diff --git a/static/index.js b/static/index.js
index 0e3750a..856c4aa 100644
--- a/static/index.js
+++ b/static/index.js
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ function readUrl(urlString) {
         },
 
         async onDisconnect() {
+            if (session.errored) return; // Display the error screen
+
+            console.info("showing disconnected refresh screen");
+
             let duration = 5000 + Math.random() * 1000;
             while (true) {
                 console.info("waiting a bit for the server to come back up", duration);
diff --git a/static/session.js b/static/session.js
index d24c5a7..443a8d8 100644
--- a/static/session.js
+++ b/static/session.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class Session extends EventTarget {
         super();
         this.userId = userId;
         this.secret = secret;
+        this.errored = false;
     }
 
     async #recvJson() {
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class Session extends EventTarget {
     }
 
     #dispatchError(source, kind, message) {
+        this.errored = true;
         this.dispatchEvent(
             Object.assign(new Event("error"), {
                 source,
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ class Session extends EventTarget {
 
         this.ws.addEventListener("error", (event) => {
             console.error("WebSocket connection error", error);
-            this.dispatchEvent(Object.assign(new Event("error"), event));
+            this.#dispatchError(event, "ws", "WebSocket connection error");
         });
 
         this.ws.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ class Session extends EventTarget {
     }
 
     sendViewport({ left, top, right, bottom }) {
+        console.trace({ left, top, right, bottom });
         this.#sendJson({
             request: "viewport",
             topLeft: { x: left, y: top },