diff --git a/config/defaults.js b/config/defaults.js
index 91bddf24..329f3851 100644
--- a/config/defaults.js
+++ b/config/defaults.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 		},
 		discord: {
 			enabled: false,
+			autoReconnect: true, // if enabled, will try to reconnect to discord every 5 seconds after disconnecting or failing to connect
 			activityTimoutEnabled: true, // if enabled, the discord rich presence gets cleared when music paused after the time specified below
 			activityTimoutTime: 10 * 60 * 1000, // 10 minutes
 			listenAlong: true, // add a "listen along" button to rich presence
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 		notifications: {
 			enabled: false,
 			unpauseNotification: false,
-			urgency: "normal", //has effect only on Linux 
+			urgency: "normal", //has effect only on Linux
 			interactive: false //has effect only on Windows
 		},
 		"precise-volume": {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cbf3650e..f00660a1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -486,13 +486,12 @@ function removeContentSecurityPolicy(
 
 	// Custom listener to tweak the content security policy
 	session.webRequest.onHeadersReceived(function (details, callback) {
-		if (
-			!details.responseHeaders["content-security-policy-report-only"] &&
-			!details.responseHeaders["content-security-policy"]
-		)
-			return callback({ cancel: false });
+		details.responseHeaders ??= {}
+
+		// Remove the content security policy
 		delete details.responseHeaders["content-security-policy-report-only"];
 		delete details.responseHeaders["content-security-policy"];
+
 		callback({ cancel: false, responseHeaders: details.responseHeaders });
 	});
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a061891b..84f166e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,13 +91,14 @@
 	},
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">=16.0.0",
-		"npm": "Please use yarn and not npm"
+		"npm": "Please use yarn instead"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@cliqz/adblocker-electron": "^1.25.2",
 		"@ffmpeg/core": "^0.11.0",
 		"@ffmpeg/ffmpeg": "^0.11.6",
 		"@foobar404/wave": "^2.0.4",
+		"@xhayper/discord-rpc": "^1.0.15",
 		"async-mutex": "^0.4.0",
 		"browser-id3-writer": "^4.4.0",
 		"butterchurn": "^2.6.7",
@@ -105,7 +106,6 @@
 		"chokidar": "^3.5.3",
 		"custom-electron-prompt": "^1.5.1",
 		"custom-electron-titlebar": "^4.1.5",
-		"discord-rpc": "^4.0.1",
 		"electron-better-web-request": "^1.0.1",
 		"electron-debug": "^3.2.0",
 		"electron-is": "^3.0.0",
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@
 		"playwright": "^1.29.2",
 		"xo": "^0.53.1"
 	},
-	"resolutions": {
-		"glob-parent": "5.1.2",
-		"minimist": "1.2.7",
-		"yargs-parser": "21.1.1"
-	},
 	"auto-changelog": {
 		"hideCredit": true,
 		"package": true,
diff --git a/plugins/adblocker/preload.js b/plugins/adblocker/preload.js
index 621c9fae..2b5a12df 100644
--- a/plugins/adblocker/preload.js
+++ b/plugins/adblocker/preload.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = () => {
 	// Preload adblocker to inject scripts/styles
-	require("@cliqz/adblocker-electron-preload/dist/preload.cjs");
+	require("@cliqz/adblocker-electron-preload");
 };
diff --git a/plugins/discord/back.js b/plugins/discord/back.js
index d1ff3a01..a8a75986 100644
--- a/plugins/discord/back.js
+++ b/plugins/discord/back.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-const Discord = require("discord-rpc");
+"use strict";
+const Discord = require("@xhayper/discord-rpc");
 const { dev } = require("electron-is");
 const { dialog, app } = require("electron");
 
@@ -9,58 +10,81 @@ const clientId = "1043858434585526382";
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} Info
- * @property {import('discord-rpc').Client} rpc
+ * @property {import('@xhayper/discord-rpc').Client} rpc
  * @property {boolean} ready
+ * @property {boolean} autoReconnect
  * @property {import('../../providers/song-info').SongInfo} lastSongInfo
  */
 /**
  * @type {Info}
  */
 const info = {
-	rpc: null,
+	rpc: new Discord.Client({
+		clientId
+	}),
 	ready: false,
+	autoReconnect: true,
 	lastSongInfo: null,
 };
+
 /**
  * @type {(() => void)[]}
  */
 const refreshCallbacks = [];
+
 const resetInfo = () => {
-	info.rpc = null;
 	info.ready = false;
 	clearTimeout(clearActivity);
 	if (dev()) console.log("discord disconnected");
 	refreshCallbacks.forEach(cb => cb());
 };
 
+info.rpc.on("connected", () => {
+	if (dev()) console.log("discord connected");
+	refreshCallbacks.forEach(cb => cb());
+});
+
+info.rpc.on("ready", () => {
+	info.ready = true;
+	if (info.lastSongInfo) updateActivity(info.lastSongInfo)
+});
+
+info.rpc.on("disconnected", () => {
+	resetInfo();
+
+	if (info.autoReconnect) {
+		connectTimeout();
+	}
+});
+
+const connectTimeout = () => new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => {
+	if (!info.autoReconnect || info.rpc.isConnected) return;
+	info.rpc.login().then(resolve).catch(reject);
+}, 5000));
+
+const connectRecursive = () => {
+	if (!info.autoReconnect || info.rpc.isConnected) return;
+	connectTimeout().catch(connectRecursive);
+}
+
 let window;
 const connect = (showErr = false) => {
-	if (info.rpc) {
+	if (info.rpc.isConnected) {
 		if (dev())
-			console.log('Attempted to connect with active RPC object');
+			console.log('Attempted to connect with active connection');
 		return;
 	}
 
-	info.rpc = new Discord.Client({
-		transport: "ipc",
-	});
 	info.ready = false;
 
-	info.rpc.once("connected", () => {
-		if (dev()) console.log("discord connected");
-		refreshCallbacks.forEach(cb => cb());
-	});
-	info.rpc.once("ready", () => {
-		info.ready = true;
-		if (info.lastSongInfo) updateActivity(info.lastSongInfo)
-	});
-	info.rpc.once("disconnected", resetInfo);
-
 	// Startup the rpc client
 	info.rpc.login({ clientId }).catch(err => {
 		resetInfo();
 		if (dev()) console.error(err);
-		if (showErr) dialog.showMessageBox(window, { title: 'Connection failed', message: err.message || String(err), type: 'error' });
+		if (info.autoReconnect) {
+			connectRecursive();
+		}
+		else if (showErr) dialog.showMessageBox(window, { title: 'Connection failed', message: err.message || String(err), type: 'error' });
 	});
 };
 
@@ -70,7 +94,9 @@ let clearActivity;
  */
 let updateActivity;
 
-module.exports = (win, { activityTimoutEnabled, activityTimoutTime, listenAlong, hideDurationLeft }) => {
+module.exports = (win, { autoReconnect, activityTimoutEnabled, activityTimoutTime, listenAlong, hideDurationLeft }) => {
+	info.autoReconnect = autoReconnect;
+
 	window = win;
 	// We get multiple events
 	// Next song: PAUSE(n), PAUSE(n+1), PLAY(n+1)
@@ -92,7 +118,7 @@ module.exports = (win, { activityTimoutEnabled, activityTimoutTime, listenAlong,
 
 		// clear directly if timeout is 0
 		if (songInfo.isPaused && activityTimoutEnabled && activityTimoutTime === 0) {
-			info.rpc.clearActivity().catch(console.error);
+			info.rpc.user?.clearActivity().catch(console.error);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -100,7 +126,6 @@ module.exports = (win, { activityTimoutEnabled, activityTimoutTime, listenAlong,
 		// @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#activity-object
 		// not all options are transfered through https://github.com/discordjs/RPC/blob/6f83d8d812c87cb7ae22064acd132600407d7d05/src/client.js#L518-530
 		const activityInfo = {
-			type: 2, // Listening, addressed in https://github.com/discordjs/RPC/pull/149
 			details: songInfo.title,
 			state: songInfo.artist,
 			largeImageKey: songInfo.imageSrc,
@@ -116,7 +141,7 @@ module.exports = (win, { activityTimoutEnabled, activityTimoutTime, listenAlong,
 			activityInfo.smallImageText = "Paused";
 			// Set start the timer so the activity gets cleared after a while if enabled
 			if (activityTimoutEnabled)
-				clearActivity = setTimeout(() => info.rpc.clearActivity().catch(console.error), activityTimoutTime ?? 10000);
+				clearActivity = setTimeout(() => info.rpc.user?.clearActivity().catch(console.error), activityTimoutTime ?? 10000);
 		} else if (!hideDurationLeft) {
 			// Add the start and end time of the song
 			const songStartTime = Date.now() - songInfo.elapsedSeconds * 1000;
@@ -125,7 +150,7 @@ module.exports = (win, { activityTimoutEnabled, activityTimoutTime, listenAlong,
 				songStartTime + songInfo.songDuration * 1000;
 		}
 
-		info.rpc.setActivity(activityInfo).catch(console.error);
+		info.rpc.user?.setActivity(activityInfo).catch(console.error);
 	};
 
 	// If the page is ready, register the callback
@@ -137,9 +162,10 @@ module.exports = (win, { activityTimoutEnabled, activityTimoutTime, listenAlong,
 };
 
 module.exports.clear = () => {
-	if (info.rpc) info.rpc.clearActivity();
+	if (info.rpc) info.rpc.user?.clearActivity();
 	clearTimeout(clearActivity);
 };
+
 module.exports.connect = connect;
 module.exports.registerRefresh = (cb) => refreshCallbacks.push(cb);
 module.exports.isConnected = () => info.rpc !== null;
diff --git a/plugins/discord/menu.js b/plugins/discord/menu.js
index 5ce72704..2853a502 100644
--- a/plugins/discord/menu.js
+++ b/plugins/discord/menu.js
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ module.exports = (win, options, refreshMenu) => {
 			enabled: !isConnected(),
 			click: connect,
 		},
+		{
+			label: "Auto reconnect",
+			type: "checkbox",
+			checked: options.autoReconnect,
+			click: (item) => {
+				options.autoReconnect = item.checked;
+				setMenuOptions('discord', options);
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			label: "Clear activity",
 			click: clear,