diff --git a/src/client/ClientManager.js b/src/client/ClientManager.js
index f1891e0ce..2a081e3a7 100644
--- a/src/client/ClientManager.js
+++ b/src/client/ClientManager.js
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ class ClientManager {
     const timeout = this.client.setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('WS_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT')), 1000 * 300);
     this.client.api.gateway.get().then(async res => {
       if (this.client.options.presence != null) { // eslint-disable-line eqeqeq
-        this.client.options.ws.presence = await this.client.presences._parse(this.client.options.presence);
+        const presence = await this.client.presences._parse(this.client.options.presence);
+        this.client.options.ws.presence = presence;
+        this.client.presences.clientPresence.patch(presence);
       }
       const gateway = `${res.url}/`;
       this.client.emit(Events.DEBUG, `Using gateway ${gateway}`);