diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/viewmodel/ConnectViewModel.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/viewmodel/ConnectViewModel.kt
index d1f4b3713b17..51c720261c71 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/viewmodel/ConnectViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/viewmodel/ConnectViewModel.kt
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ class ConnectViewModel(
     }
 
     fun onReconnectClick() {
-        viewModelScope.launch { connectionProxy.reconnect() }
+        viewModelScope.launch { connectionProxy.reconnect().onLeft {
+            _uiSideEffect.send(UiSideEffect.ConnectError.Generic)
+        } }
     }
 
     fun onConnectClick() {