diff --git a/faf-commons-lobby/src/main/kotlin/com/faforever/commons/lobby/FafLobbyClient.kt b/faf-commons-lobby/src/main/kotlin/com/faforever/commons/lobby/FafLobbyClient.kt
index 1b76b69d..917d6bd5 100644
--- a/faf-commons-lobby/src/main/kotlin/com/faforever/commons/lobby/FafLobbyClient.kt
+++ b/faf-commons-lobby/src/main/kotlin/com/faforever/commons/lobby/FafLobbyClient.kt
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Sinks.EmitFailureHandler
 import reactor.core.publisher.Sinks.EmitResult
 import reactor.core.scheduler.Schedulers
 import reactor.netty.Connection
+import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient
+import reactor.netty.http.client.WebsocketClientSpec
 import reactor.netty.tcp.TcpClient
 import reactor.util.retry.Retry
 import reactor.util.retry.Retry.RetrySignal
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
+import java.net.URI
 import java.time.Duration
 import java.util.function.Function
 
@@ -46,7 +49,8 @@ class FafLobbyClient(
 
   private lateinit var config: Config
 
-  private var connection: Connection? = null
+  private var connection: Connection? = null;
+  private var connectionDisposable: Disposable? = null
   private var pingDisposable: Disposable? = null
   private var connecting: Boolean = false
 
@@ -82,9 +86,9 @@ class FafLobbyClient(
     }
 
   private val loginMono = Mono.defer {
-    openConnection()
-      .then(loginResponseMono)
-      .retryWhen(createRetrySpec(config))
+    connectionDisposable?.dispose()
+    connectionDisposable = openConnection()
+    loginResponseMono.retryWhen(createRetrySpec(config))
   }
     .doOnError { LOG.error("Error during connection", it); connection?.dispose() }
     .doOnCancel { LOG.debug("Login cancelled"); disconnect() }
@@ -101,8 +105,7 @@ class FafLobbyClient(
       (emitResult == EmitResult.FAIL_NON_SERIALIZED)
     }
 
-  private val client = TcpClient.newConnection()
-    .resolver(DefaultAddressResolverGroup.INSTANCE)
+  private val webSocketClient = HttpClient.newConnection().resolver(DefaultAddressResolverGroup.INSTANCE)
     .doOnResolveError { connection, throwable ->
       LOG.error("Could not find server", throwable)
       connection.dispose()
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ class FafLobbyClient(
     }.doOnResolveError { conn, throwable ->
       LOG.error("Error resolving", throwable)
       conn.dispose()
-    }
+    }.websocket()
 
   init {
     rawEvents.filter { it is ServerPingMessage }.doOnNext { send(ClientPongMessage()) }.subscribe()
@@ -143,11 +146,9 @@ class FafLobbyClient(
     }.subscribe()
   }
 
-  private fun openConnection(): Mono<out Connection> {
-    return client
-      .wiretap(config.wiretap)
-      .host(config.host)
-      .port(config.port)
+  private fun openConnection(): Disposable {
+    return webSocketClient
+      .uri(URI("wss", "", config.host, config.port, "", "", ""))
       .handle { inbound, outbound ->
         val inboundMono = inbound.receive()
           .asString(Charsets.UTF_8)
@@ -218,8 +219,8 @@ class FafLobbyClient(
            of the connections finishes */
         Mono.firstWithSignal(inboundMono, outboundMono)
       }
-      .connect()
       .doOnSubscribe { connectionStatusSink.emitNext(ConnectionStatus.CONNECTING, retrySerialFailure) }
+      .subscribe()
   }
 
   override fun connectAndLogin(config: Config): Mono<Player> {