diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClient.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClient.js
index bb53dc900..a6a99b7e4 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClient.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClient.js
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@
 
         }
 
+        function SessionSetConnectionStatusRefreshRate(milliseconds) {
+            dbg('SessionSetConnectionStatusRefreshRate: ' + milliseconds);
+        }
+
         function SessionSetControlState(stringValue) {
             dbg('SessionSetControlState: ' + stringValue);
         }
@@ -722,6 +726,7 @@
         // Broadcasting
         this.SessionLiveBroadcastStart = SessionLiveBroadcastStart;
         this.SessionLiveBroadcastStop = SessionLiveBroadcastStop;
+        this.SessionSetConnectionStatusRefreshRate = SessionSetConnectionStatusRefreshRate;
 
         // fake calls; not a part of the actual jam client
         this.RegisterP2PMessageCallbacks = RegisterP2PMessageCallbacks;
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
index 86b82f397..73d77dc65 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
             context.jamClient.SessionRegisterCallback("JK.HandleBridgeCallback");
             context.jamClient.RegisterRecordingCallbacks("JK.HandleRecordingStartResult", "JK.HandleRecordingStopResult", "JK.HandleRecordingStarted", "JK.HandleRecordingStopped", "JK.HandleRecordingAborted");
             context.jamClient.SessionSetAlertCallback("JK.AlertCallback");
+            context.jamClient.SessionSetConnectionStatusRefreshRate(1000);
 
             // If you load this page directly, the loading of the current user
             // is happening in parallel. We can't join the session until the
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/sessionModel.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/sessionModel.js
index 91ec7d1c9..3f38d4b9e 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/sessionModel.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/sessionModel.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
             // 'unregister' for callbacks
             context.jamClient.SessionRegisterCallback("");
             context.jamClient.SessionSetAlertCallback("");
+            context.jamClient.SessionSetConnectionStatusRefreshRate(0);
             updateCurrentSession(null);
             currentSessionId = null;
         }