diff --git a/config/socketio.js b/config/socketio.js
index aedd827..68a0c0a 100644
--- a/config/socketio.js
+++ b/config/socketio.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ module.exports = io => {
 			session = EnslClient.decodeSession(cookies[config.session_store_name]);
 		}
 
+
 		if (!session || typeof session.user !== 'number') {
 			// return next(new Error("Authentication Failed"));
 
diff --git a/lib/react/init.jsx b/lib/react/init.jsx
index 05f69b3..2d91a20 100644
--- a/lib/react/init.jsx
+++ b/lib/react/init.jsx
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ var initialiseComponents = () => {
 			console.log("Connected");
 			removeAuthWidget();
 			renderPage(socket);
+			socket.on("reconnect", () => {
+					socket.emit("message:refresh");
+					socket.emit("gather:refresh");
+					socket.emit("users:refresh");
+					console.log("Reconnected");
+				})
+				.on("disconnect", () => {
+					console.log("Disconnected")
+				});
 		})
 		.on("error", (error, foo) => {
 			console.log(error);
@@ -59,10 +68,4 @@ var initialiseComponents = () => {
 				showAuthenticationNotice();
 			}
 		})
-		.on("reconnect", () => {
-			console.log("Reconnected");
-		})
-		.on("disconnect", () => {
-			console.log("Disconnected")
-		});
 };
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index b89eb39..b623f93 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -977,16 +977,20 @@ var initialiseComponents = function initialiseComponents() {
 		console.log("Connected");
 		removeAuthWidget();
 		renderPage(socket);
+		socket.on("reconnect", function () {
+			socket.emit("message:refresh");
+			socket.emit("gather:refresh");
+			socket.emit("users:refresh");
+			console.log("Reconnected");
+		}).on("disconnect", function () {
+			console.log("Disconnected");
+		});
 	}).on("error", function (error, foo) {
 		console.log(error);
 		if (error === "Authentication Failed") {
 			removeAuthWidget();
 			showAuthenticationNotice();
 		}
-	}).on("reconnect", function () {
-		console.log("Reconnected");
-	}).on("disconnect", function () {
-		console.log("Disconnected");
 	});
 };