Frontend - backend discoects

Every 12-16 seconds the following messages are posted to my mythbackend log while the frontend is idle.

Jul 8 10:17:56 zbox mythbackend: mythbackend[13536]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1698 (HandleAounce) MainServer: MainServer::ANN Frontend
Jul 8 10:17:56 zbox mythbackend: mythbackend[13536]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1703 (HandleAounce) MainServer: adding: zbox(2298c00) as a client (events: 0)
Jul 8 10:17:56 zbox mythbackend: mythbackend[13536]: I ProcessRequest backendcontext.cpp:56 (SetFrontendCoected) BackendContext: Frontend 'zbox' coected.
Jul 8 10:17:56 zbox mythbackend: mythbackend[13536]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1698 (HandleAounce) MainServer: MainServer::ANN Monitor
Jul 8 10:17:56 zbox mythbackend: mythbackend[13536]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1703 (HandleAounce) MainServer: adding: zbox(229c1b0) as a client (events: 1)
Jul 8 10:20:08 zbox mythbackend: mythbackend[13536]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1698 (HandleAounce) MainServer: MainServer::ANN Monitor
Jul 8 10:20:08 zbox mythbackend: mythbackend[13536]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1703 (HandleAounce) MainServer: adding: zbox(229cdb0) as a client (events: 0)
Jul 8 10:20:08 zbox mythbackend: mythbackend[13536]: I MythSocketThread(61) mainserver.cpp:7629 (coectionClosed) Monitor sock(229cdb0) 'zbox' discoected

mythbuntu 14.04
mythtv .28 combined FE/BE

Is there a fix for this problem? The logs are filling up.