diff --git a/interactions/api/http/client.py b/interactions/api/http/client.py
index c37210050..a1c8c291c 100644
--- a/interactions/api/http/client.py
+++ b/interactions/api/http/client.py
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ async def get_gateway(self) -> str:
         url: Any = await self._req.request(
             Route("GET", "/gateway")
         )  # typehinting Any because pycharm yells
-        return f'{url["url"]}?v=10&encoding=json'
+        try:
+            _url = f'{url["url"]}?v=10&encoding=json'
+        except TypeError:  # seen a few times
+            _url = "wss://gateway.discord.gg?v=10&encoding=json"
+        return _url
 
     async def get_bot_gateway(self) -> Tuple[int, str]:
         """
@@ -87,7 +91,11 @@ async def get_bot_gateway(self) -> Tuple[int, str]:
         """
 
         data: Any = await self._req.request(Route("GET", "/gateway/bot"))
-        return data["shards"], f'{data["url"]}?v=9&encoding=json'
+        try:
+            _url = f'{data["url"]}?v=10&encoding=json'
+        except TypeError:  # seen a few times
+            _url = "wss://gateway.discord.gg?v=10&encoding=json"
+        return data["shards"], _url
 
     async def login(self) -> Optional[dict]:
         """