diff --git a/bridge/slack/handlers.go b/bridge/slack/handlers.go
index 10ed0ae5..12e272d7 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/handlers.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/handlers.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (b *Bslack) handleSlackClient(messages chan *config.Message) {
 			b.Log.Errorf("Connection failed %#v %#v", ev.Error(), ev.ErrorObj)
 		case *slack.MemberJoinedChannelEvent:
 			b.users.populateUser(ev.User)
-		case *slack.HelloEvent, *slack.LatencyReport:
+		case *slack.HelloEvent, *slack.LatencyReport, *slack.ConnectingEvent:
 			continue
 		default:
 			b.Log.Debugf("Unhandled incoming event: %T", ev)