diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/discord/connection/jda/JDAConnectionManager.java b/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/discord/connection/jda/JDAConnectionManager.java
index b70aa39d..40de7ef6 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/discord/connection/jda/JDAConnectionManager.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/discord/connection/jda/JDAConnectionManager.java
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ public class JDAConnectionManager implements DiscordConnectionManager {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot reconnect, still active");
         }
 
-        return connectionFuture = discordSRV.scheduler().execute(this::connectInternal);
+        this.connectInternal();
+        return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
+        // TODO: investigate why this is broken
+        //return connectionFuture = discordSRV.scheduler().execute(this::connectInternal);
     }
 
     private void connectInternal() {