diff --git a/lib/Discord/Gateway/gateway.ex b/lib/Discord/Gateway/gateway.ex
index 2ea7836..ca039f2 100644
--- a/lib/Discord/Gateway/gateway.ex
+++ b/lib/Discord/Gateway/gateway.ex
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@ defmodule Alchemy.Discord.Gateway do
   def start_link(token, shard) do
     :crypto.start()
     :ssl.start()
+
     # request_url will return a protocol to execute
-    url = Manager.request_url().()
+    # which either returns the url or another protocol
+    # to execute.
+    url = Manager.request_url().() |> get_url
     Logger.info("Shard #{inspect(shard)} connecting to the gateway")
+
     :websocket_client.start_link(url, __MODULE__, %State{token: token, shard: shard})
   end
 
+  def get_url(s) when is_binary(s), do: s
+  def get_url(f), do: get_url(f.())
+
   def init(state) do
     {:once, state}
   end
diff --git a/lib/Discord/Gateway/manager.ex b/lib/Discord/Gateway/manager.ex
index b7835c9..0286f43 100644
--- a/lib/Discord/Gateway/manager.ex
+++ b/lib/Discord/Gateway/manager.ex
@@ -73,19 +73,24 @@ defmodule Alchemy.Discord.Gateway.Manager do
     now = now()
     wait_time = state.url_reset - now
 
-    response =
-      cond do
-        wait_time <= 0 ->
-          fn -> state.url end
-
-        true ->
-          fn ->
-            Process.sleep(wait_time * 1000)
-            request_url()
-          end
-      end
-
-    {:reply, response, %{state | url_reset: now + 5}}
+    cond do
+      wait_time <= 0 ->
+        response = fn -> state.url end
+
+        # Increase the url_reset time as a process
+        # has successfull requested the url
+        {:reply, response, %{state | url_reset: now + 5}}
+
+      true ->
+        response = fn ->
+          Process.sleep(wait_time * 1000)
+          request_url()
+        end
+
+        # Don't increate the url_reset as the process
+        # has not been successfull in requesting the url.
+        {:reply, response, state}
+    end
   end
 
   def handle_cast({:start_shard, num}, %{shards: shards} = state)