diff --git a/client/components/Chat.vue b/client/components/Chat.vue
index 7836ef21..9f83193e 100644
--- a/client/components/Chat.vue
+++ b/client/components/Chat.vue
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<div
-			v-if="this.$root.connectionError"
+			v-if="this.$root.currentUserVisibleError"
 			id="connection-error"
-			@click="this.$root.connectionError = null">{{ this.$root.connectionError }}</div>
+			@click="this.$root.currentUserVisibleError = null">{{ this.$root.currentUserVisibleError }}</div>
 		<span id="upload-progressbar" />
 		<ChatInput
 			:network="network"
diff --git a/client/components/ChatInput.vue b/client/components/ChatInput.vue
index 56b2c22e..3da95eab 100644
--- a/client/components/ChatInput.vue
+++ b/client/components/ChatInput.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 			@input="setPendingMessage"
 			@keypress.enter.exact.prevent="onSubmit" />
 		<span
-			v-if="this.$root.connected && this.$root.fileUploadEnabled"
+			v-if="this.$root.isConnected && this.$root.isFileUploadEnabled"
 			id="upload-tooltip"
 			class="tooltipped tooltipped-w tooltipped-no-touch"
 			aria-label="Upload File"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export default {
 			return false;
 		});
 
-		if (this.$root.fileUploadEnabled) {
+		if (this.$root.isFileUploadEnabled) {
 			upload.initialize();
 		}
 	},
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export default {
 			this.$refs.input.click();
 			this.$refs.input.focus();
 
-			if (!this.$root.connected) {
+			if (!this.$root.isConnected) {
 				return false;
 			}
 
diff --git a/client/components/MessageList.vue b/client/components/MessageList.vue
index 3a15a351..b130a603 100644
--- a/client/components/MessageList.vue
+++ b/client/components/MessageList.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<div :class="['show-more', { show: channel.moreHistoryAvailable }]">
 			<button
 				ref="loadMoreButton"
-				:disabled="channel.historyLoading || !$root.connected"
+				:disabled="channel.historyLoading || !$root.isConnected"
 				class="btn"
 				@click="onShowMoreClick">
 				<span v-if="channel.historyLoading">Loading…</span>
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/auth.js b/client/js/socket-events/auth.js
index beab7c22..422c00f0 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/auth.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/auth.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ socket.on("auth", function(data) {
 	// And we will reload the page to grab the latest version
 	if (utils.serverHash > -1 && data.serverHash > -1 && data.serverHash !== utils.serverHash) {
 		socket.disconnect();
-		vueApp.connected = false;
-		vueApp.connectionError = "Server restarted, reloading…";
+		vueApp.isConnected = false;
+		vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = "Server restarted, reloading…";
 		location.reload(true);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ socket.on("auth", function(data) {
 	if (!data.success) {
 		if (login.length === 0) {
 			socket.disconnect();
-			vueApp.connected = false;
-			vueApp.connectionError = "Authentication failed, reloading…";
+			vueApp.isConnected = false;
+			vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = "Authentication failed, reloading…";
 			location.reload();
 			return;
 		}
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ socket.on("auth", function(data) {
 		token = storage.get("token");
 
 		if (token) {
-			vueApp.connectionError = "Authorizing…";
-			$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.connectionError);
+			vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = "Authorizing…";
+			$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.currentUserVisibleError);
 
 			let lastMessage = -1;
 
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/configuration.js b/client/js/socket-events/configuration.js
index 2f48af5a..9d6021fd 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/configuration.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/configuration.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ window.addEventListener("beforeinstallprompt", (installPromptEvent) => {
 });
 
 socket.on("configuration", function(data) {
-	vueApp.fileUploadEnabled = data.fileUpload;
+	vueApp.isFileUploadEnabled = data.fileUpload;
 
 	if (options.initialized) {
 		// Likely a reconnect, request sync for possibly missed settings.
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/init.js b/client/js/socket-events/init.js
index ce7cba16..e700b2c0 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/init.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/init.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ const utils = require("../utils");
 const {vueApp, initChannel} = require("../vue");
 
 socket.on("init", function(data) {
-	vueApp.connectionError = "Rendering…";
-	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.connectionError);
+	vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = "Rendering…";
+	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.currentUserVisibleError);
 
 	const previousActive = vueApp.activeChannel && vueApp.activeChannel.channel.id;
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ socket.on("init", function(data) {
 	}
 
 	vueApp.networks = data.networks;
-	vueApp.connected = true;
-	vueApp.connectionError = false;
+	vueApp.isConnected = true;
+	vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = null;
 
 	if (!vueApp.initialized) {
 		vueApp.initialized = true;
diff --git a/client/js/socket.js b/client/js/socket.js
index 11248515..7ccca5ee 100644
--- a/client/js/socket.js
+++ b/client/js/socket.js
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ socket.on("connect_error", handleDisconnect);
 socket.on("error", handleDisconnect);
 
 socket.on("reconnecting", function(attempt) {
-	vueApp.connectionError = `Reconnecting… (attempt ${attempt})`;
-	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.connectionError);
+	vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = `Reconnecting… (attempt ${attempt})`;
+	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.currentUserVisibleError);
 });
 
 socket.on("connecting", function() {
-	vueApp.connectionError = "Connecting…";
-	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.connectionError);
+	vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = "Connecting…";
+	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.currentUserVisibleError);
 });
 
 socket.on("connect", function() {
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ socket.on("connect", function() {
 	// nothing is sent to the server that might have happened.
 	socket.sendBuffer = [];
 
-	vueApp.connectionError = "Finalizing connection…";
-	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.connectionError);
+	vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = "Finalizing connection…";
+	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.currentUserVisibleError);
 });
 
 socket.on("authorized", function() {
-	vueApp.connectionError = "Loading messages…";
-	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.connectionError);
+	vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = "Loading messages…";
+	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.currentUserVisibleError);
 });
 
 function handleDisconnect(data) {
 	const message = data.message || data;
 
-	vueApp.connected = false;
-	vueApp.connectionError = `Waiting to reconnect… (${message})`;
-	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.connectionError);
+	vueApp.isConnected = false;
+	vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = `Waiting to reconnect… (${message})`;
+	$("#loading-page-message").text(vueApp.currentUserVisibleError);
 
 	// If the server shuts down, socket.io skips reconnection
 	// and we have to manually call connect to start the process
diff --git a/client/js/upload.js b/client/js/upload.js
index cccfdc24..361f6665 100644
--- a/client/js/upload.js
+++ b/client/js/upload.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function initialize() {
 	instance.addEventListener("error", (event) => {
 		// Reset progressbar
 		$("#upload-progressbar").width(0);
-		vueApp.connectionError = event.message;
+		vueApp.currentUserVisibleError = event.message;
 	});
 
 	const $form = $(document);
diff --git a/client/js/vue.js b/client/js/vue.js
index ce5c4783..9feb68bb 100644
--- a/client/js/vue.js
+++ b/client/js/vue.js
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ Vue.filter("roundBadgeNumber", roundBadgeNumber);
 const vueApp = new Vue({
 	el: "#viewport",
 	data: {
-		initialized: false,
-		connected: false,
-		connectionError: false,
-		fileUploadEnabled: false,
-		isNotified: false,
-		isAutoCompleting: false,
-		appName: document.title,
 		activeChannel: null,
+		appName: document.title,
+		currentUserVisibleError: null,
+		initialized: false,
+		isAutoCompleting: false,
+		isConnected: false,
+		isFileUploadEnabled: false,
+		isNotified: false,
 		networks: [],
 		settings: {
 			syncSettings: false,