diff --git a/app/index.ts b/app/index.ts
index 709f51efb..246b40c6e 100644
--- a/app/index.ts
+++ b/app/index.ts
@@ -108,32 +108,37 @@ am(async () => {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			apiManagerLogger.debug('Replacing my_servers key. Last known key was %s. New key is %s', lastKnownApiKey, newApiKey);
+			// Disconnect from relay
+			sockets.relay?.close();
+			coreLogger.debug('Disconnected from relay ws.');
 
-			// Just disconnect everything as the key is undefined
+			// Disconnect from internal ws
+			sockets.internal?.close();
+			coreLogger.debug('Disconnected from internal ws.');
+
+			// Disconnect from mothership's subscription endpoint
+			mothership.close();
+			coreLogger.debug('Disconnected from mothership\'s subscription endpoint.');
+
+			// Record last known key
+			lastKnownApiKey = newApiKey;
+
+			// Since we no longer have a key and
+			// everything is disconnected we can bail
 			if (newApiKey === undefined) {
-				// Clear out old API key
-				lastKnownApiKey = undefined;
-
-				// Disconnect from relay
-				sockets.relay?.close();
-				coreLogger.debug('Disconnected from relay ws.');
-
-				// Disconnect from internal ws
-				sockets.internal?.close();
-				coreLogger.debug('Disconnected from internal ws.');
-
-				// Disconnect from mothership's subscription endpoint
-				mothership.close();
-				coreLogger.debug('Disconnected from mothership\'s subscription endpoint.');
+				apiManagerLogger.debug('Cleared my_servers key.');
 				return;
 			}
 
+			apiManagerLogger.debug('Replacing my_servers key. Last known key was %s. New key is %s', lastKnownApiKey, newApiKey);
+
 			// We've never had a key before so let's start the internal API connection
 			// That'll then start the relay connection to mothership
 			if (!hasFirstKey && lastKnownApiKey === undefined) {
+				coreLogger.debug('First time with a valid API key, waiting 5s to connect.');
 				// Wait 5s for the API to come up before connecting
 				setTimeout(() => {
+					coreLogger.debug('Connecting to internal for the first time.');
 					// Start the internal relay connection
 					// This will connect to relay once it's up
 					startInternal(newApiKey);
diff --git a/app/mothership/index.ts b/app/mothership/index.ts
index ff056a880..5cc603a18 100644
--- a/app/mothership/index.ts
+++ b/app/mothership/index.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@ export const sockets = {
 };
 let internalOpen = false;
 let relayOpen = false;
+let isLocalConnecting = false;
+let isRelayConnecting = false;
 
 export const startInternal = (apiKey: string) => {
+	// Another process has already kicked this off
+	if (isLocalConnecting) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Start the connection
+	isLocalConnecting = true;
 	log.debug('⌨️ INTERNAL:CONNECTING');
 	sockets.internal = new GracefulWebSocket(INTERNAL_WS_LINK, ['graphql-ws'], {
 		headers: {
@@ -27,6 +36,7 @@ export const startInternal = (apiKey: string) => {
 
 	sockets.internal.on('connected', () => {
 		log.debug('⌨️ INTERNAL:CONNECTED');
+		isLocalConnecting = false;
 		internalOpen = true;
 		sockets.internal?.send(JSON.stringify({
 			type: 'connection_init',
@@ -40,12 +50,19 @@ export const startInternal = (apiKey: string) => {
 		subscribeToServers(apiKey);
 	});
 
-	sockets.internal?.on('disconnected', () => {
+	sockets.internal.on('disconnected', () => {
 		log.debug('⌨️ INTERNAL:DISCONNECTED');
+		isLocalConnecting = false;
 		internalOpen = false;
 	});
 
-	sockets.internal?.on('message', e => {
+	sockets.internal.on('killed', () => {
+		isLocalConnecting = false;
+		internalOpen = false;
+		log.debug('☁️ INTERNAL:KILLED');
+	});
+
+	sockets.internal.on('message', e => {
 		// Skip auth acknowledgement
 		if (e.data === '{"type":"connection_ack"}') {
 			return;
@@ -88,6 +105,13 @@ const serializer = new IniSerializer({
 });
 
 export const startRelay = () => {
+	// Another process has already kicked this off
+	if (isRelayConnecting) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Start the connection
+	isRelayConnecting = true;
 	log.debug('☁️ RELAY:CONNECTING');
 	sockets.relay = new GracefulWebSocket(MOTHERSHIP_RELAY_WS_LINK, ['graphql-ws'], {
 		headers: getRelayHeaders()
@@ -95,18 +119,21 @@ export const startRelay = () => {
 
 	// Connection-state related events
 	sockets.relay.on('connected', () => {
+		isRelayConnecting = false;
 		relayOpen = true;
 		log.debug('☁️ RELAY:CONNECTED');
 	});
 
 	sockets.relay.on('disconnected', () => {
 		log.debug('☁️ RELAY:DISCONNECTED');
+		isRelayConnecting = false;
 		relayOpen = false;
 		sockets.internal?.close();
 		sockets.internal?.start();
 	});
 
 	sockets.relay.on('killed', () => {
+		isRelayConnecting = false;
 		log.debug('☁️ RELAY:KILLED');
 	});