diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0bc9806..b86a6f5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ require (
 	maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 // indirect
 )
 
-replace github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo => github.com/beeper/discordgo v0.0.0-20230804154054-72abb5417718
+replace github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo => github.com/beeper/discordgo v0.0.0-20231013182643-f333f2578a3c
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 095aac6..82144c3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.0 h1:Shsta01QNfFxHCfpW6YH2STWB0MudeXXEWMr20OEh60=
-github.com/beeper/discordgo v0.0.0-20230804154054-72abb5417718 h1:gzOFOenpzAWnsiskTmOOorrrejm2wGjSpxzQ5zgpSso=
-github.com/beeper/discordgo v0.0.0-20230804154054-72abb5417718/go.mod h1:59+AOzzjmL6onAh62nuLXmn7dJCaC/owDLWbGtjTcFA=
+github.com/beeper/discordgo v0.0.0-20231013182643-f333f2578a3c h1:WaJ9eX8eyOBHD8te5t7xzm27uwhfaN94o8vUVFXliyA=
+github.com/beeper/discordgo v0.0.0-20231013182643-f333f2578a3c/go.mod h1:59+AOzzjmL6onAh62nuLXmn7dJCaC/owDLWbGtjTcFA=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 h1:RrqgGjYQKalulkV8NGVIfkXQf6YYmOyiJKk8iXXhfZs=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index f82a0b4..e2a29e4 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -557,7 +557,15 @@ func (user *User) Connect() error {
 
 	user.Session = session
 
-	return user.Session.Open()
+	for {
+		err = user.Session.Open()
+		if errors.Is(err, discordgo.ErrImmediateDisconnect) {
+			user.log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Retrying initial connection in 5 seconds")
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+			continue
+		}
+		return err
+	}
 }
 
 func (user *User) eventHandlerSync(rawEvt any) {