diff --git a/outpost/go.mod b/outpost/go.mod
index d1c621008..8e7413075 100644
--- a/outpost/go.mod
+++ b/outpost/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/pquerna/cachecontrol v0.0.0-20200819021114-67c6ae64274f // indirect
-	github.com/recws-org/recws v1.2.2
+	github.com/recws-org/recws v1.2.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.7.0
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1 // indirect
diff --git a/outpost/pkg/ak/api_ws.go b/outpost/pkg/ak/api_ws.go
index b1286150c..93eace7f3 100644
--- a/outpost/pkg/ak/api_ws.go
+++ b/outpost/pkg/ak/api_ws.go
@@ -69,23 +69,10 @@ func (ac *APIController) Shutdown() {
 }
 
 func (ac *APIController) startWSHandler() {
-	notConnectedBackoff := 1
 	logger := ac.logger.WithField("loop", "ws-handler")
 	for {
 		if !ac.wsConn.IsConnected() {
-			notConnectedWait := time.Duration(notConnectedBackoff) * time.Second
-			logger.WithField("wait", notConnectedWait).Info("Not connected, trying again...")
-			time.Sleep(notConnectedWait)
-			notConnectedBackoff += notConnectedBackoff
-			// Limit backoff to max 60 seconds
-			if notConnectedBackoff >= 60 {
-				notConnectedBackoff = 60
-			}
-			ac.wsConn.CloseAndReconnect()
 			continue
-		} else {
-			// When we're connected, reset backoff to 1
-			notConnectedBackoff = 1
 		}
 		var wsMsg websocketMessage
 		err := ac.wsConn.ReadJSON(&wsMsg)