diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index a016895..d36ff34 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,47 @@
+import { Logger } from "@utils/Logger";
 import definePlugin from "@utils/types";
 import { FluxDispatcher } from "@webpack/common";
 
+const logger = new Logger("muter");
+const reconnect_interval = 5000;
+const port = 3034;
 let muted = false;
 let socket: WebSocket;
 
+function connect() {
+	logger.info(`Attempting to connect to muter on port ${port}`);
+	socket = new WebSocket(`ws://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
+
+	socket.onopen = () => {
+		logger.info("Connected to muter");
+	};
+
+	socket.onmessage = (event) => {
+		muted = event.data.size > 0;
+		FluxDispatcher.dispatch({
+			type: "AUDIO_SET_SELF_MUTE",
+			context: "default",
+			mute: muted
+		});
+	};
+
+	socket.onclose = e => {
+		if (!e.wasClean) {
+			logger.error("Connection to muter was interrupted. Reconnecting...");
+			setTimeout(connect, reconnect_interval);
+		} else {
+			logger.info("Connection to muter closed");
+		}
+	};
+}
+
 export default definePlugin({
 	name: "muter",
 	description: "muter companion plugin. Mirrors system mutes to Discord.",
 	authors: [{ name: "isitreallyalive", id: 1269669249056510026n }],
 
 	start() {
-		socket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:3034");
-
-		socket.onmessage = (event) => {
-			muted = event.data.size > 0;
-			FluxDispatcher.dispatch({
-				type: "AUDIO_SET_SELF_MUTE",
-				context: "default",
-				mute: muted
-			});
-		};
-
+		connect();
 		// todo: try to fix weird virtual bug
 	},
 	flux: {