diff --git a/Myriad/Gateway/Shard.cs b/Myriad/Gateway/Shard.cs
index b4804585..e6b172a1 100644
--- a/Myriad/Gateway/Shard.cs
+++ b/Myriad/Gateway/Shard.cs
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ public class Shard
     {
         while (true)
         {
-            await _ratelimiter.Identify(_info.ShardId);
-
             _logger.Information("Shard {ShardId}: Connecting to WebSocket", _info.ShardId);
             try
             {
@@ -149,7 +147,14 @@ public class Shard
         => _conn.Disconnect(closeStatus, null);
 
     private async Task SendIdentify()
-        => await _conn.Send(new GatewayPacket
+    {
+        _logger.Debug("Shard {ShardId}: Requesting identify from ratelimiter", _info.ShardId);
+
+        await _ratelimiter.Identify(_info.ShardId);
+
+        _logger.Debug("Shard {ShardId}: Ratelimiter said OK to identify now", _info.ShardId);
+
+        await _conn.Send(new GatewayPacket
         {
             Opcode = GatewayOpcode.Identify,
             Payload = new GatewayIdentify
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ public class Shard
                 LargeThreshold = 50
             }
         });
+    }
 
     private async Task SendResume((string SessionId, int? LastSeq) arg)
         => await _conn.Send(new GatewayPacket