diff --git a/revid/senders.go b/revid/senders.go
index d1689396..a73523d5 100644
--- a/revid/senders.go
+++ b/revid/senders.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (s *ffmpegSender) close() error {
 
 // rtmpSender implements loadSender for a native RTMP destination.
 type rtmpSender struct {
-	sess *rtmp.Session
+	conn *rtmp.Conn
 
 	url     string
 	timeout uint
@@ -264,16 +264,15 @@ type rtmpSender struct {
 var _ restarter = (*rtmpSender)(nil)
 
 func newRtmpSender(url string, timeout uint, retries int, log func(lvl int8, msg string, args ...interface{})) (*rtmpSender, error) {
-	var sess *rtmp.Session
+	var conn *rtmp.Conn
 	var err error
 	for n := 0; n < retries; n++ {
-		sess = rtmp.NewSession(url, timeout, log)
-		err = sess.Open()
+		conn, err = rtmp.Dial(url, timeout, log)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
 		log(logger.Error, err.Error())
-		sess.Close()
+		conn.Close()
 		if n < retries-1 {
 			log(logger.Info, pkg+"retry rtmp connection")
 		}
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ func newRtmpSender(url string, timeout uint, retries int, log func(lvl int8, msg
 	}
 
 	s := &rtmpSender{
-		sess:    sess,
+		conn:    conn,
 		url:     url,
 		timeout: timeout,
 		retries: retries,
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ func (s *rtmpSender) load(c *ring.Chunk) error {
 }
 
 func (s *rtmpSender) send() error {
-	_, err := s.chunk.WriteTo(s.sess)
+	_, err := s.chunk.WriteTo(s.conn)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -308,18 +307,17 @@ func (s *rtmpSender) release() {
 }
 
 func (s *rtmpSender) restart() error {
-	err := s.sess.Close()
+	err := s.conn.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	for n := 0; n < s.retries; n++ {
-		s.sess = rtmp.NewSession(s.url, s.timeout, s.log)
-		err = s.sess.Open()
+		s.conn, err = rtmp.Dial(s.url, s.timeout, s.log)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
 		s.log(logger.Error, err.Error())
-		s.sess.Close()
+		s.conn.Close()
 		if n < s.retries-1 {
 			s.log(logger.Info, pkg+"retry rtmp connection")
 		}
@@ -328,7 +326,7 @@ func (s *rtmpSender) restart() error {
 }
 
 func (s *rtmpSender) close() error {
-	return s.sess.Close()
+	return s.conn.Close()
 }
 
 // udpSender implements loadSender for a native udp destination.