diff --git a/src/public/index.html b/src/public/index.html
index 499947c..677c5fb 100644
--- a/src/public/index.html
+++ b/src/public/index.html
@@ -57,15 +57,14 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                ws = new WebSocket(`${window.location.protocol == "https:" ? "wss" : "ws"}://${window.location.host}/ws${window.location.search}`);
-                ws.onopen = function(evt) {
-                    print("READY");
+                function ws_onopen(evt) {
+                    print("CONNECTED");
                 }
-                ws.onclose = function(evt) {
-                    print("CLOSE");
+                function ws_onclose(evt) {
+                    print("CLOSED");
                     ws = null;
                 }
-                ws.onmessage = function(evt) {
+                function ws_onmessage(evt) {
                     console.log("evt.data:", evt.data)
                     const data = JSON.parse(evt.data);
 
@@ -89,9 +88,22 @@
                         print(data.QuietText);
                     }
                 }
-                ws.onerror = function(evt) {
+                function ws_onerror(evt) {
                     print("ERROR: " + evt.data);
                 }
+                function ws_ensure_connected() {
+                    if (ws) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    print("CONNECTING...");
+                    ws = new WebSocket(`${window.location.protocol == "https:" ? "wss" : "ws"}://${window.location.host}/ws${window.location.search}`);
+                    ws.onerror = ws_onerror;
+                    ws.onmessage = ws_onmessage;
+                    ws.onclose = ws_onclose;
+                    ws.onopen = ws_onopen;
+                }
+                setInterval(ws_ensure_connected, 1000);
+                ws_ensure_connected();
 
                 document.getElementById("send").onclick = function(evt) {
                     if (!ws || !input.value) {