diff --git a/internal/websocket/receive.go b/internal/websocket/receive.go
index 7912de3..510ad34 100644
--- a/internal/websocket/receive.go
+++ b/internal/websocket/receive.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var Done = make(chan struct{})
 // Receives websocket messages and writes them to a channel.
 // Closes the channel if websocket closes.
 func (c *Client) ProcessServerMessages(channel chan<- GoTomato.ServerMessage) {
-	var serverMessage, prevMessage GoTomato.ServerMessage
+	var serverMessage GoTomato.ServerMessage
 
 	defer close(Done)
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (c *Client) ProcessServerMessages(channel chan<- GoTomato.ServerMessage) {
 			c.LastErr = err
 			// Try to reconnect on unexpected disconnect
 			for {
-				channel <- prevMessage // send previous ServerMessage to update view
+				channel <- serverMessage // send last known ServerMessage to update view
 
 				time.Sleep(time.Second)
 
@@ -50,6 +50,5 @@ func (c *Client) ProcessServerMessages(channel chan<- GoTomato.ServerMessage) {
 		c.LastErr = err
 
 		channel <- serverMessage
-		prevMessage = serverMessage
 	}
 }