diff --git a/azalea/src/swarm/mod.rs b/azalea/src/swarm/mod.rs
index ac847813b..ff1a57029 100644
--- a/azalea/src/swarm/mod.rs
+++ b/azalea/src/swarm/mod.rs
@@ -597,13 +597,18 @@ impl Swarm {
         account: &Account,
         state: S,
     ) -> Client {
+        let mut disconnects = 0;
         loop {
             let proxy = self.proxies.choose(&mut thread_rng()).map(|p| p.clone());
             match self.add(account, proxy, state.clone()).await {
                 Ok(bot) => return bot,
                 Err(e) => {
+                    disconnects += 1;
+                    let delay = (Duration::from_secs(5) * 2u32.pow(disconnects.min(16)))
+                        .min(Duration::from_secs(15));
                     let username = account.username.clone();
-                    error!("Error joining as {username}: {e}. Retrying...");
+                    error!("Error joining as {username}: {e}. Waiting {delay:?} and trying again.");
+                    tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
                 }
             }
         }