diff --git a/packages/client/src/websocket.ts b/packages/client/src/websocket.ts
index 0b59b1bd4d..6d5aa4507c 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/websocket.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/websocket.ts
@@ -222,45 +222,44 @@ export default class WebSocketClient {
             this.connectFailCount++;
 
             // Unbind any Pusher event listeners before disconnecting Pusher instance
-            // this.unbindPusherEvents();
-            // this.unbindGlobalsAndReset();
+            this.unbindPusherEvents();
+            this.unbindGlobalsAndReset();
 
-            // this.conn?.disconnect();
-            // this.conn = null;
+            this.conn?.disconnect();
+            this.conn = null;
 
             console.log('websocket closed');
-
             console.log('[websocket] calling close callbacks');
 
             this.closeCallback?.(this.connectFailCount);
             this.closeListeners.forEach((listener) => listener(this.connectFailCount));
 
-            // let retryTime = MIN_WEBSOCKET_RETRY_TIME;
-
-            // // If we've failed a bunch of connections then start backing off
-            // if (this.connectFailCount > MAX_WEBSOCKET_FAILS) {
-            //     retryTime = MIN_WEBSOCKET_RETRY_TIME * this.connectFailCount * this.connectFailCount;
-            //     if (retryTime > MAX_WEBSOCKET_RETRY_TIME) {
-            //         retryTime = MAX_WEBSOCKET_RETRY_TIME;
-            //     }
-            // }
-
-            // // Applying jitter to avoid thundering herd problems.
-            // retryTime += Math.random() * JITTER_RANGE;
-
-            // setTimeout(
-            //     () => {
-            //         this.initialize(
-            //             connectionUrl,
-            //             this.currentUser as number,
-            //             this.currentTeamUser,
-            //             this.currentTeam,
-            //             authToken,
-            //             this.currentPresence,
-            //         );
-            //     },
-            //     retryTime,
-            // );
+            let retryTime = MIN_WEBSOCKET_RETRY_TIME;
+
+            // If we've failed a bunch of connections then start backing off
+            if (this.connectFailCount > MAX_WEBSOCKET_FAILS) {
+                retryTime = MIN_WEBSOCKET_RETRY_TIME * this.connectFailCount * this.connectFailCount;
+                if (retryTime > MAX_WEBSOCKET_RETRY_TIME) {
+                    retryTime = MAX_WEBSOCKET_RETRY_TIME;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Applying jitter to avoid thundering herd problems.
+            retryTime += Math.random() * JITTER_RANGE;
+
+            setTimeout(
+                () => {
+                    this.initialize(
+                        connectionUrl,
+                        this.currentUser as number,
+                        this.currentTeamUser,
+                        this.currentTeam,
+                        authToken,
+                        this.currentPresence,
+                    );
+                },
+                retryTime,
+            );
         });
 
         this.conn.connection.bind('connected', () => {