diff --git a/lib/ably/realtime/client.rb b/lib/ably/realtime/client.rb
index 1f0e0bb1..4ca31fe6 100644
--- a/lib/ably/realtime/client.rb
+++ b/lib/ably/realtime/client.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def initialize(options)
         @connection = Ably::Realtime::Connection.new(self, options)
 
         unless @recover.empty?
-          recovery_context = RecoveryKeyContext.from_json(@recover)
+          recovery_context = RecoveryKeyContext.from_json(@recover, logger)
           unless recovery_context.nil?
             @channels.set_channel_serials recovery_context.channel_serials
             @connection.message_serial = recovery_context.msg_serial  # RTN16f
diff --git a/lib/ably/realtime/connection.rb b/lib/ably/realtime/connection.rb
index a99354e4..320ba88e 100644
--- a/lib/ably/realtime/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/ably/realtime/connection.rb
@@ -483,11 +483,11 @@ def create_websocket_transport
                 url_params.merge! resume: key
                 logger.debug { "Resuming connection with key #{key}" }
               elsif not (client.recover.nil? || client.recover.empty?)
-                recovery_context = RecoveryKeyContext.from_json client.recover
+                recovery_context = RecoveryKeyContext.from_json(client.recover, logger)
                 unless recovery_context.nil?
                   key = recovery_context.connection_key
                   logger.debug { "Recovering connection with key #{key}" }
-                  url_params.merge! resume: key
+                  url_params.merge! recover: key
                 end
               end