diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/twitch/TwitchPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/twitch/TwitchPlugin.java
index c87ca1ad32..d70c3b7ed6 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/twitch/TwitchPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/twitch/TwitchPlugin.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class TwitchPlugin extends Plugin implements TwitchListener, ChatboxInput
 		return configManager.getConfig(TwitchConfig.class);
 	}
 
-	private void connect()
+	private synchronized void connect()
 	{
 		if (twitchConfig.username() != null
 			&& twitchConfig.oauthToken() != null
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ public class TwitchPlugin extends Plugin implements TwitchListener, ChatboxInput
 				channel = "#" + channel;
 			}
 
+			log.debug("Connecting to Twitch as {}", twitchConfig.username());
+
+			if (twitchIRCClient != null)
+			{
+				twitchIRCClient.close();
+			}
+
 			twitchIRCClient = new TwitchIRCClient(
 				this,
 				twitchConfig.username(),
@@ -145,12 +152,6 @@ public class TwitchPlugin extends Plugin implements TwitchListener, ChatboxInput
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (twitchIRCClient != null)
-		{
-			twitchIRCClient.close();
-			twitchIRCClient = null;
-		}
-
 		connect();
 	}