diff --git a/packages/bot/src/main.ts b/packages/bot/src/main.ts
index c6ccd605b..6857c5b32 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/main.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,19 @@ import { manager } from './core/discord/manager';
 
 console.log('pre manager event listeners and spawn');
 
+let isFirst = true;
+const interval = setInterval(() => {
+  if (!isFirst) {
+    console.warn('respawning all shards because manager died');
+    manager.respawnAll();
+  }
+
+  isFirst = false;
+}, 5000);
+
 const shards = await manager
   .on('shardCreate', (shard) => {
+    clearInterval(interval);
     console.log(`🟡 Launching shard ${shard.id}`);
     shard.on('ready', () => console.log(`🟢 Launched shard ${shard.id}`));
   })