diff --git a/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_runner.rs b/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_runner.rs
index 7361e841655..9814269cf2a 100644
--- a/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_runner.rs
+++ b/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_runner.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl<H: EventHandler + Send + Sync + 'static,
             }
 
             match action {
-                Some(ShardAction::Reconnect(ReconnectType::Resume)) => {
+                Some(ShardAction::Reconnect(ReconnectType::Reidentify)) => {
                     let _ = self.request_restart();
                     continue;
                 },
diff --git a/src/gateway/shard.rs b/src/gateway/shard.rs
index 37a7aceb2b8..832ce7c54d3 100644
--- a/src/gateway/shard.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/shard.rs
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ impl Shard {
                 }))
             },
             Ok(GatewayEvent::Reconnect) => {
-                Ok(Some(ShardAction::Reconnect(ReconnectType::Reidentify)))
+                Ok(Some(ShardAction::Reconnect(ReconnectType::Resume)))
             },
             Err(Error::Gateway(GatewayError::Closed(ref data))) => self.handle_gateway_closed(&data),
             Err(Error::Tungstenite(ref why)) => {