diff --git a/examples/basic.nim b/examples/basic.nim
index 238a58a..21e2545 100644
--- a/examples/basic.nim
+++ b/examples/basic.nim
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ registerEventListener(EventType.evtMessageCreate, proc(bEvt: BaseEvent) =
             discard channel.sendMessage("", false, embed, @[file])
 )
 
-waitFor bot.startConnection(2)
\ No newline at end of file
+waitFor bot.startConnection()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nimcord/client.nim b/src/nimcord/client.nim
index d037e9c..6b9f812 100644
--- a/src/nimcord/client.nim
+++ b/src/nimcord/client.nim
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ proc handleHeartbeat(shard: Shard) {.async.} =
         await sleepAsync(shard.heartbeatInterval)
 
 proc getIdentifyPacket(shard: Shard): JsonNode =
-    return %* {
+    result = %* {
         "op": ord(DiscordOpCode.opIdentify),
         "d": {
             "token": shard.client.token,
-            "shard": [shard.id, shard.client.shardCount],
-            "properties": {
+                "properties": {
                 "$os": system.hostOS,
                 "$browser": "NimCord",
                 "$device": "NimCord"
@@ -54,6 +53,9 @@ proc getIdentifyPacket(shard: Shard): JsonNode =
         }
     }
 
+    if (shard.client.shardCount != -1):
+        result.add("shard", %*[shard.id, shard.client.shardCount])
+
 # For some reason this shows as an error in VSCode, but it compiles fine.
 #proc startConnection*(client: DiscordClient, shardCount: int = 1) {.async.}