diff --git a/amqp.go b/amqp.go
index 9255899..74c49a0 100644
--- a/amqp.go
+++ b/amqp.go
@@ -143,17 +143,6 @@ type Session struct {
 	isReady         bool
 }
 
-const (
-	// When reconnecting to the server after connection failure
-	reconnectDelay = 5 * time.Second
-
-	// When setting up the channel after a channel exception
-	reInitDelay = 2 * time.Second
-
-	// When resending messages the server didn't confirm
-	resendDelay = 5 * time.Second
-)
-
 var (
 	errNotConnected  = errors.New("not connected to a server")
 	errAlreadyClosed = errors.New("already closed: not connected to the server")
diff --git a/const.go b/const.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5cc903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/const.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	// When reconnecting to the server after connection failure
+	reconnectDelay = 5 * time.Second
+
+	// When setting up the channel after a channel exception
+	reInitDelay = 2 * time.Second
+
+	// When resending messages the server didn't confirm
+	resendDelay = 5 * time.Second
+)
diff --git a/stomp.go b/stomp.go
index 6055452..bca05ae 100644
--- a/stomp.go
+++ b/stomp.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"net/url"
+	"time"
 
 	stomp "github.com/go-stomp/stomp/v3"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -78,13 +79,15 @@ sendMessageLoop:
 			msg)
 
 		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorln("Failed to publish message:", err)
 		reconnectLoop:
 			for {
 				reconnectError := session.handleReconnect()
 				if reconnectError == nil {
 					break reconnectLoop
 				} else {
-					log.Errorln("Failed to reconnect:", reconnectError.Error())
+					log.Errorln("Failed to reconnect, retrying:", reconnectError.Error())
+					<-time.After(reconnectDelay)
 				}
 			}
 		} else {