diff --git a/Source/ARTRealtime.m b/Source/ARTRealtime.m
index cf67b2dc1..1cb9c1690 100644
--- a/Source/ARTRealtime.m
+++ b/Source/ARTRealtime.m
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ - (void)transitionSideEffects:(ARTConnectionStateChange *)stateChange {
     switch (stateChange.current) {
         case ARTRealtimeConnecting: {
             [self unlessStateChangesBefore:[ARTDefault realtimeRequestTimeout] do:^{
-                [weakSelf onConnectionTimeOut];
+                [[weakSelf getTransport] timeOut];
             }];
 
             if (!_reachability) {
@@ -450,24 +450,6 @@ - (void)transitionSideEffects:(ARTConnectionStateChange *)stateChange {
     [self.connection emit:stateChange.current with:stateChange];
 }
 
-- (void)onConnectionTimeOut {
-    NSInteger errorCode;
-    if (self.auth.authorizing && (self.options.authUrl || self.options.authCallback)) {
-        errorCode = ARTCodeErrorAuthConfiguredProviderFailure;
-    }
-    else {
-        errorCode = ARTCodeErrorConnectionTimedOut;
-    }
-    switch (self.connection.state) {
-        case ARTRealtimeConnected:
-            [self transition:ARTRealtimeConnected withErrorInfo:[ARTErrorInfo createWithCode:errorCode status:ARTStateConnectionFailed message:@"timed out"]];
-            break;
-        default:
-            [self transition:ARTRealtimeDisconnected withErrorInfo:[ARTErrorInfo createWithCode:errorCode status:ARTStateConnectionFailed message:@"timed out"]];
-            break;
-    }
-}
-
 - (void)unlessStateChangesBefore:(NSTimeInterval)deadline do:(void(^)())callback {
     // Defer until next event loop execution so that any event emitted in the current
     // one doesn't cancel the timeout.
@@ -615,43 +597,12 @@ - (void)transportReconnectWithHost:(NSString *)host {
     [self.transport connect];
 }
 
-- (void)transportReconnectWithTokenDetails:(ARTTokenDetails *)tokenDetails error:(NSError *)error {
-    if (error && (self.options.authUrl || self.options.authCallback)) {
-        [self.connection setErrorReason:[ARTErrorInfo createWithCode:ARTCodeErrorAuthConfiguredProviderFailure message:error.localizedDescription]];
-        return;
-    }
+- (void)transportReconnectWithRenewedToken {
+    _renewingToken = true;
     [_transport close];
     _transport = [[_transportClass alloc] initWithRest:self.rest options:self.options resumeKey:_transport.resumeKey connectionSerial:_transport.connectionSerial];
     _transport.delegate = self;
-    [_transport connectWithToken:tokenDetails.token error:error];
-}
-
-- (void)transportReconnectWithRenewedToken {
-    self.auth.delegate = nil;
-    @try {
-        _renewingToken = true;
-        __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
-        dispatch_block_t work = artDispatchScheduled([ARTDefault realtimeRequestTimeout], ^{
-            [weakSelf onConnectionTimeOut];
-        });
-        [self.auth authorize:nil options:self.options callback:^(ARTTokenDetails *tokenDetails, NSError *error) {
-            // Cancel scheduled work
-            artDispatchCancel(work);
-            // It's still valid?
-            switch ([[weakSelf connection] state]) {
-            case ARTRealtimeClosing:
-            case ARTRealtimeClosed:
-                return;
-            default:
-                break;
-            }
-            [[weakSelf getLogger] debug:__FILE__ line:__LINE__ message:@"R:%p WS:%p authorised: %@ error: %@", weakSelf, [weakSelf getTransport], tokenDetails, error];
-            [weakSelf transportReconnectWithTokenDetails:tokenDetails error:error];
-        }];
-    }
-    @finally {
-        self.auth.delegate = self;
-    }
+    [_transport connectForcingNewToken:true];
 }
 
 - (void)onAck:(ARTProtocolMessage *)message {
diff --git a/Source/ARTRealtimeTransport.h b/Source/ARTRealtimeTransport.h
index 006d6e137..c02b596dc 100644
--- a/Source/ARTRealtimeTransport.h
+++ b/Source/ARTRealtimeTransport.h
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, ARTRealtimeTransportState) {
 - (void)receive:(ARTProtocolMessage *)msg;
 - (void)connect;
 - (void)connectWithToken:(NSString *)token;
-- (void)connectWithToken:(NSString *)token error:(art_nullable NSError *)error;
+- (void)connectForcingNewToken:(BOOL)forceNewToken;
+- (void)timeOut;
 - (void)sendClose;
 - (void)sendPing;
 - (void)close;
diff --git a/Source/ARTWebSocketTransport.m b/Source/ARTWebSocketTransport.m
index bc7a2628a..15cfb809f 100644
--- a/Source/ARTWebSocketTransport.m
+++ b/Source/ARTWebSocketTransport.m
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #import "ARTEncoder.h"
 #import "ARTDefault.h"
 #import "ARTRealtimeTransport.h"
+#import "ARTGCD.h"
 
 enum {
     ARTWsNeverConnected = -1,
@@ -108,11 +109,25 @@ - (void)connectForcingNewToken:(BOOL)forceNewToken {
         }
         else {
             // New Token
+            // Transport instance couldn't exist anymore when `authorize` completes or reaches time out.
+            __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
+
+            dispatch_block_t work = artDispatchScheduled([ARTDefault realtimeRequestTimeout], ^{
+                [weakSelf timeOut];
+            });
+
+            // Deactivate use of `ARTAuthDelegate`: `authorize` should complete without waiting for a CONNECTED state.
             id<ARTAuthDelegate> delegate = self.auth.delegate;
             self.auth.delegate = nil;
             @try {
-                __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
                 [self.auth authorize:nil options:options callback:^(ARTTokenDetails *tokenDetails, NSError *error) {
+                    // Cancel scheduled work
+                    artDispatchCancel(work);
+                    // It's still valid?
+                    if (_state != ARTRealtimeTransportStateOpening &&
+                        _state != ARTRealtimeTransportStateOpened) {
+                        return;
+                    }
                     [[weakSelf logger] debug:__FILE__ line:__LINE__ message:@"R:%p WS:%p authorised: %@ error: %@", _delegate, self, tokenDetails, error];
                     if (error) {
                         [weakSelf handleAuthTokenError:error];
@@ -128,6 +143,22 @@ - (void)connectForcingNewToken:(BOOL)forceNewToken {
     }
 }
 
+- (void)timeOut {
+    ARTErrorInfo *error;
+    if (self.auth.authorizing && (self.options.authUrl || self.options.authCallback)) {
+        error = [ARTErrorInfo createWithCode:ARTCodeErrorAuthConfiguredProviderFailure status:ARTStateConnectionFailed message:@"timed out"];
+    }
+    else {
+        error = [ARTErrorInfo createWithCode:ARTCodeErrorConnectionTimedOut status:ARTStateConnectionFailed message:@"timed out"];
+    }
+    if (_state == ARTRealtimeTransportStateOpened) {
+        [self.delegate realtimeTransportFailed:self withError:[[ARTRealtimeTransportError alloc] initWithError:error type:ARTRealtimeTransportErrorTypeAuth url:self.websocketURL]];
+    }
+    else {
+        [self.delegate realtimeTransportFailed:self withError:[[ARTRealtimeTransportError alloc] initWithError:error type:ARTRealtimeTransportErrorTypeAuth url:self.websocketURL]];
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)handleAuthTokenError:(NSError *)error {
     [self.logger error:@"R:%p WS:%p ARTWebSocketTransport: token auth failed with %@", self.delegate, self, error.description];
     if (error.code == 40102 /*incompatible credentials*/) {