diff --git a/src/GameOptions/ui/ConnectionBauble.tsx b/src/GameOptions/ui/ConnectionBauble.tsx
index a7e6cd4f6..4e2a94c85 100644
--- a/src/GameOptions/ui/ConnectionBauble.tsx
+++ b/src/GameOptions/ui/ConnectionBauble.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class ConnectionBauble extends React.Component<baubleProps> {
   constructor(props: baubleProps) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
-      connection: false,
+      connection: props.callback(),
       callback: props.callback
     };
   }
diff --git a/src/RemoteFileAPI/RemoteFileAPI.ts b/src/RemoteFileAPI/RemoteFileAPI.ts
index ceda66007..10934f18b 100644
--- a/src/RemoteFileAPI/RemoteFileAPI.ts
+++ b/src/RemoteFileAPI/RemoteFileAPI.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import { Remote }  from "./Remote";
 let server: Remote;
 
 export function newRemoteFileApiConnection() : void {
-    if(server == undefined)
+    if(server == undefined) {
         server = new Remote("localhost", Settings.RemoteFileApiPort);
+        server.startConnection();
+    }
     else {
         server.stopConnection();
         server = new Remote("localhost", Settings.RemoteFileApiPort);