diff --git a/core/client.go b/core/client.go
index adfa03cea..7c2495280 100644
--- a/core/client.go
+++ b/core/client.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	zipperAddr     string
 	name           string                 // name of the client
 	clientID       string                 // id of the client
+	reconnCounter  uint                   // counter for reconnection
 	clientType     ClientType             // type of the client
 	processor      func(*frame.DataFrame) // function to invoke when data arrived
 	errorfn        func(error)            // function to invoke when error occured
@@ -166,9 +167,13 @@ func (c *Client) connect(ctx context.Context, addr string) (frame.Conn, error) {
 		return conn, err
 	}
 
+	// refresh client id in order to avoid id conflicts on the server-side
+	clientID := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", c.clientID, c.reconnCounter)
+	c.reconnCounter++
+
 	hf := &frame.HandshakeFrame{
 		Name:            c.name,
-		ID:              c.clientID,
+		ID:              clientID,
 		ClientType:      byte(c.clientType),
 		ObserveDataTags: c.opts.observeDataTags,
 		AuthName:        c.opts.credential.Name(),