diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2aa22d..f61bb1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ package-lock.json
 .env
 lib
 auth_info_browser.json
+yarn.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WAConnection/Base.ts b/src/WAConnection/Base.ts
index d29e637..eafc513 100644
--- a/src/WAConnection/Base.ts
+++ b/src/WAConnection/Base.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@ import WS from 'ws'
 import * as Utils from './Utils'
 import Encoder from '../Binary/Encoder'
 import Decoder from '../Binary/Decoder'
-import { AuthenticationCredentials, UserMetaData, WANode, AuthenticationCredentialsBase64, WATag, MessageLogLevel, AuthenticationCredentialsBrowser } from './Constants'
-
+import {
+    AuthenticationCredentials,
+    UserMetaData,
+    WANode,
+    AuthenticationCredentialsBase64,
+    WATag,
+    MessageLogLevel,
+    AuthenticationCredentialsBrowser,
+} from './Constants'
 
 /** Generate a QR code from the ref & the curve public key. This is scanned by the phone */
 const generateQRCode = function ([ref, publicKey, clientID]) {
@@ -96,9 +103,9 @@ export default class WAConnectionBase {
             authInfo = JSON.parse(file) as AuthenticationCredentialsBrowser
         }
         this.authInfo = {
-            clientID: authInfo.WABrowserId.replace (/\"/g, ''),
-            serverToken: authInfo.WAToken2.replace (/\"/g, ''),
-            clientToken: authInfo.WAToken1.replace (/\"/g, ''),
+            clientID: authInfo.WABrowserId.replace(/\"/g, ''),
+            serverToken: authInfo.WAToken2.replace(/\"/g, ''),
+            clientToken: authInfo.WAToken1.replace(/\"/g, ''),
             encKey: Buffer.from(authInfo.WASecretBundle.encKey, 'base64'), // decode from base64
             macKey: Buffer.from(authInfo.WASecretBundle.macKey, 'base64'), // decode from base64
         }
@@ -216,7 +223,7 @@ export default class WAConnectionBase {
 
         let buff = Utils.aesEncrypt(binary, this.authInfo.encKey) // encrypt it using AES and our encKey
         const sign = Utils.hmacSign(buff, this.authInfo.macKey) // sign the message using HMAC and our macKey
-        tag = tag || Utils.generateMessageTag()
+        tag = tag || Utils.generateMessageTag(this.msgCount)
         buff = Buffer.concat([
             Buffer.from(tag + ','), // generate & prefix the message tag
             Buffer.from(tags), // prefix some bytes that tell whatsapp what the message is about
@@ -234,7 +241,7 @@ export default class WAConnectionBase {
      * @return the message tag
      */
     private sendJSON(json: any[] | WANode, tag: string = null) {
-        tag = tag || Utils.generateMessageTag()
+        tag = tag || Utils.generateMessageTag(this.msgCount)
         this.send(tag + ',' + JSON.stringify(json))
         return tag
     }
diff --git a/src/WAConnection/Utils.ts b/src/WAConnection/Utils.ts
index 6f93ba6..f4e53dc 100644
--- a/src/WAConnection/Utils.ts
+++ b/src/WAConnection/Utils.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ export function randomBytes(length) {
     return Crypto.randomBytes(length)
 }
 export function promiseTimeout<T>(ms: number, promise: Promise<T>) {
-    if (!ms) { return promise }
+    if (!ms) {
+        return promise
+    }
     // Create a promise that rejects in <ms> milliseconds
     const timeout = new Promise((_, reject) => {
         const id = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -49,8 +51,10 @@ export function promiseTimeout<T>(ms: number, promise: Promise<T>) {
     return Promise.race([promise, timeout]) as Promise<T>
 }
 // whatsapp requires a message tag for every message, we just use the timestamp as one
-export function generateMessageTag() {
-    return new Date().getTime().toString()
+export function generateMessageTag(epoch?: number) {
+    let tag = new Date().getTime().toString()
+    if (epoch) tag += '-' + epoch // attach epoch if provided
+    return tag
 }
 // generate a random 16 byte client ID
 export function generateClientID() {
diff --git a/src/WAConnection/Validation.ts b/src/WAConnection/Validation.ts
index 48935fb..b81ead5 100644
--- a/src/WAConnection/Validation.ts
+++ b/src/WAConnection/Validation.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ export default class WAConnectionValidator extends WAConnectionBase {
                 return this.userMetaData
             })
     }
+    /** Refresh QR Code */
+    protected refreshQRCode() {
+        const data = ['admin', 'Conn', 'reref']
+        return this.query(data)
+    }
     /**
      * Once the QR code is scanned and we can validate our connection, or we resolved the challenge when logging back in
      * @private
@@ -153,13 +158,27 @@ export default class WAConnectionValidator extends WAConnectionBase {
      * When starting a new session, generate a QR code by generating a private/public key pair & the keys the server sends
      * @private
      */
-    protected generateKeysForAuth(ref: string) {
+    protected async generateKeysForAuth(ref: string) {
         this.curveKeys = Curve.generateKeyPair(Utils.randomBytes(32))
-        this.onReadyForPhoneAuthentication([
-            ref,
-            Buffer.from(this.curveKeys.public).toString('base64'),
-            this.authInfo.clientID,
-        ])
-        return this.waitForMessage('s1', [])
+
+        let retries = 0
+        let _ref = ref
+
+        while (retries < 5) {
+            retries++
+
+            this.onReadyForPhoneAuthentication([
+                _ref,
+                Buffer.from(this.curveKeys.public).toString('base64'),
+                this.authInfo.clientID,
+            ])
+
+            try {
+                return await this.waitForMessage('s1', [], 20 * 1000)
+            } catch (err) {
+                const json = await this.refreshQRCode()
+                _ref = json.ref
+            }
+        }
     }
 }