diff --git a/src/dashboard/scripts/verify-login.js b/src/dashboard/scripts/verify-login.js
index bd5ba9b..3087934 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/scripts/verify-login.js
+++ b/src/dashboard/scripts/verify-login.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /* global nodecg, NodeCG */
 
-(async () => {
+;(async () => {
   const loginURL = '/login/twitch'
   const verifyURL = '/login/twitch/verify'
 
   const { timeBetweenUpdates = 60000, requireLogin = true } = nodecg.bundleConfig
-
   const loggedInStatus = NodeCG.Replicant('login.status', 'nodecg-twitchie')
 
   await NodeCG.waitForReplicants(loggedInStatus)
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@
   // trigger nodecg's "login" express event to be emitted
   // manually hitting this endpoint should ensure this happens
   const verifyLogin = async () => {
-    const response = await fetch(verifyURL, { method: 'GET', credentials: 'include' })
+    const response = await fetch(verifyURL)
 
     if (!response.ok) {
       throw new Error('Login endpoint returned error', response.status)
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@
 
   pollForLoginStatus()
 
-  loggedInStatus.on('change', isLoggedIn => {
+  loggedInStatus.on('change', (isLoggedIn) => {
     if (requireLogin && !isLoggedIn) {
       redirectToLogin()
     }
diff --git a/src/extension/client/index.ts b/src/extension/client/index.ts
index d44fec7..18720c6 100644
--- a/src/extension/client/index.ts
+++ b/src/extension/client/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class TwitchieClientWrapper {
 
   public client?: ChatClient
 
-  public isConnected = () => !!this.client
+  public isConnected = () => this.client && (this.client.isConnected || this.client.isConnecting)
 
   public disconnect = async () => {
     if (!this.client) {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TwitchieClientWrapper {
     try {
       await this.client.quit()
     } catch (e) {
-      // Oh Well
+      context.log.error('Could not tear down twitch chat client!', e)
     }
 
     this.client = undefined
@@ -42,19 +42,14 @@ class TwitchieClientWrapper {
     const authProvider = new StaticAuthProvider(context.config.clientID, auth.token)
 
     this.api = new ApiClient({ authProvider })
-
     this.client = new ChatClient({
       authProvider,
-      channels: () => {
-        const currentChannel = context.replicants.channel.id.value || auth.username
-        return currentChannel ? [currentChannel] : []
-      },
+      webSocket: true,
     })
 
     try {
       bindChatHandlers(this.client)
       await this.client.connect()
-
       context.replicants.channel.id.value = auth.username
     } catch (error) {
       this.api = undefined
diff --git a/src/extension/modules/chat/channel.ts b/src/extension/modules/chat/channel.ts
index 62ab622..811d1e4 100644
--- a/src/extension/modules/chat/channel.ts
+++ b/src/extension/modules/chat/channel.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ context.replicants.channel.id.on('change', (_, oldChannel) => {
   }
 
   try {
+    context.log.debug(`Parting ${oldChannel}...`)
     context.twitch.client.part(oldChannel)
+    context.log.debug('Parted successfully.')
   } catch (e) {
     // Oh No!!
-    console.log(e)
+    context.log.error('Failed to part old channel', e)
   }
 })
 
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ context.replicants.channel.id.on('change', (_, oldChannel) => {
 // channel id actually resolves to a real user
 // trying to join nonexistent channels on twitch irc can
 // cause issues
-context.replicants.user.info.on('change', async newUserInfo => {
+context.replicants.user.info.on('change', async (newUserInfo) => {
   if (!newUserInfo) {
     return
   }
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ context.replicants.user.info.on('change', async newUserInfo => {
     return
   }
 
+  context.log.debug(`Joining #${newUserInfo.login}...`)
   await context.twitch.client.join(newUserInfo.login)
+  context.log.debug('Joined successfully.')
+
   context.replicants.chat.channel.value = newUserInfo.login
 })
diff --git a/src/extension/service.ts b/src/extension/service.ts
index 37a6c20..2aeb68c 100644
--- a/src/extension/service.ts
+++ b/src/extension/service.ts
@@ -14,22 +14,6 @@ const isTwitchSession = (session: any) =>
 
 const hasAccessDetails = (session: any) => session.passport.user.username && session.passport.user.accessToken
 
-const performConnect = (session: any) => {
-  const { user } = session.passport
-
-  log.debug('Performing connect...')
-
-  return twitch.connect({
-    username: user.username,
-    token: user.accessToken,
-  })
-}
-
-const performDisconnect = () => {
-  log.debug('Performing disconnect...')
-  return twitch.disconnect()
-}
-
 const handleConnect = (session: any) => {
   log.debug('Handling connect...')
 
@@ -37,12 +21,17 @@ const handleConnect = (session: any) => {
     throw new Error('Invalid session data receieved')
   }
 
-  return performConnect(session)
+  const { user } = session.passport
+
+  return twitch.connect({
+    username: user.username,
+    token: user.accessToken,
+  })
 }
 
 const handleDisconnect = () => {
   log.debug('Handling disconnect...')
-  return performDisconnect()
+  return twitch.disconnect()
 }
 
 // listen for login and logout events emitted from nodecg's login module