diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 130abfe..c80c8fc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	go.mau.fi/util v0.8.2
 	golang.org/x/net v0.31.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
-	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.22.0
+	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.22.1-0.20241202131110-166ba04aae02
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 367de20..9f05e87 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 h1:YiaRc0tEI3toYtJMRIfjP+jklH45uDHtT80nUamyD4M=
 maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0/go.mod h1:nLivPOpTpHnpzEh8jEdSL9UqO9+/KBJFmNRlwKfkPeA=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.22.0 h1:nLrnLYiMyFV6qZPqpkNogkOPgm2dQTYiQXlu9Nc3rz8=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.22.0/go.mod h1:oqwf9WYC/brqucM+heYk4gX11O59nP+ljvyxVhndFIM=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.22.1-0.20241202131110-166ba04aae02 h1:g8L4GpOhyg5EuXtASDKyU9Cg79ZjATlUnh+giFumQgc=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.22.1-0.20241202131110-166ba04aae02/go.mod h1:oqwf9WYC/brqucM+heYk4gX11O59nP+ljvyxVhndFIM=
diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index 6d1b194..defbec9 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ func (s *SlackClient) handleBootError(ctx context.Context, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *SlackClient) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (s *SlackClient) Connect(ctx context.Context) {
 	if s.Client == nil {
 		s.UserLogin.BridgeState.Send(status.BridgeState{
 			StateEvent: status.StateBadCredentials,
 			Error:      "slack-not-logged-in",
 		})
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
 	var bootResp *slack.ClientBootResponse
 	if s.IsRealUser {
@@ -168,25 +168,35 @@ func (s *SlackClient) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 		bootResp, err = s.Client.ClientBootContext(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.handleBootError(ctx, err)
-			return err
+			return
 		}
 	} else {
 		teamResp, err := s.Client.GetTeamInfoContext(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
+			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("Failed to fetch team info")
 			s.handleBootError(ctx, err)
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch team info: %w", err)
+			return
 		}
 		userResp, err := s.Client.GetUserInfoContext(ctx, s.UserID)
 		if err != nil {
+			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("Failed to fetch user info")
 			s.handleBootError(ctx, err)
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch user info: %w", err)
+			return
 		}
 		bootResp = &slack.ClientBootResponse{
 			Self: *userResp,
 			Team: *teamResp,
 		}
 	}
-	return s.connect(ctx, bootResp)
+	err := s.connect(ctx, bootResp)
+	if err != nil {
+		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("Failed to connect")
+		s.UserLogin.BridgeState.Send(status.BridgeState{
+			StateEvent: status.StateUnknownError,
+			Error:      "slack-unknown-connect-error",
+			Message:    fmt.Sprintf("Unknown error from Slack: %s", err.Error()),
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *SlackClient) connect(ctx context.Context, bootResp *slack.ClientBootResponse) error {
diff --git a/pkg/connector/login-app.go b/pkg/connector/login-app.go
index c326d3b..a5846c9 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/login-app.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/login-app.go
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ func (s *SlackAppLogin) SubmitUserInput(ctx context.Context, input map[string]st
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	sc := ul.Client.(*SlackClient)
-	err = sc.Connect(ul.Log.WithContext(context.Background()))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect after login: %w", err)
-	}
+	go sc.Connect(ul.Log.WithContext(context.Background()))
 	return &bridgev2.LoginStep{
 		Type:         bridgev2.LoginStepTypeComplete,
 		StepID:       LoginStepIDComplete,