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
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   messageLastReceived: ?number;
   reopenConnectionAfterClosing: boolean = false;
   initializedWithUserState: ?PreRequestUserState;
-  failuresAfterPolicyAcknowledgment: number = 0;
+  initFailureCountAfterPolicyAcknowledgment: number = 0;
 
   openSocket(newStatus: ConnectionStatus) {
     if (
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
     if (!message) {
       return;
     }
-    this.failuresAfterPolicyAcknowledgment = 0;
+    this.initFailureCountAfterPolicyAcknowledgment = 0;
 
     const { inflightRequests } = this.state;
     if (!inflightRequests) {
@@ -677,12 +677,12 @@
       await this.sendInitialMessage();
     } catch (e) {
       if (this.props.noDataAfterPolicyAcknowledgment) {
-        this.failuresAfterPolicyAcknowledgment++;
+        this.initFailureCountAfterPolicyAcknowledgment++;
       } else {
-        this.failuresAfterPolicyAcknowledgment = 0;
+        this.initFailureCountAfterPolicyAcknowledgment = 0;
       }
-      if (this.failuresAfterPolicyAcknowledgment >= 2) {
-        this.failuresAfterPolicyAcknowledgment = 0;
+      if (this.initFailureCountAfterPolicyAcknowledgment >= 2) {
+        this.initFailureCountAfterPolicyAcknowledgment = 0;
         this.props.showSocketCrashLoopAlert?.();
         this.props.dispatch({
           type: setActiveSessionRecoveryActionType,