diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/app.js b/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
index 12ee00cba3..4efe1b6f3c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
     'UserFormDefinition',
     'FormGenerator',
     'OrganizationListDefinition',
-    'jobTemplates', 
+    'jobTemplates',
     'UserListDefinition',
     'UserHelper',
     'PromptDialog',
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
         LoadConfig, Store, ShowSocketHelp, LicenseViewer, AboutAnsibleHelp, ConfigureTower, CreateCustomInventory) {
 
 
-            var e, html, sock, checkCount = 0;
+            var e, html, sock;
 
             function detectBrowser() {
                 var ua = window.navigator.userAgent,
@@ -611,25 +611,6 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
                             $log.debug('socket status: ' + $rootScope.socketStatus);
                         });
                     },2000);
-
-                    // monitor socket status
-                    checkCount = 0;
-                    $rootScope.dashboardInterval = setInterval(function() {
-                        if (sock.checkStatus() === 'error' || checkCount > 5) {
-                            // there's an error or we're stuck in a 'connecting' state. attempt to reconnect
-                            $log.debug('socket status: ' + sock.checkStatus());
-                            $log.debug('attempting new socket connection');
-                            sock = null;
-                            openSocket();
-                            checkCount = 0;
-                        }
-                        else if (sock.checkStatus() === 'connecting') {
-                            checkCount++;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            checkCount = 0;
-                        }
-                    }, 5000);
                 });
 
                 $rootScope.$on("$routeChangeStart", function (event, next) {
@@ -645,10 +626,6 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
                     if ($rootScope.jobStdOutInterval) {
                         window.clearInterval($rootScope.jobStdOutInterval);
                     }
-                    if ($rootScope.checkSocketConnectionInterval) {
-                        // use to monitor and restart socket connections
-                        window.clearInterval($rootScope.checkSocketConnectionInterval);
-                    }
 
                     // On each navigation request, check that the user is logged in
                     if (!/^\/(login|logout)/.test($location.path())) {
@@ -665,9 +642,6 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
                       // gets here on timeout
                         if (next.templateUrl !== (urlPrefix + 'partials/login.html')) {
                             $rootScope.sessionTimer.expireSession();
-                            if($rootScope.dashboardInterval){
-                              window.clearInterval($rootScope.dashboardInterval);
-                            }
                             if (sock) {
                                 sock.socket.socket.disconnect();
                             }
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
index d4c3942a4f..4a66b09f72 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ export function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $r
         refresh_count = 0,
         lastEventId = 0,
         verbosity_options,
-        job_type_options,
-        checkCount = 0;
+        job_type_options;
 
     scope.plays = [];
     scope.hosts = [];
@@ -107,22 +106,6 @@ export function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $r
     }
     openSocket();
 
-    $rootScope.checkSocketConnectionInterval = setInterval(function() {
-        if (event_socket.checkStatus() === 'error' || checkCount > 2) {
-            // there's an error or we're stuck in a 'connecting' state. attempt to reconnect
-            $log.debug('job detail page: initializing and restarting socket connections');
-            event_socket = null;
-            openSocket();
-            checkCount = 0;
-        }
-        else if (event_socket.checkStatus() === 'connecting') {
-            checkCount++;
-        }
-        else {
-            checkCount = 0;
-        }
-    }, 3000);
-
     if ($rootScope.removeJobStatusChange) {
         $rootScope.removeJobStatusChange();
     }
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
index 8035ec7326..b22eef2a77 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ export function JobStdoutController ($log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeP
         page_size = 500,
         lastScrollTop = 0,
         st,
-        direction,
-        checkCount = 0;
+        direction;
 
 
     function openSockets() {
@@ -72,23 +71,6 @@ export function JobStdoutController ($log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeP
     }
     openSockets();
 
-    $rootScope.checkSocketConnectionInterval = setInterval(function() {
-        if (status_socket.checkStatus() === 'error' || checkCount > 2) {
-            // there's an error or we're stuck in a 'connecting' state. attempt to reconnect
-            $log.debug('stdout page: initializing and restarting socket connections');
-            status_socket = null;
-            event_socket = null;
-            openSockets();
-            checkCount = 0;
-        }
-        else if (status_socket.checkStatus() === 'connecting') {
-            checkCount++;
-        }
-        else {
-            checkCount = 0;
-        }
-    }, 3000);
-
     $rootScope.jobStdOutInterval = setInterval( function() {
         if (event_queue > 0) {
             // events happened since the last check
@@ -272,4 +254,3 @@ export function JobStdoutController ($log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeP
 
 JobStdoutController.$inject = [ '$log', '$rootScope', '$scope', '$compile', '$routeParams', 'ClearScope', 'GetBasePath', 'Wait', 'Rest', 'ProcessErrors',
     'Socket' ];
-
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Jobs.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Jobs.js
index 76f5617df4..550b1ff168 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Jobs.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Jobs.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function JobsListController ($rootScope, $log, $scope, $compile, $routePa
         api_complete = false,
         schedule_socket,
         job_socket,
-        max_rows, checkCount=0;
+        max_rows;
 
     function openSockets() {
         job_socket = Socket({
@@ -50,23 +50,6 @@ export function JobsListController ($rootScope, $log, $scope, $compile, $routePa
         });
     }
 
-    $rootScope.checkSocketConnectionInterval = setInterval(function() {
-        if (job_socket.checkStatus() === 'error' || checkCount > 2) {
-            // there's an error or we're stuck in a 'connecting' state. attempt to reconnect
-            $log.debug('jobs page: initializing and restarting socket connections');
-            job_socket = null;
-            schedule_socket = null;
-            openSockets();
-            checkCount = 0;
-        }
-        else if (job_socket.checkStatus() === 'connecting') {
-            checkCount++;
-        }
-        else {
-            checkCount = 0;
-        }
-    }, 3000);
-
     function processEvent(event) {
         switch(event.status) {
             case 'running':
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/Socket.js b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/Socket.js
index 9f676a6bed..1b54d626e6 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/Socket.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/Socket.js
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ angular.module('SocketIO', ['AuthService', 'Utilities'])
                             },
                             'connect timeout': 3000,
                             'try multiple transports': false,
-                            'max reconnection attempts': 3,
-                            'reconnection limit': 10000,
+                            'max reconnection attempts': 10,
+                            'reconnection limit': 2000,
                             'force new connection': true
                         });
 
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ angular.module('SocketIO', ['AuthService', 'Utilities'])
 
                             if (token_actual === token) {
                                 self.socket.socket.disconnect();
-                                if($rootScope.dashboardInterval){
-                                    window.clearInterval($rootScope.dashboardInterval);
-                                }
                             }
 
                             self.scope.$apply(function () {