3 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/lib/backend.js b/app/lib/backend.js
index 48ede8ff62..c8bea1600b 100644
--- a/app/lib/backend.js
+++ b/app/lib/backend.js
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ export class Backend {
   setLocation(loc: string) {
     log.info('Got connection info to backend', loc);
 
-    this._ipc = new RealIpc(loc);
+    if (this._ipc) {
+      this._ipc.setConnectionString(loc);
+    } else {
+      this._ipc = new RealIpc(loc);
+    }
     this._registerIpcListeners();
   }
 
diff --git a/app/lib/ipc-facade.js b/app/lib/ipc-facade.js
index 3dac5d188a..2620f7958c 100644
--- a/app/lib/ipc-facade.js
+++ b/app/lib/ipc-facade.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type BackendState = {
 };
 
 export interface IpcFacade {
+  setConnectionString(string): void,
   getAccountData(AccountNumber): Promise<AccountData>,
   getAccount(): Promise<?AccountNumber>,
   setAccount(accountNumber: AccountNumber): Promise<void>,
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ export class RealIpc implements IpcFacade {
     this._ipc = new JsonRpcWs(connectionString);
   }
 
+  setConnectionString(str: string) {
+    this._ipc.setConnectionString(str);
+  }
+
   getAccountData(accountNumber: AccountNumber): Promise<AccountData> {
     return this._ipc.send('get_account_data', accountNumber)
       .then(raw => {
diff --git a/app/lib/jsonrpc-ws-ipc.js b/app/lib/jsonrpc-ws-ipc.js
index 44caf12d5c..597d6830fe 100644
--- a/app/lib/jsonrpc-ws-ipc.js
+++ b/app/lib/jsonrpc-ws-ipc.js
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ export default class Ipc {
     this._reconnect();
   }
 
+  setConnectionString(str: string) {
+    this._connectionString = str;
+  }
+
   setSendTimeout(millis: number) {
     this._sendTimeoutMillis = millis;
   }