CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Calling SCardStatus() to determine card status");

	atr_len = sizeof(atr);
	status_ret = SCardStatus(slot->pcsc_card, NULL, &reader_len, &state, &protocol, atr, &atr_len);

	if (status_ret == SCARD_E_INVALID_HANDLE) {
		CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("SCardStatus() returned SCARD_E_INVALID_HANDLE, marking is not already connected and trying again");
		cackey_mark_slot_reset(slot);

		pcsc_connect_ret = cackey_connect_card(slot);
		if (pcsc_connect_ret != CACKEY_PCSC_S_OK) {
			CACKEY_DEBUG_PRINTF("Unable to connect to card, returning token absent");

			return(CACKEY_PCSC_E_TOKENABSENT);