diff --git a/consumer.go b/consumer.go
index 5c68bf6..6f125c7 100644
--- a/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer.go
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ func runConsumer(ctx context.Context, client *Client, msgCh chan []byte) {
 
 	limiter := rate.NewLimiter(rate.Every(client.opts.consumerRateLimit), client.opts.consumerBurstSize)
 
-	reconnectSignal := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-	reconnectTrigger := func() {
-		select {
-		case reconnectSignal <- struct{}{}:
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-
-	// initial consume
 	deliveries, err := client.consume()
 	if err != nil {
 		client.logger.Printf("Could not start consuming: %s\n", err)
@@ -46,7 +37,18 @@ func runConsumer(ctx context.Context, client *Client, msgCh chan []byte) {
 	chClosedCh := make(chan *amqp.Error, 1)
 	client.Channel.NotifyClose(chClosedCh)
 
+	reconnectTimer := time.NewTimer(0)
+	defer reconnectTimer.Stop()
+	<-reconnectTimer.C
+
 	for {
+		if !reconnectTimer.Stop() {
+			select {
+			case <-reconnectTimer.C:
+			default:
+			}
+		}
+
 		select {
 
 		case <-runCtx.Done():
@@ -56,33 +58,25 @@ func runConsumer(ctx context.Context, client *Client, msgCh chan []byte) {
 			}
 			return
 
-		case <-reconnectSignal:
-			select {
-			case <-runCtx.Done():
-				return
-			case <-time.After(client.opts.reconnectDelay):
-			}
+		case amqErr := <-chClosedCh:
+			client.logger.Printf("AMQP Channel closed due to: %s Reconnecting...\n", amqErr)
+			reconnectTimer.Reset(time.Second)
 
+		case <-reconnectTimer.C:
 			deliveries, err = client.consume()
 			if err != nil {
-				client.logger.Printf("Consume reconnect failed, retry: %s\n", err)
-				reconnectTrigger()
+				client.logger.Println("Error trying to consume, will try again. Retry in 5 seconds.")
+				reconnectTimer.Reset(time.Second * 5)
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// re-create closing chan
 			chClosedCh = make(chan *amqp.Error, 1)
 			client.Channel.NotifyClose(chClosedCh)
-			client.logger.Println("Consume reconnect success")
-
-		case amqErr := <-chClosedCh:
-			client.logger.Printf("AMQP Channel closed due to: %s Reconnecting...\n", amqErr)
-			reconnectTrigger()
 
 		case delivery, ok := <-deliveries:
 			if !ok {
 				client.logger.Println("Deliveries channel closed unexpectedly")
-				reconnectTrigger()
+				reconnectTimer.Reset(time.Second)
 				continue
 			}