diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/amqp.rs b/services/tunnelbroker/src/amqp.rs
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/src/amqp.rs
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/amqp.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@
   async fn is_connected(&self) -> bool {
     self.inner.read().await.is_connected()
   }
+
+  pub fn maybe_reconnect_in_background(&self) {
+    let this = self.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { this.reset_conn().await });
+  }
 }
 
 pub fn is_connection_error(err: &lapin::Error) -> bool {
diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/websockets/session.rs b/services/tunnelbroker/src/websockets/session.rs
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/src/websockets/session.rs
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/websockets/session.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::amqp::AmqpConnection;
+use crate::amqp::{is_connection_error, AmqpConnection};
 use crate::constants::{
   error_types, CLIENT_RMQ_MSG_PRIORITY, DDB_RMQ_MSG_PRIORITY,
   MAX_RMQ_MSG_PRIORITY, RMQ_CONSUMER_TAG,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 use reqwest::Url;
 use tokio::io::AsyncRead;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWrite;
-use tracing::{debug, error, info, trace};
+use tracing::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use tunnelbroker_messages::bad_device_token::BadDeviceToken;
 use tunnelbroker_messages::Platform;
 use tunnelbroker_messages::{
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@
     Ok((amqp_channel, amqp_consumer))
   }
 
+  fn is_amqp_channel_dead(&self) -> bool {
+    !self.amqp_channel.status().connected()
+  }
+
   pub async fn reset_failed_amqp(&mut self) -> Result<(), SessionError> {
     debug!(
       "Resetting failed amqp for session with {}",
@@ -736,6 +740,12 @@
       debug!("Failed to close WebSocket session: {}", e);
     }
 
+    if self.is_amqp_channel_dead() {
+      warn!("AMQP channel or connection dead when closing WS session.");
+      self.amqp.maybe_reconnect_in_background();
+      return;
+    }
+
     if let Err(e) = self
       .amqp_channel
       .basic_cancel(
@@ -744,10 +754,12 @@
       )
       .await
     {
-      error!(
-        errorType = error_types::AMQP_ERROR,
-        "Failed to cancel consumer: {}", e
-      );
+      if !is_connection_error(&e) {
+        error!(
+          errorType = error_types::AMQP_ERROR,
+          "Failed to cancel consumer: {}", e
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     if let Err(e) = self
@@ -758,10 +770,12 @@
       )
       .await
     {
-      error!(
-        errorType = error_types::AMQP_ERROR,
-        "Failed to delete queue: {}", e
-      );
+      if !is_connection_error(&e) {
+        error!(
+          errorType = error_types::AMQP_ERROR,
+          "Failed to delete queue: {}", e
+        );
+      }
     }
   }