diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index 5336a49..5ef93e3 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export declare class SwarmClient extends Client {
     init(): Promise<ErrTuple>;
     ready(): Promise<void>;
     start(): Promise<void>;
+    private _listen;
     addRelay(pubkey: string): Promise<void>;
     removeRelay(pubkey: string): Promise<void>;
     clearRelays(): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts.map b/dist/index.d.ts.map
index 7ed5972..51d1e15 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts.map
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts.map
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diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 3fc797d..55bc51b 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ export class SwarmClient extends Client {
         if (this._ready) {
             return this._ready;
         }
-        this.connectModule("listenConnections", { swarm: this.swarm }, async (socketId) => {
-            this.emit("connection", await createSocket(socketId));
-        });
+        this._listen();
         this._ready = this.callModuleReturn("ready", { swarm: this.swarm });
         await this._ready;
         this._ready = undefined;
@@ -57,6 +55,13 @@ export class SwarmClient extends Client {
         }
         await this.ready();
     }
+    async _listen() {
+        const connect = this.connectModule("listenConnections", { swarm: this.swarm }, async (socketId) => {
+            this.emit("connection", await createSocket(socketId));
+        });
+        await connect[1];
+        this._connectBackoff.backoff();
+    }
     async addRelay(pubkey) {
         return this.callModuleReturn("addRelay", { pubkey, swarm: this.swarm });
     }