diff --git a/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js b/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
index 392a10afb..bcd6f57ca 100644
--- a/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
+++ b/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@ const erlpack = (function findErlpack() {
   }
 }());
 
-const getUWS = util.deprecate(() => require('uws'), 'uws will soon no longer be supported, use ws instead');
-
 const WebSocket = (function findWebSocket() {
   if (browser) return window.WebSocket; // eslint-disable-line no-undef
   try {
-    return getUWS();
+    return require('uws');
   } catch (e) {
     return require('ws');
   }
@@ -346,6 +344,7 @@ class WebSocketConnection extends EventEmitter {
    */
   onError(error) {
     this.client.emit(Constants.Events.ERROR, error);
+    if (error.message === 'uWs client connection error') this.reconnect();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/random.js b/test/random.js
index a7450a26e..6cc9ed559 100644
--- a/test/random.js
+++ b/test/random.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ client.on('ready', () => {
 
 client.on('debug', console.log);
 
-client.on('error', m => console.log('debug', m));
-client.on('reconnecting', m => console.log('debug', m));
+client.on('error', m => console.log('debug', new Error(m).stack));
+client.on('reconnecting', m => console.log('reconnecting', m));
 
 client.on('message', message => {
   if (true) {