diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33f068d..132b82d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "colyseus.js",
-  "version": "0.9.8",
+  "version": "0.9.9",
   "description": "Multiplayer Game Client for the Browser",
   "keywords": [
     "multiplayer",
diff --git a/src/Client.ts b/src/Client.ts
index 8c7c9c3..fe7fe2e 100644
--- a/src/Client.ts
+++ b/src/Client.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as msgpack from './msgpack';
 
 import { Connection } from './Connection';
 import { Protocol } from './Protocol';
-import { RECONNECTION_KEY, Room, RoomAvailable } from './Room';
+import { Room, RoomAvailable } from './Room';
 import { getItem, setItem } from './Storage';
 
 export class Client {
@@ -42,17 +42,15 @@ export class Client {
 
         this.connectingRooms[ options.requestId ] = room;
 
-        getItem(RECONNECTION_KEY, (reconnectingSessionId) => {
-            if (reconnectingSessionId) {
-                options.sessionId = reconnectingSessionId;
-            }
-
-            this.connection.send([Protocol.JOIN_ROOM, roomName, options]);
-        });
+        this.connection.send([Protocol.JOIN_ROOM, roomName, options]);
 
         return room;
     }
 
+    public rejoin<T>(roomName: string, sessionId: string) {
+        return this.join(roomName, { sessionId });
+    }
+
     public getAvailableRooms(roomName: string, callback: (rooms: RoomAvailable[], err?: string) => void) {
         // reject this promise after 10 seconds.
         const requestId = ++this.requestId;
diff --git a/src/Room.ts b/src/Room.ts
index 7ec412b..4f284f8 100644
--- a/src/Room.ts
+++ b/src/Room.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ export interface RoomAvailable {
     metadata?: any;
 }
 
-export const RECONNECTION_KEY = 'reconnection';
-
 export class Room<T= any> extends StateContainer<T & any> {
     public id: string;
     public sessionId: string;
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ export class Room<T= any> extends StateContainer<T & any> {
         this.options = options;
 
         this.onLeave.add(() => {
-            this.refreshAutoReconnection();
             this.removeAllListeners();
         });
     }
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ export class Room<T= any> extends StateContainer<T & any> {
 
         if (code === Protocol.JOIN_ROOM) {
             this.sessionId = message[1];
-            this.refreshAutoReconnection();
             this.onJoin.dispatch();
 
         } else if (code === Protocol.JOIN_ERROR) {
@@ -116,10 +112,6 @@ export class Room<T= any> extends StateContainer<T & any> {
         }
     }
 
-    protected refreshAutoReconnection() {
-        setItem(RECONNECTION_KEY, this.sessionId);
-    }
-
     protected setState( encodedState: Buffer, remoteCurrentTime?: number, remoteElapsedTime?: number ): void {
         const state = msgpack.decode(encodedState);
         this.set(state);