diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index ef13312a5..8e34e3b36 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -251,7 +251,11 @@ const handshake = async () => {
     // The socket.io client will automatically try to reconnect for all reasons other than "io
     // server disconnect".
     console.log(`Socket disconnected: ${reason}`)
-    if (reason !== 'io server disconnect' || reason !== 'ping timeout') return;
+    if (!reason.includes("close") && !reason.includes("transport error")) {
+      console.error("Unknown socket disconnect", reason)
+      return;
+    }
+    console.log("Reconnecting")
     socketReconnecting();
     socket.connect();
   });