diff --git a/relay/client/client.go b/relay/client/client.go
index d63629030..bb2ae5b63 100644
--- a/relay/client/client.go
+++ b/relay/client/client.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ const (
 	serverResponseTimeout = 8 * time.Second
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrConnAlreadyExists = fmt.Errorf("connection already exists")
+)
+
 // Msg carry the payload from the server to the client. With this sturct, the net.Conn can free the buffer.
 type Msg struct {
 	Payload []byte
@@ -157,6 +161,11 @@ func (c *Client) OpenConn(dstPeerID string) (net.Conn, error) {
 	}
 
 	hashedID, hashedStringID := messages.HashID(dstPeerID)
+	_, ok := c.conns[hashedStringID]
+	if ok {
+		return nil, ErrConnAlreadyExists
+	}
+
 	log.Infof("open connection to peer: %s", hashedStringID)
 	msgChannel := make(chan Msg, 2)
 	conn := NewConn(c, hashedID, hashedStringID, msgChannel)
diff --git a/relay/client/dialer/wsnhooyr/ws.go b/relay/client/dialer/wsnhooyr/ws.go
index be78cf034..4fe0f0a26 100644
--- a/relay/client/dialer/wsnhooyr/ws.go
+++ b/relay/client/dialer/wsnhooyr/ws.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func Dial(address string) (net.Conn, error) {
 
 	wsConn, _, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), url, opts)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to dial to Relay server '%s': %s", url, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/relay/client/guard.go b/relay/client/guard.go
index 12fae4c54..5cea25653 100644
--- a/relay/client/guard.go
+++ b/relay/client/guard.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package client
 import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -24,13 +26,20 @@ func NewGuard(context context.Context, relayClient *Client) *Guard {
 }
 
 func (g *Guard) OnDisconnected() {
-	timeout := time.NewTimer(reconnectingTimeout)
-	defer timeout.Stop()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(reconnectingTimeout)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
 
-	select {
-	case <-timeout.C:
-		_ = g.relayClient.Connect()
-	case <-g.ctx.Done():
-		return
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			err := g.relayClient.Connect()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("failed to reconnect to relay server: %s", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			return
+		case <-g.ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
 	}
 }