diff --git a/lib/Slackbot_worker.js b/lib/Slackbot_worker.js
index 28cee1b89..868901724 100755
--- a/lib/Slackbot_worker.js
+++ b/lib/Slackbot_worker.js
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ module.exports = function(botkit, config) {
             });
 
             bot.rtm.on('open', function() {
+                botkit.log.notice('RTM websocket opened');
 
                 pingIntervalId = setInterval(function() {
                     if (lastPong && lastPong + 12000 < Date.now()) {
@@ -204,11 +205,21 @@ module.exports = function(botkit, config) {
                 botkit.trigger('rtm_close', [bot, err]);
             });
 
-            bot.rtm.on('close', function() {
+            bot.rtm.on('close', function(code, message) {
+                botkit.log.notice('RTM close event: ' + code + ' : ' + message);
                 if (pingIntervalId) {
                     clearInterval(pingIntervalId);
                 }
                 botkit.trigger('rtm_close', [bot]);
+
+                /**
+                 * CLOSE_ABNORMAL error
+                 * wasn't closed explicitly, should attempt to reconnect
+                 */
+                if (code === 1006) {
+                    botkit.log.error('Abnormal websocket close event, attempting to reconnect');
+                    reconnect();
+                }
             });
         });