diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 422b338..fd72c99 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ repositories {
 ext {
     //@formatter:off
     gradleVersion               = '6.1.1'
-    lavaplayerVersion           = 'eb917ad9fc'
+    lavaplayerVersion           = '47df2b1ca7'
     javaWebSocketVersion        = '1.5.1'
     slf4jVersion                = '1.7.25'
     jsonOrgVersion              = '20180130'
diff --git a/src/main/java/lavalink/client/io/LavalinkSocket.java b/src/main/java/lavalink/client/io/LavalinkSocket.java
index 42239f0..cd271f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/lavalink/client/io/LavalinkSocket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/lavalink/client/io/LavalinkSocket.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class LavalinkSocket extends ReusableWebSocket {
     @Nullable
     private RemoteStats stats;
     long lastReconnectAttempt = 0;
-    private int reconnectsAttempted = 0;
+    private int reconnectsAttempted = 2;
     @NonNull
     private final URI remoteUri;
     private final LavalinkRestClient restClient;
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ public LavalinkRestClient getRestClient() {
     public void onOpen(ServerHandshake handshakeData) {
         available = true;
         lavalink.loadBalancer.onNodeConnect(this);
-        reconnectsAttempted = 0;
         configureResuming();
 
         boolean resumed = Objects.equals(handshakeData.getFieldValue("Session-Resumed"), "true");
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ public URI getRemoteUri() {
 
     void attemptReconnect() {
         lastReconnectAttempt = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        reconnectsAttempted++;
         connect();
     }