diff --git a/plugins/plugin_ircclient.cpp b/plugins/plugin_ircclient.cpp
index c50d9a2..9f80ff4 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin_ircclient.cpp
+++ b/plugins/plugin_ircclient.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ SOLANA_PLUGIN_EXPORT void solana_plugin_stop(void) {
 }
 
 SOLANA_PLUGIN_EXPORT float solana_plugin_tick(float delta) {
-	g_ircc->iterate(delta); // TODO: return interval, respect dcc etc
-
-	return 1.f; // expect atleast once per sec
+	return g_ircc->iterate(delta);
 }
 
 } // extern C
diff --git a/src/solanaceae/ircclient/ircclient.cpp b/src/solanaceae/ircclient/ircclient.cpp
index 7b7eae7..464966a 100644
--- a/src/solanaceae/ircclient/ircclient.cpp
+++ b/src/solanaceae/ircclient/ircclient.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ float IRCClient1::iterate(float delta) {
 			}
 		} else {
 			std::cerr << "IRCC error: not connected, trying to reconnect\n";
+
+			dispatch(IRCClient_Event::DISCONNECT, IRCClient::Events::Disconnect{});
 			connectSession(); // potentially enters trying phase
 		}
 		return 0.5f;
@@ -167,6 +169,10 @@ const std::string_view IRCClient1::getServerName(void) const {
 	return _server_name;
 }
 
+void IRCClient1::join(std::string_view channel) {
+	assert(false && "implement me");
+}
+
 void IRCClient1::connectSession(void) {
 	_try_connecting_state = true;
 	_try_connecting_cooldown = 20.f;
diff --git a/src/solanaceae/ircclient/ircclient.hpp b/src/solanaceae/ircclient/ircclient.hpp
index afcfc23..1427db1 100644
--- a/src/solanaceae/ircclient/ircclient.hpp
+++ b/src/solanaceae/ircclient/ircclient.hpp
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ namespace IRCClient::Events {
 		std::vector<std::string_view> params;
 	};
 
+	struct Disconnect {
+		// TODO: reason
+		// this is not a libircclient event (bad lib)
+	};
+
 } // Events
 
 enum class IRCClient_Event : uint32_t {
@@ -135,6 +140,8 @@ enum class IRCClient_Event : uint32_t {
 
 	UNKNOWN,
 
+	DISCONNECT,
+
 	MAX
 };
 
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ struct IRCClientEventI {
 	virtual bool onEvent(const IRCClient::Events::CTCP_Rep&) { return false; }
 	virtual bool onEvent(const IRCClient::Events::CTCP_Action&) { return false; }
 	virtual bool onEvent(const IRCClient::Events::Unknown&) { return false; }
+	virtual bool onEvent(const IRCClient::Events::Disconnect&) { return false; }
 };
 
 using IRCClientEventProviderI = EventProviderI<IRCClientEventI>;
@@ -207,12 +215,14 @@ class IRCClient1 : public IRCClientEventProviderI {
 
 		template<IRCClient_Event event_type_enum, typename EventType>
 		static void on_event_generic_new(irc_session_t* session, const char* event, const char* origin, const char** params, unsigned int count) {
+			assert(session != nullptr);
+
 			std::vector<std::string_view> params_view;
 			for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 				params_view.push_back(params[i]);
 			}
 
-			std::cout << "IRC: event " << event << " " << origin << "\n";
+			std::cout << "IRC: event '" << (event?event:"<nullptr>") << "' o:" << (origin?origin:"<nullptr>") << "\n";
 
 #if 0
 			if (std::string_view{event} == "ACTION") {
@@ -228,7 +238,8 @@ class IRCClient1 : public IRCClientEventProviderI {
 			auto* ircc = static_cast<IRCClient1*>(irc_get_ctx(session));
 			assert(ircc != nullptr);
 
-			ircc->dispatch(event_type_enum, EventType{origin, params_view});
+			// hack if origin is null
+			ircc->dispatch(event_type_enum, EventType{origin?origin:"<nullptr>", params_view});
 			ircc->_event_fired = true;
 		}
 };
diff --git a/src/solanaceae/ircclient_contacts/ircclient_contact_model.cpp b/src/solanaceae/ircclient_contacts/ircclient_contact_model.cpp
index 9c96b9f..61a050d 100644
--- a/src/solanaceae/ircclient_contacts/ircclient_contact_model.cpp
+++ b/src/solanaceae/ircclient_contacts/ircclient_contact_model.cpp
@@ -207,8 +207,26 @@ bool IRCClientContactModel::onEvent(const IRCClient::Events::Connect& e) {
 		_cr.emplace_or_replace<Contact::Components::Self>(_server, _self);
 	}
 
+	// check for preexisting channels,
+	// since this might be a reconnect
+	// and reissue joins
+	_cr.view<Contact::Components::IRC::ServerName, Contact::Components::IRC::ChannelName>().each([this](const auto c, const auto& sn_c, const auto& cn_c) {
+		if (sn_c.name != _ircc.getServerName()) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// TODO: implement join lol
+		irc_cmd_join(
+			_ircc.getSession(),
+			cn_c.name.c_str(),
+			""
+		);
+	});
+
 	// join queued
+	// TODO: merge with above
 	while (!_join_queue.empty()) {
+		// TODO: implement join lol
 		irc_cmd_join(
 			_ircc.getSession(),
 			_join_queue.front().c_str(),