diff --git a/app/main.dev.js b/app/main.dev.js
index 65a14ed6..431585fd 100644
--- a/app/main.dev.js
+++ b/app/main.dev.js
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ let mainWindow = null
 
 let didFinishLoad = false
 
+let startedSync = false
+let sentGrpcDisconnect = false
+
 let certPath
 let certInterval
 
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ app.on('ready', async () => {
   const menuBuilder = new MenuBuilder(mainWindow);
   menuBuilder.buildMenu()
 
+  sendGrpcDisconnected()
   // Check to see if and LND process is running
   lookup({ command: 'lnd' }, (err, results) => {
     // There was an error checking for the LND process
@@ -153,7 +157,6 @@ app.on('open-url', function (event, url) {
 })
 
 // Starts the LND node
-// export const startLnd = (plat, certPath, mainWindow, startGrpc, sendLndSynced) => {
 export const startLnd = () => {
   const lndPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'resources', 'bin', plat, plat === 'win32' ? 'lnd.exe' : 'lnd')
 
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ const startGrpc = () => {
       lndMethods(event, msg, data)
     })
 
-    sendGrpcStarted()
+    sendGrpcConnected()
   })
 }
 
@@ -230,6 +233,8 @@ const sendLndSyncing = () => {
     if (didFinishLoad) {
       clearInterval(sendLndSyncingInterval)
 
+      console.log('SENDING SYNCING')
+      startedSync = true
       mainWindow.webContents.send('lndSyncing')
     }
   }, 1000)
@@ -238,21 +243,34 @@ const sendLndSyncing = () => {
 // Send the front end event letting them know LND is synced to the blockchain
 const sendLndSynced = () => {
   let sendLndSyncedInterval = setInterval(() => {
-    if (didFinishLoad) {
+    if (didFinishLoad && startedSync) {
       clearInterval(sendLndSyncedInterval)
 
+      console.log('SENDING SYNCED')
       mainWindow.webContents.send('lndSynced')
     }
   }, 1000)
 }
 
 // Send the front end event letting them know the gRPC connection has started
-const sendGrpcStarted = () => {
-  let sendGrpcStartedInterval = setInterval(() => {
+const sendGrpcDisconnected = () => {
+  let sendGrpcDisonnectedInterval = setInterval(() => {
     if (didFinishLoad) {
-      clearInterval(sendGrpcStartedInterval)
+      clearInterval(sendGrpcDisonnectedInterval)
+
+      sentGrpcDisconnect = true
+      mainWindow.webContents.send('grpcDisconnected')
+    }
+  }, 1000)
+}
+
+// Send the front end event letting them know the gRPC connection has started
+const sendGrpcConnected = () => {
+  let sendGrpcConnectedInterval = setInterval(() => {
+    if (didFinishLoad && sentGrpcDisconnect) {
+      clearInterval(sendGrpcConnectedInterval)
 
-      mainWindow.webContents.send('grpcStarted')
+      mainWindow.webContents.send('grpcConnected')
     }
   }, 1000)
 }
diff --git a/app/reducers/ipc.js b/app/reducers/ipc.js
index 1b5b8b79..557555e5 100644
--- a/app/reducers/ipc.js
+++ b/app/reducers/ipc.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import createIpc from 'redux-electron-ipc'
-import { lndSyncing, lndSynced, lndStdout, grpcStarted } from './lnd'
+import { lndSyncing, lndSynced, lndStdout, grpcDisconnected, grpcConnected } from './lnd'
 import { receiveInfo } from './info'
 import { receiveAddress } from './address'
 import { receiveCryptocurrency } from './ticker'
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ const ipc = createIpc({
   lndSyncing,
   lndSynced,
   lndStdout,
-  grpcStarted,
+  grpcDisconnected,
+  grpcConnected,
 
   receiveInfo,
 
diff --git a/app/reducers/lnd.js b/app/reducers/lnd.js
index 9dafffd2..a4a3ad85 100644
--- a/app/reducers/lnd.js
+++ b/app/reducers/lnd.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ export const RECEIVE_LINE = 'RECEIVE_LINE'
 export const GET_BLOCK_HEIGHT = 'GET_BLOCK_HEIGHT'
 export const RECEIVE_BLOCK_HEIGHT = 'RECEIVE_BLOCK_HEIGHT'
 
-export const GRPC_STARTED = 'GRPC_STARTED'
+export const GRPC_DISCONNECTED = 'GRPC_DISCONNECTED'
+export const GRPC_CONNECTED = 'GRPC_CONNECTED'
 
 // ------------------------------------
 // Actions
@@ -33,10 +34,9 @@ export const lndSynced = () => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch({ type: STOP_SYNCING })
 }
 
-export const grpcStarted = () => (dispatch) => {
-  console.log('hello????')
-  dispatch({ type: GRPC_STARTED })
-}
+export const grpcDisconnected = () => (dispatch) => dispatch({ type: GRPC_DISCONNECTED })
+
+export const grpcConnected = () => (dispatch) => dispatch({ type: GRPC_CONNECTED })
 
 // Receive IPC event for LND streaming a line
 export const lndStdout = (event, line) => dispatch => {
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ const ACTION_HANDLERS = {
   [GET_BLOCK_HEIGHT]: state => ({ ...state, fetchingBlockHeight: true }),
   [RECEIVE_BLOCK_HEIGHT]: (state, { blockHeight }) => ({ ...state, blockHeight, fetchingBlockHeight: false }),
   
-  [GRPC_STARTED]: state => ({ ...state, grpcStarted: true })
+  [GRPC_DISCONNECTED]: state => ({ ...state, grpcStarted: false }),
+  [GRPC_CONNECTED]: state => ({ ...state, grpcStarted: true })
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ const ACTION_HANDLERS = {
 // ------------------------------------
 const initialState = {
   syncing: false,
-  grpcStarted: false,
+  grpcStarted: true,
   fetchingBlockHeight: false,
   lines: [],
   blockHeight: 0,