diff --git a/app/hooks/useDraftSocket.ts b/app/hooks/useDraftSocket.ts
index 2813160..0fd4b22 100644
--- a/app/hooks/useDraftSocket.ts
+++ b/app/hooks/useDraftSocket.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function useDraftSocket(seasonId: string, teamId?: string): UseDraftSocke
     });
 
     socket.on("connect_error", (error) => {
-      logger.error("Socket.IO connection error:", error);
+      logger.log("Socket.IO connection error:", error);
       // Don't set connectionError here — reconnect_attempt fires immediately after
       // and would clear it again, causing the error overlay to flicker on every
       // retry. Only show a hard error once all attempts are exhausted (reconnect_failed).
@@ -72,17 +72,13 @@ export function useDraftSocket(seasonId: string, teamId?: string): UseDraftSocke
       setIsReconnecting(true);
     });
 
-    socket.io.on("reconnect_attempt", () => {
-      logger.log("Attempting to reconnect...");
-      setIsReconnecting(true);
-      setConnectionError(null);
-    });
-
-    socket.io.on("reconnect_failed", () => {
-      logger.error("Reconnection failed");
+    const handleReconnectFailed = () => {
+      logger.error(new Error("Socket.IO reconnection failed after max attempts"));
       setConnectionError("Failed to reconnect. Please refresh the page.");
       setIsReconnecting(false);
-    });
+    };
+
+    socket.io.on("reconnect_failed", handleReconnectFailed);
 
     const handleOffline = () => {
       // Mark as reconnecting immediately — the OS fires this before Socket.IO's
@@ -119,8 +115,7 @@ export function useDraftSocket(seasonId: string, teamId?: string): UseDraftSocke
     document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
 
     return () => {
-      socket.io.off("reconnect_attempt");
-      socket.io.off("reconnect_failed");
+      socket.io.off("reconnect_failed", handleReconnectFailed);
       window.removeEventListener("offline", handleOffline);
       window.removeEventListener("online", handleReturn);
       document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);