_framer.py b/pymodbus/framer/socket_framer.py
index 043d2b0d6f..8b36eb847c 100644
--- a/pymodbus/framer/socket_framer.py
+++ b/pymodbus/framer/socket_framer.py
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ def __init__(self, decoder, client=None):
         :param decoder: The decoder factory implementation to use
         """
         super().__init__(decoder, client)
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {"tid": 0, "pid": 0, "len": 0, "uid": 0}
         self._hsize = 0x07
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -187,18 +185,6 @@ def _process(self, callback, tid, error=False):
         else:
             callback(result)  # defer or push to a thread?
 
-    def resetFrame(self):
-        """Reset the entire message frame.
-
-        This allows us to skip ovver errors that may be in the stream.
-        It is hard to know if we are simply out of sync or if there is
-        an error in the stream as we have no way to check the start or
-        end of the message (python just doesn't have the resolution to
-        check for millisecond delays).
-        """
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {"tid": 0, "pid": 0, "len": 0, "uid": 0}
-
     def getRawFrame(self):
         """Return the complete buffer."""
         return self._buffer
diff --git a/pymodbus/framer/tls_framer.py b/pymodbus/framer/tls_framer.py
index 252bedb0b6..169ef31baf 100644
--- a/pymodbus/framer/tls_framer.py
+++ b/pymodbus/framer/tls_framer.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ def __init__(self, decoder, client=None):
         :param decoder: The decoder factory implementation to use
         """
         super().__init__(decoder, client)
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._header = {}
         self._hsize = 0x0
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -148,17 +146,6 @@ def _process(self, callback, error=False):
         self.advanceFrame()
         callback(result)  # defer or push to a thread?
 
-    def resetFrame(self):
-        """Reset the entire message frame.
-
-        This allows us to skip ovver errors that may be in the stream.
-        It is hard to know if we are simply out of sync or if there is
-        an error in the stream as we have no way to check the start or
-        end of the message (python just doesn't have the resolution to
-        check for millisecond delays).
-        """
-        self._buffer = b""
-
     def getRawFrame(self):
         """Return the complete buffer."""
         return self._buffer
diff --git a/pymodbus/other_message.py b/pymodbus/other_message.py
index 377464da0d..28115766c4 100644
--- a/pymodbus/other_message.py
+++ b/pymodbus/other_message.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def __init__(self, status=0x00, **kwargs):
         :param status: The status response to report
         """
         ModbusResponse.__init__(self, **kwargs)
-        self.status = status
+        self.status = status if status < 256 else 255
 
     def encode(self):
         """Encode the response.
diff --git a/pymodbus/server/async_io.py b/pymodbus/server/async_io.py
index c1dbe0942c..2285ef85e2 100644
--- a/pymodbus/server/async_io.py
+++ b/pymodbus/server/async_io.py
@@ -124,6 +124,33 @@ def callback_disconnected(self, call_exc: Exception) -> None:
                 traceback.format_exc(),
             )
 
+    async def inner_handle(self):
+        """Handle handler."""
+        slaves = self.server.context.slaves()
+        # this is an asyncio.Queue await, it will never fail
+        data = await self._recv_()
+        if isinstance(data, tuple):
+            # addr is populated when talking over UDP
+            data, *addr = data
+        else:
+            addr = (None,)  # empty tuple
+
+        # if broadcast is enabled make sure to
+        # process requests to address 0
+        if self.server.broadcast_enable:  # pragma: no cover
+            if 0 not in slaves:
+                slaves.append(0)
+
+        Log.debug("Handling data: {}", data, ":hex")
+
+        single = self.server.context.single
+        self.framer.processIncomingPacket(
+            data=data,
+            callback=lambda x: self.execute(x, *addr),
+            slave=slaves,
+            single=single,
+        )
+
     async def handle(self):
         """Return Asyncio coroutine which represents a single conversation.
 
@@ -145,31 +172,7 @@ async def handle(self):
         reset_frame = False
         while self.running:
             try:
-                slaves = self.server.context.slaves()
-                # this is an asyncio.Queue await, it will never fail
-                data = await self._recv_()
-                if isinstance(data, tuple):
-                    # addr is populated when talking over UDP
-                    data, *addr = data
-                else:
-                    addr = (None,)  # empty tuple
-
-                # if broadcast is enabled make sure to
-                # process requests to address 0
-                if self.server.broadcast_enable:  # pragma: no cover
-                    if 0 not in slaves:
-                        slaves.append(0)
-
-                Log.debug("Handling data: {}", data, ":hex")
-
-                single = self.server.context.single
-                self.framer.processIncomingPacket(
-                    data=data,
-                    callback=lambda x: self.execute(x, *addr),
-                    slave=slaves,
-                    single=single,
-                )
-
+                await self.inner_handle()
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 # catch and ignore cancellation errors
                 if self.running:
@@ -251,7 +254,6 @@ def __send(msg, *addr):
         if kwargs.get("skip_encoding", False):
             __send(message, *addr)
         elif message.should_respond:
-            # self.server.control.Counter.BusMessage += 1
             pdu = self.framer.buildPacket(message)
             __send(pdu, *addr)
         else:
@@ -394,10 +396,12 @@ async def server_close(self):
         active_connecions = self.local_active_connections.copy()
         for k_item, v_item in active_connecions.items():
             Log.warning("aborting active session {}", k_item)
-            v_item.transport.close()
-            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
-            v_item.handler_task.cancel()
-            await v_item.handler_task
+            if v_item.transport:
+                v_item.transport.close()
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            if v_item.handler_task:
+                v_item.handler_task.cancel()
+                await v_item.handler_task
         self.local_active_connections = {}
         self.transport_close()
 
diff --git a/test/test_framers.py b/test/test_framers.py
index 7d85724134..cdb9bdc71f 100644
--- a/test/test_framers.py
+++ b/test/test_framers.py
@@ -55,15 +55,21 @@ def test_framer_initialization(framer):
     assert framer.decoder == decoder
     if isinstance(framer, ModbusAsciiFramer):
         assert framer._header == {  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            "tid": 0,
+            "pid": 0,
             "lrc": "0000",
             "len": 0,
             "uid": 0x00,
+            "crc": b"\x00\x00",
         }
         assert framer._hsize == 0x02  # pylint: disable=protected-access
         assert framer._start == b":"  # pylint: disable=protected-access
         assert framer._end == b"\r\n"  # pylint: disable=protected-access
     elif isinstance(framer, ModbusRtuFramer):
         assert framer._header == {  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            "tid": 0,
+            "pid": 0,
+            "lrc": "0000",
             "uid": 0x00,
             "len": 0,
             "crc": b"\x00\x00",
@@ -73,7 +79,10 @@ def test_framer_initialization(framer):
         assert framer._min_frame_size == 4  # pylint: disable=protected-access
     else:
         assert framer._header == {  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-            "crc": 0x0000,
+            "tid": 0,
+            "pid": 0,
+            "lrc": "0000",
+            "crc": b"\x00\x00",
             "len": 0,
             "uid": 0x00,
         }
@@ -143,9 +152,12 @@ def test_rtu_reset_framer(rtu_framer, data):
     rtu_framer._buffer = data  # pylint: disable=protected-access
     rtu_framer.resetFrame()
     assert rtu_framer._header == {  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        "uid": 0x00,
-        "len": 0,
+        "lrc": "0000",
         "crc": b"\x00\x00",
+        "len": 0,
+        "uid": 0x00,
+        "pid": 0,
+        "tid": 0,
     }
 
 
@@ -190,11 +202,25 @@ def test_rtu_populate_header_fail(rtu_framer, data):
     [
         (
             b"\x11\x03\x06\xAE\x41\x56\x52\x43\x40\x49\xAD",
-            {"crc": b"\x49\xAD", "uid": 17, "len": 11},
+            {
+                "crc": b"\x49\xAD",
+                "uid": 17,
+                "len": 11,
+                "lrc": "0000",
+                "tid": 0,
+                "pid": 0,
+            },
         ),
         (
             b"\x11\x03\x06\xAE\x41\x56\x52\x43\x40\x49\xAD\x11\x03",
-            {"crc": b"\x49\xAD", "uid": 17, "len": 11},
+            {
+                "crc": b"\x49\xAD",
+                "uid": 17,
+                "len": 11,
+                "lrc": "0000",
+                "tid": 0,
+                "pid": 0,
+            },
         ),
     ],
 )