diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6613812..1eda03d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -125,16 +125,13 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "backoff"
-version = "0.4.0"
+name = "backon"
+version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b62ddb9cb1ec0a098ad4bbf9344d0713fa193ae1a80af55febcff2627b6a00c1"
+checksum = "fd0b50b1b78dbadd44ab18b3c794e496f3a139abb9fbc27d9c94c4eebbb96496"
 dependencies = [
- "futures-core",
- "getrandom 0.2.15",
- "instant",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "fastrand",
+ "gloo-timers",
  "tokio",
 ]
 
@@ -408,7 +405,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "driver-kasa"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "backoff",
+ "backon",
  "deranged",
  "mac_address",
  "protocol",
@@ -462,6 +459,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fastrand"
+version = "2.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "37909eebbb50d72f9059c3b6d82c0463f2ff062c9e95845c43a6c9c0355411be"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fnv"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -566,17 +569,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "slab",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.2.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c4567c8db10ae91089c99af84c68c38da3ec2f087c3f82960bcdbf3656b6f4d7"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -608,6 +600,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gloo-timers"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bbb143cf96099802033e0d4f4963b19fd2e0b728bcf076cd9cf7f6634f092994"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -965,15 +969,6 @@ version = "2.0.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f4c7245a08504955605670dbf141fceab975f15ca21570696aebe9d2e71576bd"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "instant"
-version = "0.1.13"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e0242819d153cba4b4b05a5a8f2a7e9bbf97b6055b2a002b395c96b5ff3c0222"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "is_debug"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -1001,7 +996,7 @@ version = "0.1.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "38f262f097c174adebe41eb73d66ae9c06b2844fb0da69969647bbddd9b0538a"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.3.2",
+ "getrandom",
  "libc",
 ]
 
@@ -1427,8 +1422,6 @@ version = "0.8.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
 dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
 ]
 
@@ -1438,20 +1431,10 @@ version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9fbfd9d094a40bf3ae768db9361049ace4c0e04a4fd6b359518bd7b73a73dd97"
 dependencies = [
- "rand_chacha 0.9.0",
+ "rand_chacha",
  "rand_core 0.9.3",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_chacha"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
-dependencies = [
- "ppv-lite86",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_chacha"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -1467,9 +1450,6 @@ name = "rand_core"
 version = "0.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec0be4795e2f6a28069bec0b5ff3e2ac9bafc99e6a9a7dc3547996c5c816922c"
-dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.15",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_core"
@@ -1477,7 +1457,7 @@ version = "0.9.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "99d9a13982dcf210057a8a78572b2217b667c3beacbf3a0d8b454f6f82837d38"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.3.2",
+ "getrandom",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8e5d92d..463bacc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-backoff = "0.4.0"
+backon = "1.5"
 chrono = "0.4.40"
 chrono-tz = "0.10.1"
 deranged = "0.4"
diff --git a/driver/kasa/Cargo.toml b/driver/kasa/Cargo.toml
index 9c6ad21..a1fb6b5 100644
--- a/driver/kasa/Cargo.toml
+++ b/driver/kasa/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-backoff = { workspace = true, features = ["tokio"] }
+backon = { workspace = true }
 deranged = { workspace = true }
 mac_address = { version = "1.1.8", features = ["serde"] }
 protocol = { path = "../../protocol" }
diff --git a/driver/kasa/src/connection.rs b/driver/kasa/src/connection.rs
index 560b6f0..09b5497 100644
--- a/driver/kasa/src/connection.rs
+++ b/driver/kasa/src/connection.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-use std::{convert::Infallible, io, net::SocketAddr, num::NonZero, time::Duration};
-
-use backoff::{ExponentialBackoff, ExponentialBackoffBuilder};
+use crate::messages::{GetSysInfo, GetSysInfoResponse, LB130USSys, SysInfo};
+use backon::{FibonacciBuilder, Retryable};
 use protocol::light::{Kelvin, KelvinLight, Light, Rgb, RgbLight};
 use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
+use std::{convert::Infallible, io, net::SocketAddr, num::NonZero, time::Duration};
 use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader, BufWriter},
-    net::{TcpListener, TcpSocket, TcpStream},
-    sync::{mpsc, oneshot, OnceCell},
+    net::TcpStream,
+    sync::{mpsc, oneshot},
     time::timeout,
 };
 
-use crate::messages::{GetSysInfo, GetSysInfoResponse, LB130USSys, SysInfo};
-
 struct XorEncryption<const INITIAL_KEY: u8>;
 
 impl<const INITIAL_KEY: u8> XorEncryption<INITIAL_KEY> {
@@ -90,21 +88,19 @@ async fn lb130us_actor(
                     "connecting for a first time / reconnecting after having gone idle..."
                 );
 
-                match backoff::future::retry_notify(
-                    ExponentialBackoff::default(),
-                    || async {
-                        let stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await?;
-                        let (reader, writer) = stream.into_split();
+                match (|| async {
+                    let stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await?;
+                    let (reader, writer) = stream.into_split();
 
-                        let buf_reader = BufReader::new(reader);
-                        let buf_writer = BufWriter::new(writer);
+                    let buf_reader = BufReader::new(reader);
+                    let buf_writer = BufWriter::new(writer);
 
-                        Ok((buf_reader, buf_writer))
-                    },
-                    |err, duration| {
-                        tracing::error!(?err, ?duration);
-                    },
-                )
+                    Ok((buf_reader, buf_writer))
+                })
+                .retry(FibonacciBuilder::default())
+                .notify(|err: &io::Error, duration| {
+                    tracing::error!(?err, ?duration);
+                })
                 .await
                 {
                     Ok(connection) => (connection_cell.insert(connection), message),