diff --git a/Assets/connectivityUI.cs b/Assets/connectivityUI.cs
index 59db960..636f542 100644
--- a/Assets/connectivityUI.cs
+++ b/Assets/connectivityUI.cs
@@ -6,46 +6,68 @@ using Raindrop;
 using UnityEngine;
 using Raindrop.Netcom;
 using Raindrop.ServiceLocator;
+using UniRx;
 using UnityEngine.UI;
+using Logger = OpenMetaverse.Logger;
 
 // change the color of the image to red or green based on connection to server.
 [RequireComponent(typeof(Image))]
 public class connectivityUI : MonoBehaviour
 {
+    private ReactiveProperty<bool> isConnected = new ReactiveProperty<bool>();
+    private RaindropInstance instance => ServiceLocator.Instance.Get<RaindropInstance>();
     
     void Start()
     {
-        notConnected();
-
-        var _instance = ServiceLocator.Instance.Get<RaindropInstance>();
-        _instance.Netcom.ClientLoginStatus += NetcomOnClientLoginStatus;
-        _instance.Netcom.ClientLoggedOut += NetcomOnClientLoggedOut;
+        if (instance == null || instance.Netcom == null)
+            Logger.Log("raindrop instance/netcom not available", Helpers.LogLevel.Error);
 
+        isConnected.AsObservable().Subscribe(_ => updateConnectivityUI(_));
+        isConnected.Value = instance.Netcom.IsLoggedIn;
+        
+        instance.Netcom.ClientLoginStatus += NetcomOnClientLoginStatus;
+        instance.Netcom.ClientLoggedOut += NetcomOnClientLoggedOut;
     }
 
+    private void updateConnectivityUI(bool isConnected)
+    {
+        if (! isConnected)
+        {
+            show_notConnected();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            show_isConnected();
+        }
+    }
+
+    #region Subscribe to backend connectivity events
     private void NetcomOnClientLoggedOut(object sender, EventArgs e)
     {
-        notConnected();
+        isConnected.Value = false;
     }
 
     private void NetcomOnClientLoginStatus(object sender, LoginProgressEventArgs e)
     {
         if (e.Status == LoginStatus.Success)
-        {
-            yesConnected();
+        {        
+            isConnected.Value = true;
         }
         else if (e.Status == LoginStatus.Failed)
         {
-            notConnected();
+            isConnected.Value = false;
         }
     }
+    #endregion
 
-    private void notConnected()
+    #region view
+    private void show_notConnected()
     {
         this.GetComponent<Image>().color = Color.red;
     }
-    private void yesConnected()
+    private void show_isConnected()
     {
         this.GetComponent<Image>().color = Color.green;
     }
+    #endregion
 }