diff --git a/discord/utils.py b/discord/utils.py
index ce671004f..1366b52ef 100644
--- a/discord/utils.py
+++ b/discord/utils.py
@@ -1473,17 +1473,18 @@ async def _get_info(session: ClientSession) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Any], str]:
 
 async def _get_build_number(session: ClientSession) -> int:  # Thank you Discord-S.C.U.M
     """Fetches client build number"""
+    default_build_number = 9999
     try:
         login_page_request = await session.get('https://discord.com/login', timeout=7)
         login_page = await login_page_request.text()
         build_url = 'https://discord.com/assets/' + re.compile(r'assets/+([a-z0-9]+)\.js').findall(login_page)[-2] + '.js'
         build_request = await session.get(build_url, timeout=7)
         build_file = await build_request.text()
-        build_index = build_file.find('buildNumber') + 24
-        return int(build_file[build_index : build_index + 6])
+        build_find = re.findall(r'Build Number:\D+"(\d+)"', build_file)
+        return int(build_find[0]) if build_find else default_build_number
     except asyncio.TimeoutError:
         _log.critical('Could not fetch client build number. Falling back to hardcoded value...')
-        return 9999
+        return default_build_number
 
 
 async def _get_user_agent(session: ClientSession) -> str: