diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b235f3c..64d94ce 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <string.h>    // strerror()
 #include <sys/types.h> // time_t size_t
 #include <unistd.h>    // getopt() chdir() close()
+#include <time.h>      // time()
 
 #define UIRC_IRCV3
 #define UIRC_HELPERS
@@ -275,8 +276,9 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
 				continue;
 			}
 		} else if (connection.info.state == CONN_ACTIVE) {
+			connection.info.reconinter = 0;
 			if (connection.data.timeout > 0 && connection.info.l_message < ctime - connection.data.timeout) {
-				LOG(LOG_WARN, "Timed out because no message was received since %lu.", connection.data.timeout);
+				LOG(LOG_WARN, "Timed out because no message was received since %lu.", connection.info.l_message);
 				connection.info.state = CONN_RECONNECTING;
 				continue;
 			}