diff --git a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
index b1e11d7a60..caf0a1d9fd 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
             client.OnReady += onReady;
 
-            // safety measure for now, until we performance test / improve backoff for failed connections.
-            client.OnConnectionFailed += (_, _) => client.Deinitialize();
-
             client.OnError += (_, e) => Logger.Log($"An error occurred with Discord RPC Client: {e.Code} {e.Message}", LoggingTarget.Network);
 
             config.BindWith(OsuSetting.DiscordRichPresence, privacyMode);
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index 16d6a81d40..25f4cff00e 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Clowd.Squirrel" Version="2.9.42" />
     <PackageReference Include="Mono.Posix.NETStandard" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Packaging" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="DiscordRichPresence" Version="1.1.3.18" />
+    <PackageReference Include="DiscordRichPresence" Version="1.1.4.20" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Resources">
     <EmbeddedResource Include="lazer.ico" />