diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05964ddde..12627f6bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
   - new feature to specify which models types not to offload  
     in *settings -> model offloading -> model types not to offload*  
 - **UI**
+  - **connection monitor**  
+    main logo in top-left corner now indicates server connection status and hovering over it shows connection details  
   - separate guidance and detail sections  
   - networks ability to filter lora by base model version  
 - **Other**
diff --git a/javascript/logMonitor.js b/javascript/logMonitor.js
index 08f104b55..21c03e88d 100644
--- a/javascript/logMonitor.js
+++ b/javascript/logMonitor.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ async function logMonitor() {
       for (const line of lines) addLogLine(line);
       if (!logConnected) {
         logConnected = true;
+        monitorConnection();
         xhrPost(`${window.api}/log`, { debug: 'connected' });
       }
     } else {