diff --git a/internal/gateway/client.go b/internal/gateway/client.go
index e742363..988f1c6 100644
--- a/internal/gateway/client.go
+++ b/internal/gateway/client.go
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ func ServeWS(db *sql.DB, hub *Hub, logger *slog.Logger, w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Test candidates against Postgres sessions
+	// Test candidates against Postgres sessions (tokens are stored hashed)
 	for _, token := range candidateTokens {
 		err := db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
 			`SELECT u.id, u.username FROM sessions s JOIN users u ON u.id = s.user_id WHERE s.token = $1 AND s.expires_at > NOW()`,
-			token,
+			hashToken(token),
 		).Scan(&userID, &username)
 		if err == nil && userID != "" {
 			break
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func ServeWS(db *sql.DB, hub *Hub, logger *slog.Logger, w http.ResponseWriter, r
 			if jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(raw, &auth); jsonErr == nil && auth.Token != "" {
 				_ = db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
 					`SELECT u.id, u.username FROM sessions s JOIN users u ON u.id = s.user_id WHERE s.token = $1 AND s.expires_at > NOW()`,
-					auth.Token,
+					hashToken(auth.Token),
 				).Scan(&userID, &username)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/web/src/stores/ws.ts b/web/src/stores/ws.ts
index 6c5ec91..e6d680d 100644
--- a/web/src/stores/ws.ts
+++ b/web/src/stores/ws.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ function extractIds(payload: UnknownPayload | undefined): { channel_id?: string;
   return null;
 }
 
+let reconnectDelay = 1000;
+const maxReconnectDelay = 30000;
+let reconnectTimeout: number | null = null;
+
 export const useWebSocketStore = create<WebSocketState>((set, get) => ({
   socket: null,
   connected: false,
@@ -78,10 +82,6 @@ export const useWebSocketStore = create<WebSocketState>((set, get) => ({
 
     const socket = new WebSocket(`${getWsHost()}/ws`);
 
-    let reconnectDelay = 1000;
-    const maxReconnectDelay = 30000;
-    let reconnectTimeout: number | null = null;
-
     const scheduleReconnect = () => {
       if (reconnectTimeout) {
         window.clearTimeout(reconnectTimeout);
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export const useWebSocketStore = create<WebSocketState>((set, get) => ({
     };
 
     socket.onopen = () => {
+      reconnectDelay = 1000; // ponytail: reset backoff on successful connect
       const token = localStorage.getItem('dumpster_session_token');
       if (token) {
         try {
diff --git a/web/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo b/web/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
index 6d9d7d8..de9410a 100644
--- a/web/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
+++ b/web/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
@@ -1 +1 @@
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