diff --git a/irc/client.go b/irc/client.go
index 2a96704e..24111bc4 100644
--- a/irc/client.go
+++ b/irc/client.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/khlieng/dispatch/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jpillora/backoff"
 	"github.com/khlieng/dispatch/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/matryer/resync"
 )
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	connected bool
 	dialer    *net.Dialer
 	reader    *bufio.Reader
+	backoff   *backoff.Backoff
 	out       chan string
 
 	quit      chan struct{}
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ func NewClient(nick, username string) *Client {
 		out:       make(chan string, 32),
 		quit:      make(chan struct{}),
 		reconnect: make(chan struct{}),
+		backoff: &backoff.Backoff{
+			Jitter: true,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/irc/conn.go b/irc/conn.go
index 73f1a2c0..b599c7b1 100644
--- a/irc/conn.go
+++ b/irc/conn.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/khlieng/dispatch/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jpillora/backoff"
 )
 
 func (c *Client) Connect(address string) {
@@ -84,10 +82,6 @@ func (c *Client) connect() error {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) tryConnect() {
-	b := &backoff.Backoff{
-		Jitter: true,
-	}
-
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-c.quit:
@@ -98,10 +92,11 @@ func (c *Client) tryConnect() {
 
 		err := c.connect()
 		if err == nil {
+			c.backoff.Reset()
 			return
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(b.Duration())
+		time.Sleep(c.backoff.Duration())
 	}
 }