diff --git a/client/karma.js b/client/karma.js
index 6790a77ac..a0ba6cddf 100644
--- a/client/karma.js
+++ b/client/karma.js
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ function Karma (socket, iframe, opener, navigator, location, document) {
     }
   }
 
-  // This variable will be set to "true" whenever the socket lost connection and was able to
-  // reconnect to the Karma server. This will be passed to the Karma server then, so that
-  // Karma can differentiate between a socket client reconnect and a full browser reconnect.
+  // To start we will signal the server that we are not reconnecting. If the socket loses
+  // connection and was able to reconnect to the Karma server we will get a
+  // second 'connect' event. There we will pass 'true' and that will be passed to the
+  // Karma server then, so that Karma can differentiate between a socket client
+  // econnect and a full browser reconnect.
   var socketReconnect = false
 
   this.VERSION = constant.VERSION
@@ -306,9 +308,6 @@ function Karma (socket, iframe, opener, navigator, location, document) {
       info.displayName = displayName
     }
     socket.emit('register', info)
-  })
-
-  socket.on('reconnect', function () {
     socketReconnect = true
   })
 }
diff --git a/static/karma.js b/static/karma.js
index 0c289e0ca..5147441c2 100644
--- a/static/karma.js
+++ b/static/karma.js
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ function Karma (socket, iframe, opener, navigator, location, document) {
     }
   }
 
-  // This variable will be set to "true" whenever the socket lost connection and was able to
-  // reconnect to the Karma server. This will be passed to the Karma server then, so that
-  // Karma can differentiate between a socket client reconnect and a full browser reconnect.
+  // To start we will signal the server that we are not reconnecting. If the socket loses
+  // connection and was able to reconnect to the Karma server we will get a
+  // second 'connect' event. There we will pass 'true' and that will be passed to the
+  // Karma server then, so that Karma can differentiate between a socket client
+  // econnect and a full browser reconnect.
   var socketReconnect = false
 
   this.VERSION = constant.VERSION
@@ -316,9 +318,6 @@ function Karma (socket, iframe, opener, navigator, location, document) {
       info.displayName = displayName
     }
     socket.emit('register', info)
-  })
-
-  socket.on('reconnect', function () {
     socketReconnect = true
   })
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/reconnecting.feature b/test/e2e/reconnecting.feature
index 829cbaec7..246d4e0da 100644
--- a/test/e2e/reconnecting.feature
+++ b/test/e2e/reconnecting.feature
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Feature: Passing Options
     When I start Karma
     Then it passes with:
       """
+      LOG: '============== START TEST =============='
       .....
       Chrome Headless
       """
diff --git a/test/e2e/support/reconnecting/test.js b/test/e2e/support/reconnecting/test.js
index a3b682e1b..74216c7fe 100644
--- a/test/e2e/support/reconnecting/test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/support/reconnecting/test.js
@@ -6,27 +6,26 @@ describe('plus', function () {
   }
 
   it('should pass', function () {
+    // In flaky fails we probably get two starts.
+    console.log('============== START TEST ==============')
     expect(1).toBe(1)
   })
 
   it('should disconnect', function (done) {
     expect(2).toBe(2)
-    socket().disconnect()
-
-    done()
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      socket().disconnect()
+      done()
+    }, 500)
   })
 
   it('should work', function () {
     expect(plus(1, 2)).toBe(3)
   })
 
-  it('should re-connect', function (done) {
+  it('should re-connect', function () {
     expect(4).toBe(4)
-    // Emit reconnect, so Karma will not start new test run after reconnecting.
-    socket().emit('reconnect')
     socket().connect()
-
-    done()
   })
 
   it('should work', function () {