diff --git a/internal_packages/notifications/lib/items/offline-notification.jsx b/internal_packages/notifications/lib/items/offline-notification.jsx
index 8d8b16103..e8e91223e 100644
--- a/internal_packages/notifications/lib/items/offline-notification.jsx
+++ b/internal_packages/notifications/lib/items/offline-notification.jsx
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export default class OfflineNotification extends React.Component {
     // only attempt to retry if the window is in the foreground to avoid
     // the battery hit.
     if (!this.state.connected && !document.body.classList.contains('is-blurred')) {
+      Actions.retryDeltaConnection();
       this._updateInterval = setInterval(() => {
         Actions.retryDeltaConnection();
       }, CHECK_STATUS_INTERVAL);