diff --git a/src/ws/handle_on_message.ts b/src/ws/handle_on_message.ts
index 9cd09145a..00246625f 100644
--- a/src/ws/handle_on_message.ts
+++ b/src/ws/handle_on_message.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { DiscordGatewayOpcodes } from "../types/codes/gateway_opcodes.ts";
 import { DiscordGatewayPayload } from "../types/gateway/gateway_payload.ts";
 import { DiscordHello } from "../types/gateway/hello.ts";
 import { DiscordReady } from "../types/gateway/ready.ts";
+import { delay } from "../util/utils.ts";
 import { decompressWith } from "./deps.ts";
 import { identify } from "./identify.ts";
 import { resume } from "./resume.ts";
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ export async function handleOnMessage(message: any, shardId: number) {
     case DiscordGatewayOpcodes.InvalidSession:
       ws.log("INVALID_SESSION", { shardId, payload: messageData });
 
+      // We need to wait for a random amount of time between 1 and 5
+      await delay(Math.floor((Math.random() * 4 + 1) * 1000));
+
       // When d is false we need to reidentify
       if (!messageData.d) {
         await identify(shardId, ws.maxShards);