diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 621684c177..e154859904 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fixed unable to use ability; Secondary and ability3 (fire rod) will now automatically wield
 - Gliding is now a toggle that can be triggered from the ground
 - Replaced `log` with `tracing` in all crates
+- Switch to a new network backend that will allow several improvements in the future
+- Connection screen fails after 4 minutes if it can't connect to the server instead of 80 minutes
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
index 86fe5dcde6..c11d848c83 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use std::{
     thread,
     time::Duration,
 };
+use tracing::debug;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ impl ClientInit {
 
                     let mut last_err = None;
 
-                    'tries: for _ in 0..960 + 1 {
-                        // 300 Seconds
+                    const FOUR_MINUTES_RETRIES: u64 = 48;
+                    'tries: for _ in 0..FOUR_MINUTES_RETRIES {
                         if cancel2.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                             break;
                         }
@@ -102,7 +103,12 @@ impl ClientInit {
                                     match err {
                                         ClientError::NetworkErr(NetworkError::ConnectFailed(
                                             ..,
-                                        )) => {},
+                                        )) => {
+                                            debug!(
+                                                "can't reach the server, going to retry in a few \
+                                                 seconds"
+                                            );
+                                        },
                                         // Non-connection error, stop attempts
                                         err => {
                                             last_err = Some(Error::ClientError(err));