diff --git a/src/components/Editor.vue b/src/components/Editor.vue
index cb3169922ed..02d19dd1e8a 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor.vue
@@ -573,11 +573,7 @@ export default {
 			}
 			if (type === ERROR_TYPE.CONNECTION_FAILED && !this.hasConnectionIssue) {
 				this.hasConnectionIssue = true
-				// FIXME: ideally we just try to reconnect in the service, so we don't loose steps
-				OC.Notification.showTemporary('Connection failed, reconnecting')
-				if (data.retry !== false) {
-					setTimeout(this.reconnect.bind(this), 5000)
-				}
+				OC.Notification.showTemporary('Connection failed.')
 			}
 			if (type === ERROR_TYPE.SOURCE_NOT_FOUND) {
 				this.hasConnectionIssue = true
diff --git a/src/services/PollingBackend.js b/src/services/PollingBackend.js
index 3f5a396a996..7d90036af65 100644
--- a/src/services/PollingBackend.js
+++ b/src/services/PollingBackend.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class PollingBackend {
 		if (!e.response || e.code === 'ECONNABORTED') {
 			if (this.#fetchRetryCounter++ >= MAX_RETRY_FETCH_COUNT) {
 				logger.error('[PollingBackend:fetchSteps] Network error when fetching steps, emitting CONNECTION_FAILED')
-				this.#syncService.emit('error', { type: ERROR_TYPE.CONNECTION_FAILED, data: { retry: false } })
+				this.#syncService.emit('error', { type: ERROR_TYPE.CONNECTION_FAILED, data: {} })
 
 			} else {
 				logger.error(`[PollingBackend:fetchSteps] Network error when fetching steps, retry ${this.#fetchRetryCounter}`)
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ class PollingBackend {
 			this.disconnect()
 		} else if (e.response.status === 503) {
 			this.increaseRefetchTimer()
-			this.#syncService.emit('error', { type: ERROR_TYPE.CONNECTION_FAILED, data: { retry: false } })
+			this.#syncService.emit('error', { type: ERROR_TYPE.CONNECTION_FAILED, data: {} })
 			logger.error('Failed to fetch steps due to unavailable service', { error: e })
 		} else {
 			this.disconnect()
-			this.#syncService.emit('error', { type: ERROR_TYPE.CONNECTION_FAILED, data: { retry: false } })
+			this.#syncService.emit('error', { type: ERROR_TYPE.CONNECTION_FAILED, data: {} })
 			logger.error('Failed to fetch steps due to other reason', { error: e })
 		}