3 files changed, 21 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/app/lib/backend.js b/app/lib/backend.js
index e5cf3765c4..bd0ca7ab63 100644
--- a/app/lib/backend.js
+++ b/app/lib/backend.js
@@ -227,15 +227,12 @@ export class Backend {
       });
   }
 
-  connect(addr: string) {
+  connect(addr: string): Promise<void> {
 
-    this._store.dispatch(connectionActions.connectionChange({
-      status: 'connecting',
-      serverAddress: addr,
-    }));
+    this._store.dispatch(connectionActions.connectingTo(addr));
 
 
-    this._ipc.setCountry(addr)
+    return this._ipc.setCountry(addr)
       .then( () => {
         return this._ipc.connect();
       })
diff --git a/app/redux/connection/actions.js b/app/redux/connection/actions.js
index 0a7591fa11..7c808c8753 100644
--- a/app/redux/connection/actions.js
+++ b/app/redux/connection/actions.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ const copyIPAddress = () => {
 };
 
 
+type ConnectingAction = {
+  type: 'CONNECTING',
+  serverAddress: string,
+};
 
 type ConnectionChangeAction = {
   type: 'CONNECTION_CHANGE',
@@ -42,7 +46,14 @@ type NewLocationAction = {
   newLocation: Location,
 };
 
-export type ConnectionAction = ConnectionChangeAction | NewPublicIpAction | NewLocationAction;
+export type ConnectionAction = ConnectionChangeAction | NewPublicIpAction | NewLocationAction | ConnectingAction;
+
+function connectingTo(serverAddress: string): ConnectingAction {
+  return {
+    type: 'CONNECTING',
+    serverAddress: serverAddress,
+  };
+}
 
 function connectionChange(newData: $Shape<ConnectionReduxState>): ConnectionChangeAction {
   return {
@@ -66,4 +77,4 @@ function newLocation(newLoc: Location): NewLocationAction {
 }
 
 
-export default { connect, disconnect, copyIPAddress, connectionChange, newPublicIp, newLocation };
+export default { connect, disconnect, copyIPAddress, connectionChange, newPublicIp, newLocation, connectingTo };
diff --git a/app/redux/connection/reducers.js b/app/redux/connection/reducers.js
index 7bf9abebc9..3c98ea2e4e 100644
--- a/app/redux/connection/reducers.js
+++ b/app/redux/connection/reducers.js
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ export default function(state: ConnectionReduxState = initialState, action: Redu
     return { ...state, ...{ clientIp: action.ip }};
   case 'NEW_LOCATION':
     return { ...state, ...action.newLocation };
+  case 'CONNECTING':
+    return { ...state, ...{
+      status: 'connecting',
+      serverAddress: action.serverAddress,
+    }};
   default:
     return state;
   }