diff --git a/src/discord.rs b/src/discord.rs
index fa1a7d9..91883cb 100644
--- a/src/discord.rs
+++ b/src/discord.rs
@@ -1,34 +1,32 @@
-/*
- * This file WAS ONCE is part of discord-presence. Extension for Zed that
- * adds support for Discord Rich Presence using LSP. It is heavily modified
- * to be used here.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2025 Steinhübl, Virt
- */
-
-use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use discord_rich_presence::{
     DiscordIpc, DiscordIpcClient,
     activity::{Activity, Assets, Button, Timestamps},
 };
-use log::{debug, error, info};
+use log::{debug, info};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Discord {
     client: DiscordIpcClient,
+    connected: bool,
 }
 
 impl Discord {
     pub fn new(id: &str) -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self { client: DiscordIpcClient::new(id) })
+        Ok(Self { client: DiscordIpcClient::new(id), connected: false })
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_connected(&self) -> bool {
+        self.connected
     }
 
     pub fn connect(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         debug!("connecting to discord");
 
         self.client.connect().context("failed to connect to discord ipc")?;
+        self.connected = true;
 
         info!("successfully connected to discord");
         Ok(())
@@ -37,7 +35,10 @@ impl Discord {
     pub fn disconnect(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         debug!("disconnecting from discord");
 
-        self.client.close().context("failed to disconnect from discord")
+        self.client.close().context("failed to disconnect from discord")?;
+        self.connected = false;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn clear(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d53ef0e..6845842 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
-    thread::sleep,
     time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime},
 };
 
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use discord::Discord;
 use hyprland::{Address, Hyprland};
 use language::get_language;
-use log::{debug, info};
+use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
 pub mod discord;
 pub mod hyprland;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ const ICONS_URL: &str =
     "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xhyrom/zed-discord-presence/main/assets/icons";
 const ZED_CLASS: &str = "dev.zed.Zed";
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct ZedInstance {
     workspace: String,
     file: Option<String>,
@@ -29,6 +28,14 @@ struct ZedInstance {
     focused: SystemTime,
 }
 
+impl PartialEq for ZedInstance {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.workspace.eq(&other.workspace)
+            && self.file.eq(&other.file)
+            && self.started.eq(&other.started)
+    }
+}
+
 impl ZedInstance {
     pub fn new(title: &str) -> Self {
         let mut s = Self {
@@ -79,19 +86,18 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         );
     }
 
-    info!("connecting to discord ipc");
-    discord.connect()?;
     info!("connecting to hyprland ipc");
     hyprland.connect(Duration::from_secs(60))?;
 
-    let mut first = true;
+    let mut updated = Instant::now() - idle;
+    let mut shown: Option<ZedInstance> = None;
+
     loop {
         let events = hyprland.read_events()?;
         debug!("received new hyprland events");
 
-        // only check on timeout if not active
-        let mut changed = first || events.is_none() && !instances.contains_key(&active);
-        first = false;
+        // update anyways if last update has been before idle timeout
+        let mut changed = Instant::now().duration_since(updated) < idle;
 
         if let Some(events) = events {
             for event in events {
@@ -131,27 +137,55 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         }
 
         if changed {
-            if let Some(instance) = instances.get(&active).or_else(|| {
+            debug!("checking for instance change");
+
+            let instance = instances.get(&active).or_else(|| {
                 instances.values().max_by(|a, b| a.focused.cmp(&b.focused)).filter(|instance| {
                     SystemTime::now().duration_since(instance.focused).expect("compare times wtf")
                         < idle
                 })
-            }) {
-                info!(
-                    "setting discord activity to {} in workspace {}",
-                    instance.file.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("<none>"),
-                    instance.workspace
-                );
+            });
 
-                set_activity(
-                    &mut discord,
-                    instance.file.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("nothing"),
-                    &instance.workspace,
-                    instance.started,
-                )?
-            } else {
-                info!("removing discord activity");
-                discord.clear()?;
+            if instance != shown.as_ref() {
+                debug!("updating discord status as change was detected");
+                shown = instance.cloned();
+                updated = Instant::now();
+
+                if !discord.is_connected() {
+                    info!("(re-)connecting to discord ipc");
+
+                    if let Err(e) = discord.connect() {
+                        warn!("failed to connect to discord, waiting for next update: {e:#}");
+                        shown = None;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let result = if let Some(ref instance) = shown {
+                    info!(
+                        "setting discord activity to {} in workspace {}",
+                        instance.file.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("<none>"),
+                        instance.workspace
+                    );
+                    set_activity(
+                        &mut discord,
+                        instance.file.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("nothing"),
+                        &instance.workspace,
+                        instance.started,
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    info!("removing discord activity");
+                    discord.clear()
+                };
+
+                if let Err(e) = result {
+                    warn!("failed to set discord activity: {e:#}");
+
+                    debug!("disconnecting from discord");
+                    discord.disconnect().map_err(|e| error!("failed to disconnect: {e:#}")).ok();
+
+                    shown = None;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -164,7 +198,12 @@ pub fn set_activity(
     started: SystemTime,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let language = get_language(file);
-    let language_upper: String = language.chars().take(1).chain(language.chars().skip(1)).collect();
+    let language_upper: String = language
+        .chars()
+        .take(1)
+        .map(|a| a.to_ascii_uppercase())
+        .chain(language.chars().skip(1))
+        .collect();
 
     discord.set(
         Some(format!("Editing {file}")),