diff --git a/client/src/client.vala b/client/src/client.vala
index 35a552d..e92c136 100644
--- a/client/src/client.vala
+++ b/client/src/client.vala
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace StudySystemClient {
 	public class Client {
 		public signal void connection_status(bool connected);
 
+		public bool connected { get { return connection.connected; } }
+
 		private Connection connection;
 
 		public Client(string cert_dir) throws Error {
diff --git a/client/src/connection.vala b/client/src/connection.vala
index 4e57af1..211340f 100644
--- a/client/src/connection.vala
+++ b/client/src/connection.vala
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ namespace StudySystemClient {
 	public class Connection {
 		public delegate void StatusCallback(bool connected);
 
+		public bool connected { get; private set; }
+
 		private StatusCallback status_callback;
 		private SessionManager session_manager;
 		private TransactionManager transaction_manager;
@@ -16,9 +18,10 @@ namespace StudySystemClient {
 			this.status_callback = (owned) status_callback;
 			session_manager = new SessionManager(
 				session_factory, (msg) => receive(msg),
-				(connected) => status_changed(connected));
+				(connected) => update_status(connected));
 			transaction_manager = new TransactionManager();
 			worker = new Worker(session_manager);
+			connected = true;
 		}
 
 		public async Response.Body? send(Request.Body body) {
@@ -43,9 +46,12 @@ namespace StudySystemClient {
 				}, GLib.Priority.DEFAULT_IDLE);
 		}
 
-		private void status_changed(bool connected) {
+		private void update_status(bool connected) {
 			Idle.add(() => {
-					status_callback(connected);
+					if (connected != this.connected) {
+						this.connected = connected;
+						status_callback(connected);
+					}
 					return false;
 				}, GLib.Priority.DEFAULT_IDLE);
 		}