diff --git a/web/src/elements/messages/MessageContainer.ts b/web/src/elements/messages/MessageContainer.ts
index 4545a9f74..319640cf8 100644
--- a/web/src/elements/messages/MessageContainer.ts
+++ b/web/src/elements/messages/MessageContainer.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export class MessageContainer extends LitElement {
         this.messageSocket = new WebSocket(wsUrl);
         this.messageSocket.addEventListener("open", () => {
             console.debug(`authentik/messages: connected to ${wsUrl}`);
+            this.retryDelay = 200;
         });
         this.messageSocket.addEventListener("close", (e) => {
             console.debug(`authentik/messages: closed ws connection: ${e}`);