diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f970b9b..4b9489d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cuffeo",
-  "version": "1.0.5",
+  "version": "1.0.5-1",
   "description": "A multi-protocol chatbot library with nearly zero dependencies.",
   "main": "src/index.mjs",
   "scripts": {},
diff --git a/src/clients/slack.mjs b/src/clients/slack.mjs
index 366e7fe..b3a6cfe 100644
--- a/src/clients/slack.mjs
+++ b/src/clients/slack.mjs
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ export default class slack extends EventEmitter {
   async reconnect() {
     this.server.wss.url = null;
     this.server.wss.socket = null;
-    await this.connect();
+    this.emit("data", [ "info", "reconnecting slack" ]);
+    return await this.connect();
   }
 
   async getChannel(channelId) {