diff --git a/websocket.go b/websocket.go
index 24347ab..ee0ba8d 100644
--- a/websocket.go
+++ b/websocket.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
@@ -58,28 +57,25 @@ func NewWebSocket(baseURL string) (*WSClient, error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				out.errCh <- err
 
-				// gorilla/websocket eats the error type, so I have to check
-				// the string itself
-				if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "connection timed out") {
-					err = backoff.RetryNotify(
-						func() error {
-							conn, _, err = keepaliveDialer().Dial(u.JoinPath("ws").String(), nil)
-							if err != nil {
-								out.errCh <- err
-								return err
-							}
-							out.conn = conn
-							out.recHandler(out)
-							return nil
-						},
-						backoff.NewExponentialBackOff(),
-						func(err error, d time.Duration) {
-							out.errCh <- fmt.Errorf("reconnect backoff (%s): %w", d, err)
-						},
-					)
-					if err != nil {
-						out.errCh <- err
-					}
+				conn.Close()
+				err = backoff.RetryNotify(
+					func() error {
+						conn, _, err = keepaliveDialer().Dial(u.JoinPath("ws").String(), nil)
+						if err != nil {
+							out.errCh <- err
+							return err
+						}
+						out.conn = conn
+						out.recHandler(out)
+						return nil
+					},
+					backoff.NewExponentialBackOff(),
+					func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+						out.errCh <- fmt.Errorf("reconnect backoff (%s): %w", d, err)
+					},
+				)
+				if err != nil {
+					out.errCh <- err
 				}
 
 				continue
@@ -201,7 +197,7 @@ func keepaliveDialer() *websocket.Dialer {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			err = conn.SetKeepAlivePeriod(time.Second)
+			err = conn.SetKeepAlivePeriod(10 * time.Second)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}