diff --git a/crates/client/src/client.rs b/crates/client/src/client.rs
index c9e61a64f3..e9608cd404 100644
--- a/crates/client/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/client/src/client.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ lazy_static! {
         std::env::var("ZED_ALWAYS_ACTIVE").map_or(false, |e| !e.is_empty());
 }
 
-pub const INITIAL_RECONNECTION_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
+pub const INITIAL_RECONNECTION_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
+pub const MAX_RECONNECTION_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 pub const CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(20);
 
 actions!(client, [SignIn, SignOut, Reconnect]);
@@ -287,7 +288,6 @@ struct ClientState {
     status: (watch::Sender<Status>, watch::Receiver<Status>),
     entity_id_extractors: HashMap<TypeId, fn(&dyn AnyTypedEnvelope) -> u64>,
     _reconnect_task: Option<Task<()>>,
-    reconnect_interval: Duration,
     entities_by_type_and_remote_id: HashMap<(TypeId, u64), WeakSubscriber>,
     models_by_message_type: HashMap<TypeId, AnyWeakModel>,
     entity_types_by_message_type: HashMap<TypeId, TypeId>,
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ impl Default for ClientState {
             status: watch::channel_with(Status::SignedOut),
             entity_id_extractors: Default::default(),
             _reconnect_task: None,
-            reconnect_interval: Duration::from_secs(5),
             models_by_message_type: Default::default(),
             entities_by_type_and_remote_id: Default::default(),
             entity_types_by_message_type: Default::default(),
@@ -623,7 +622,6 @@ impl Client {
             }
             Status::ConnectionLost => {
                 let this = self.clone();
-                let reconnect_interval = state.reconnect_interval;
                 state._reconnect_task = Some(cx.spawn(move |cx| async move {
                     #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-support"))]
                     let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0);
@@ -642,8 +640,9 @@ impl Client {
                             );
                             cx.background_executor().timer(delay).await;
                             delay = delay
-                                .mul_f32(rng.gen_range(1.0..=2.0))
-                                .min(reconnect_interval);
+                                .mul_f32(rng.gen_range(0.5..=2.5))
+                                .max(INITIAL_RECONNECTION_DELAY)
+                                .min(MAX_RECONNECTION_DELAY);
                         } else {
                             break;
                         }