*/
public synchronized void startConnection() {
if (!config.hasDefaultValues()) {
if (gerritConnection == null) {
logger.debug("Starting Gerrit connection...");
gerritConnection = new GerritConnection(name, config);
gerritEventManager.setIgnoreEMail(name, config.getGerritEMail());
gerritConnection.setHandler(gerritEventManager);
gerritConnection.addListener(gerritConnectionListener);
gerritConnection.addListener(projectListUpdater);
gerritConnection.start();