diff --git a/packages/bot/src/core/discord/manager.ts b/packages/bot/src/core/discord/manager.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e42f4ae7..000000000
--- a/packages/bot/src/core/discord/manager.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { assertSecret } from '@blitzkit/core';
-import { ShardingManager } from 'discord.js';
-
-export const manager = new ShardingManager('dist/bot/workers/bot.js', {
-  token: assertSecret(import.meta.env.DISCORD_TOKEN),
-});
diff --git a/packages/bot/src/main.ts b/packages/bot/src/main.ts
index c6ccd605b..713f5795a 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/main.ts
@@ -1,67 +1,81 @@
-import { ActivityType } from 'discord.js';
+import { assertSecret, EventManager } from '@blitzkit/core';
+import { ActivityType, ShardingManager } from 'discord.js';
 import {
   discoveredIdsDefinitions,
   tankDefinitions,
 } from './core/blitzkit/nonBlockingPromises';
-import { manager } from './core/discord/manager';
 
-console.log('pre manager event listeners and spawn');
+const somethingEvent = new EventManager();
 
-const shards = await manager
-  .on('shardCreate', (shard) => {
-    console.log(`🟡 Launching shard ${shard.id}`);
-    shard.on('ready', () => console.log(`🟢 Launched shard ${shard.id}`));
-  })
-  .spawn();
+somethingEvent.on(async () => {
+  const manager = new ShardingManager('dist/bot/workers/bot.js', {
+    token: assertSecret(import.meta.env.DISCORD_TOKEN),
+  });
 
-console.log('post manager event listeners and spawn');
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    console.warn(`Shards didn't launch in 5 seconds; trying again...`);
+    somethingEvent.emit(undefined);
 
-try {
-  let servers = 0;
-  let channels = 0;
-  let users = 0;
+    shards.forEach((shard) => shard.kill());
+  }, 5000);
 
-  for (const [, shard] of shards) {
-    // wtf is this typing bro???
-    const guilds = (await shard.fetchClientValue('guilds.cache')) as any;
+  const shards = await manager
+    .on('shardCreate', (shard) => {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      console.log(`🟡 Launching shard ${shard.id}`);
+      shard.on('ready', () => console.log(`🟢 Launched shard ${shard.id}`));
+    })
+    .spawn();
 
-    servers += guilds.length;
+  try {
+    let servers = 0;
+    let channels = 0;
+    let users = 0;
 
-    for (const guild of guilds) {
-      channels += guild.channels.length;
-      users += guild.memberCount;
+    for (const [, shard] of shards) {
+      // wtf is this typing bro???
+      const guilds = (await shard.fetchClientValue('guilds.cache')) as any;
+
+      servers += guilds.length;
+
+      for (const guild of guilds) {
+        channels += guild.channels.length;
+        users += guild.memberCount;
+      }
     }
+
+    const awaitedTankDefinitions = await tankDefinitions;
+    const tanks = Object.values(awaitedTankDefinitions.tanks).length;
+    const awaitedDiscoveredIdsDefinitions = await discoveredIdsDefinitions;
+    const usernames = awaitedDiscoveredIdsDefinitions.count;
+
+    manager.broadcastEval(
+      (client, { servers, users, channels, tanks, usernames }) => {
+        const bios = [
+          `Living in ${servers.toLocaleString()} servers`,
+          `Serving ${users.toLocaleString()} users`,
+          `Observing ${channels.toLocaleString()} channels`,
+          `Tinkering with ${tanks.toLocaleString()} tanks`,
+          `Memorizing ${usernames.toLocaleString()} usernames`,
+        ];
+
+        client.user?.setPresence({
+          activities: [
+            {
+              type: ActivityType.Custom,
+              name: bios[Math.floor(Math.random() * bios.length)],
+            },
+          ],
+        });
+      },
+      { context: { servers, channels, users, tanks, usernames } },
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn(
+      'An error occurred when setting up presence, ignoring to keep the process alive',
+      error,
+    );
   }
+});
 
-  const awaitedTankDefinitions = await tankDefinitions;
-  const tanks = Object.values(awaitedTankDefinitions.tanks).length;
-  const awaitedDiscoveredIdsDefinitions = await discoveredIdsDefinitions;
-  const usernames = awaitedDiscoveredIdsDefinitions.count;
-
-  manager.broadcastEval(
-    (client, { servers, users, channels, tanks, usernames }) => {
-      const bios = [
-        `Living in ${servers.toLocaleString()} servers`,
-        `Serving ${users.toLocaleString()} users`,
-        `Observing ${channels.toLocaleString()} channels`,
-        `Tinkering with ${tanks.toLocaleString()} tanks`,
-        `Memorizing ${usernames.toLocaleString()} usernames`,
-      ];
-
-      client.user?.setPresence({
-        activities: [
-          {
-            type: ActivityType.Custom,
-            name: bios[Math.floor(Math.random() * bios.length)],
-          },
-        ],
-      });
-    },
-    { context: { servers, channels, users, tanks, usernames } },
-  );
-} catch (error) {
-  console.warn(
-    'An error occurred when setting up presence, ignoring to keep the process alive',
-    error,
-  );
-}
+somethingEvent.emit(undefined);