diff --git a/src/common/presence.ts b/src/common/presence.ts
index 50a60a5..a5eba48 100644
--- a/src/common/presence.ts
+++ b/src/common/presence.ts
@@ -566,11 +566,11 @@ export class ZncProxyDiscordPresence extends Loop {
     protected proxy_temporary_errors = 0;
 
     async update() {
-        if (this.is_sse) {
-            return await this.useEventStream();
-        }
-
         try {
+            if (this.is_sse) {
+                return await this.useEventStream();
+            }
+
             const result = await getPresenceFromUrl(this.presence_url);
             const [presence, user, data] = result;
             this.last_data = data;
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ export class ZncProxyDiscordPresence extends Loop {
             }
         } catch (err) {
             if (err instanceof ErrorResponse) {
-                if (err.response.headers.get('Content-Type')?.match(/^text\/event-stream(;|$)/)) {
+                if (!this.is_sse && err.response.headers.get('Content-Type')?.match(/^text\/event-stream(;|$)/)) {
                     this.is_sse = true;
                     debug('Presence URL responded with an event stream');
                     return LoopResult.OK_SKIP_INTERVAL;
diff --git a/src/util/eventsource.ts b/src/util/eventsource.ts
index 98d5273..3b56284 100644
--- a/src/util/eventsource.ts
+++ b/src/util/eventsource.ts
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ export default class EventSource {
         this._controller = controller;
         this._connecting = connecting;
 
-        let _response: Response | null = null;
-
         connecting.then(async response => {
             const url = new URL(this.url);
             url.search = '';
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ export default class EventSource {
             const retry_after = response.headers.get('Retry-After');
 
             if (retry_after && /^\d+$/.test(retry_after)) {
-                this._retry_after = parseInt(retry_after);
+                this._retry_after = parseInt(retry_after) * 1000;
             }
 
             if (!response.ok) {