diff --git a/packages/ws/__tests__/ws/WebSocketManager.test.ts b/packages/ws/__tests__/ws/WebSocketManager.test.ts
index 2f4e33fa6..877e339ca 100644
--- a/packages/ws/__tests__/ws/WebSocketManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ws/__tests__/ws/WebSocketManager.test.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ test('strategies', async () => {
 	await manager.destroy(destroyOptions);
 	expect(strategy.destroy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(destroyOptions);
 
-	// eslint-disable-next-line id-length
 	const send: GatewaySendPayload = {
 		op: GatewayOpcodes.RequestGuildMembers,
 		// eslint-disable-next-line id-length
diff --git a/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts b/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
index 435c9a97c..b0c67a02f 100644
--- a/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
+++ b/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ export class WebSocketShard extends AsyncEventEmitter<WebSocketShardEventsMap> {
 		this.#status = WebSocketShardStatus.Idle;
 
 		if (options.recover !== undefined) {
+			// There's cases (like no internet connection) where we immediately fail to connect,
+			// causing a very fast and draining reconnection loop.
+			await sleep(500);
 			return this.internalConnect();
 		}
 	}