diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index fb0db34..7949a7e 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -169,10 +169,13 @@ class RcQueue:
 						if db_wiki["wiki"] in current_domain["irc"].updated:  # Priority wikis are the ones with IRC, if they get updated forcefully add them to queue
 							current_domain["irc"].updated.remove(db_wiki["wiki"])
 							current_domain["query"].append(QueuedWiki(db_wiki["wiki"], 20), forced=True)
+							logger.debug("Updated in IRC so adding to queue.")
 							continue
 						elif all_wikis[db_wiki["wiki"]].last_check+settings["irc_overtime"] > time.time():  # if time went by and wiki should be updated now use default mechanics
+							logger.debug("Overtime so adding to queue.")
 							pass
 						else:  # Continue without adding
+							logger.debug("No condition fulfilled so skipping.")
 							continue
 					if not db_wiki["ROWID"] < current_domain["last_rowid"]:
 						current_domain["query"].append(QueuedWiki(db_wiki["wiki"], 20))
diff --git a/src/irc_feed.py b/src/irc_feed.py
index 3f5b520..a9a22e4 100644
--- a/src/irc_feed.py
+++ b/src/irc_feed.py
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("rcgcdw.irc_feed")
 
 
 class AioIRCCat(irc.client_aio.AioSimpleIRCClient):
+	def connect(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		super().connect(*args, **kwargs)
+		self.connection_details = (args, kwargs)
+
 	def __init__(self, targets, all_wikis):
 		irc.client_aio.SimpleIRCClient.__init__(self)
 		self.targets = targets
 		self.updated = set()  # Storage for edited wikis
 		self.updated_discussions = set()
 		self.wikis = all_wikis
+		self.connection.buffer_class.errors = "replace"  # Ignore encoding errors
+		self.connection_details = None
 
 	def on_welcome(self, connection, event):  # Join IRC channels
 		for channel in self.targets.values():
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ class AioIRCCat(irc.client_aio.AioSimpleIRCClient):
 		c.nick(c.get_nickname() + "_")
 
 	def on_disconnect(self, connection, event):
-		connection.reconnect()
+		self.connect(*self.connection_details[0], **self.connection_details[1])  # attempt to reconnect
 
 	def parse_fandom_message(self, message: str):
 		message = message.split("\x035*\x03")
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ class AioIRCCat(irc.client_aio.AioSimpleIRCClient):
 			self.updated.add(full_url)
 			logger.debug("New website appended to the list! {}".format(full_url))
 
+
 	def parse_fandom_discussion(self, message: str):
 		try:
 			post = json.loads(message)