diff --git a/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.test.js b/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.test.js
--- a/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.test.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 import reduceKeyserverStore from './keyserver-reducer.js';
 import { deleteKeyserverAccountActionTypes } from '../actions/user-actions.js';
-import { defaultKeyserverInfo } from '../types/keyserver-types.js';
+import {
+  defaultKeyserverInfo,
+  type KeyserverStore,
+} from '../types/keyserver-types.js';
 import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../utils/authoritative-keyserver.js';
 
 jest.mock('../utils/config.js');
@@ -44,17 +47,17 @@
   });
   it('update keyserverInfo with authoritativeKeyserverID', () => {
     const defaultAshoatKeyserverInfo = defaultKeyserverInfo('url1');
-    const oldKeyserverStore = {
+    const oldKeyserverStore: KeyserverStore = ({
       keyserverInfos: {
         [authoritativeKeyserverID()]: {
           ...defaultAshoatKeyserverInfo,
           connection: {
             ...defaultAshoatKeyserverInfo.connection,
-            connectionIssue: 'not_logged_in_error',
+            connectionIssue: 'blah',
           },
         },
       },
-    };
+    }: any);
 
     const deleteAccountAction = {
       type: deleteKeyserverAccountActionTypes.success,
@@ -85,17 +88,17 @@
 
   it('return the same keyserverInfo with authoritativeKeyserverID()', () => {
     const defaultAshoatKeyserverInfo = defaultKeyserverInfo('url1');
-    const oldKeyserverStore = {
+    const oldKeyserverStore: KeyserverStore = ({
       keyserverInfos: {
         [authoritativeKeyserverID()]: {
           ...defaultAshoatKeyserverInfo,
           connection: {
             ...defaultAshoatKeyserverInfo.connection,
-            connectionIssue: 'not_logged_in_error',
+            connectionIssue: 'blah',
           },
         },
       },
-    };
+    }: any);
 
     const deleteAccountAction = {
       type: deleteKeyserverAccountActionTypes.success,
@@ -121,6 +124,6 @@
       reduceKeyserverStore(oldKeyserverStore, deleteAccountAction)
         .keyserverStore.keyserverInfos[authoritativeKeyserverID()].connection
         .connectionIssue,
-    ).toEqual('not_logged_in_error');
+    ).toEqual('blah');
   });
 });
diff --git a/lib/socket/socket.react.js b/lib/socket/socket.react.js
--- a/lib/socket/socket.react.js
+++ b/lib/socket/socket.react.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import { updateLastCommunicatedPlatformDetailsActionType } from '../actions/device-actions.js';
 import {
   setNewSessionActionType,
-  setConnectionIssueActionType,
   updateConnectionStatusActionType,
   setLateResponseActionType,
   setActiveSessionRecoveryActionType,
@@ -689,10 +688,10 @@
       ) {
         if (e.message === 'not_logged_in') {
           this.props.dispatch({
-            type: setConnectionIssueActionType,
+            type: setActiveSessionRecoveryActionType,
             payload: {
+              activeSessionRecovery: recoveryActionSources.socketNotLoggedIn,
               keyserverID: this.props.keyserverID,
-              connectionIssue: 'not_logged_in_error',
             },
           });
         } else if (this.socket) {
diff --git a/lib/types/account-types.js b/lib/types/account-types.js
--- a/lib/types/account-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/account-types.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
   sqliteLoadFailure: 'SQLITE_LOAD_FAILURE',
   corruptedDatabaseDeletion: 'CORRUPTED_DATABASE_DELETION',
   refetchUserDataAfterAcknowledgment: 'REFETCH_USER_DATA_AFTER_ACKNOWLEDGMENT',
+  socketNotLoggedIn: 'SOCKET_NOT_LOGGED_IN',
 });
 
 export type RecoveryActionSource = $Values<typeof recoveryActionSources>;
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
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
   | 'forcedDisconnecting'
   | 'disconnected';
 
-export type ConnectionIssue = 'not_logged_in_error';
+export type ConnectionIssue = empty;
 
 export type ConnectionInfo = {
   +status: ConnectionStatus,
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
     queuedActivityUpdates: t.list(activityUpdateValidator),
     lateResponses: t.list(t.Number),
     unreachable: t.Boolean,
-    connectionIssue: t.maybe(t.enums.of(['not_logged_in_error'])),
+    connectionIssue: t.maybe(t.enums.of([])),
     activeSessionRecovery: t.maybe(t.enums.of(values(recoveryActionSources))),
   });
 export const defaultConnectionInfo: ConnectionInfo = {