diff --git a/app/plugins/networkCheck.go b/app/plugins/networkCheck.go
index 1437616..3bcfcfe 100644
--- a/app/plugins/networkCheck.go
+++ b/app/plugins/networkCheck.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package plugins
 
 import (
 	"cwtch.im/cwtch/event"
+	"cwtch.im/cwtch/protocol/connections"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/connectivity"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/log"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/policies"
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ type networkCheck struct {
 	onionsToCheck []string
 	breakChan     chan bool
 	running       bool
+	offline       bool
 }
 
 // NewNetworkCheck returns a Plugin that when started will attempt various network tests
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ func (nc *networkCheck) run() {
 	nc.bus.Subscribe(event.NewMessageFromPeer, nc.queue)
 	nc.bus.Subscribe(event.PeerAcknowledgement, nc.queue)
 	nc.bus.Subscribe(event.EncryptedGroupMessage, nc.queue)
+	nc.bus.Subscribe(event.PeerStateChange, nc.queue)
+	nc.bus.Subscribe(event.ServerStateChange, nc.queue)
 	var lastMessageReceived time.Time
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -48,13 +52,26 @@ func (nc *networkCheck) run() {
 			case event.ProtocolEngineStartListen:
 				log.Debugf("initiating connection check for %v", e.Data[event.Onion])
 				nc.onionsToCheck = append(nc.onionsToCheck, e.Data[event.Onion])
+			case event.PeerStateChange:
+				fallthrough
+			case event.ServerStateChange:
+				// if we successfully connect / authenticated to a remote server / peer then we obviously have internet
+				connectionState := e.Data[event.ConnectionState]
+				if nc.offline && (connectionState == connections.ConnectionStateName[connections.AUTHENTICATED] || connectionState == connections.ConnectionStateName[connections.CONNECTED]) {
+					lastMessageReceived = time.Now()
+					nc.bus.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.NetworkStatus, map[event.Field]string{event.Error: "", event.Status: "Success"}))
+					nc.offline = false
+				}
 			default:
 				// if we receive either an encrypted group message or a peer acknowledgement we can assume the network
 				// is up and running (our onion service might still not be available, but we would aim to detect that
 				// through other actions
 				// we reset out timer
 				lastMessageReceived = time.Now()
-				nc.bus.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.NetworkStatus, map[event.Field]string{event.Error: "", event.Status: "Success"}))
+				if nc.offline {
+					nc.bus.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.NetworkStatus, map[event.Field]string{event.Error: "", event.Status: "Success"}))
+					nc.offline = false
+				}
 			}
 		case <-time.After(tickTime):
 			// if we haven't received an action in the last minute...kick off a set of testing
@@ -91,8 +108,10 @@ func (nc *networkCheck) checkConnection(onion string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("publishing network error for %v", onion)
 		nc.bus.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.NetworkStatus, map[event.Field]string{event.Onion: onion, event.Error: err.Error(), event.Status: "Error"}))
+		nc.offline = false
 	} else {
 		log.Debugf("publishing network success for %v", onion)
 		nc.bus.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.NetworkStatus, map[event.Field]string{event.Onion: onion, event.Error: "", event.Status: "Success"}))
+		nc.offline = true
 	}
 }
diff --git a/testing/cwtch_peer_server_integration_test.go b/testing/cwtch_peer_server_integration_test.go
index 6d01de7..184d095 100644
--- a/testing/cwtch_peer_server_integration_test.go
+++ b/testing/cwtch_peer_server_integration_test.go
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func TestCwtchPeerIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fmt.Println("Shutting down ACN...")
 	acn.Close()
-	time.Sleep(time.Second * 2) // Server ^^ has a 5 second loop attempting reconnect before exiting
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 2)  // Server ^^ has a 5 second loop attempting reconnect before exiting
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 30) // the network status plugin might keep goroutines alive for a minute before killing them
 	numGoRoutinesPostACN := runtime.NumGoroutine()