diff --git a/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.js
@@ -76,12 +76,16 @@
       keyserverInfos,
     };
   } else if (action.type === setNewSessionActionType) {
-    const { keyserverID, urlPrefix } = action.payload;
+    const { keyserverID, urlPrefix, temporary } = action.payload;
     let previousEntry = state.keyserverInfos[keyserverID];
     if (!previousEntry) {
       previousEntry = {
         ...defaultKeyserverInfo,
         urlPrefix,
+        connection: {
+          ...defaultKeyserverInfo.connection,
+          connectionIssue: temporary ? 'temporarily_connected' : undefined,
+        },
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/types/session-types.js b/lib/types/session-types.js
--- a/lib/types/session-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/session-types.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
   +logInActionSource: ?LogInActionSource,
   +keyserverID: string,
   +urlPrefix: string,
+  +temporary?: boolean,
 };
 
 export type SessionState = {
diff --git a/lib/types/socket-types.js b/lib/types/socket-types.js
--- a/lib/types/socket-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/socket-types.js
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@
 
 export type ConnectionIssue =
   | 'policy_acknowledgement_socket_crash_loop'
-  | 'not_logged_in_error';
+  | 'not_logged_in_error'
+  | 'temporarily_connected';
 
 export type ConnectionInfo = {
   +status: ConnectionStatus,