diff --git a/app/src/DashboardPage.js b/app/src/DashboardPage.js
index 33c327f9..b3a6ed07 100644
--- a/app/src/DashboardPage.js
+++ b/app/src/DashboardPage.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {LoadStatistic, PageContainer, SearchResultsInput, useTitle} from "./components/Common";
+import {ErrorMessage, LoadStatistic, PageContainer, SearchResultsInput, useTitle} from "./components/Common";
 import React, {useContext, useState} from "react";
 import {Media, SettingsContext, StatusContext} from "./contexts/contexts";
 import {DownloadMenu} from "./components/Download";
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ function FlagsMessages() {
 
     let refreshing;
     let refreshRequired;
-    let dbDown;
     let kiwixRestart;
+    let dbDown;
+    let internetDown;
 
     // Do not tell the maintainer to refresh the files if they are already refreshing.
     if (flags['refreshing']) {
@@ -69,13 +70,17 @@ function FlagsMessages() {
     }
 
     if (!flags['db_up']) {
-        dbDown = <Message icon error>
-            <Icon name='exclamation'/>
-            <Message.Content>
-                <Message.Header>Database is down</Message.Header>
-                API is unable to connect to the database. Check the server logs.
-            </Message.Content>
-        </Message>
+        dbDown = <ErrorMessage>
+            <Message.Header>Database is down</Message.Header>
+            API is unable to connect to the database. Check the server logs.
+        </ErrorMessage>
+    }
+
+    if (!flags.have_internet) {
+        internetDown = <ErrorMessage icon='globe'>
+            <Message.Header>No Internet</Message.Header>
+            WROLPi has no Internet. Downloads will not start.
+        </ErrorMessage>;
     }
 
     return <>
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ function FlagsMessages() {
         {settings && settings['ignore_outdated_zims'] === false && flags['outdated_zims'] ?
             <OutdatedZimsMessage onClick={fetchSettings}/> : null}
         {kiwixRestart}
+        {status.wrol_mode || internetDown}
     </>
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/components/Common.js b/app/src/components/Common.js
index c5a7572a..c2db1130 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Common.js
+++ b/app/src/components/Common.js
@@ -1644,19 +1644,19 @@ export function HandPointMessage({children, size = null}) {
     </Message>
 }
 
-export function WarningMessage({children, size = null}) {
+export function WarningMessage({children, size = null, icon='exclamation'}) {
     // Use color='yellow' because "warning" does not work.
     return <Message color='yellow' icon size={size}>
-        <SIcon name='exclamation'/>
+        <SIcon name={icon}/>
         <Message.Content>
             {children}
         </Message.Content>
     </Message>
 }
 
-export function ErrorMessage({children, size = null}) {
+export function ErrorMessage({children, size = null, icon='exclamation'}) {
     return <Message error icon size={size}>
-        <SIcon name='exclamation'/>
+        <SIcon name={icon}/>
         <Message.Content>{children}</Message.Content>
     </Message>
 }
diff --git a/app/src/components/Zim.js b/app/src/components/Zim.js
index c89f5252..f2a4734a 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Zim.js
+++ b/app/src/components/Zim.js
@@ -155,16 +155,13 @@ export const OutdatedZimsMessage = ({onClick}) => {
 }
 
 export const KiwixRestartMessage = () => {
-    return <Message icon warning>
-        <SIcon name='exclamation'/>
-        <Message.Content>
-            <Message.Header>Kiwix must be restarted</Message.Header>
-            <p>New Zim files have been downloaded; you must restart your containers.</p>
+    return <WarningMessage>
+        <Message.Header>Kiwix must be restarted</Message.Header>
+        <p>New Zim files have been downloaded; you must restart your containers.</p>
 
-            <p>Run the following to restart your containers:</p>
-            <pre>  docker-compose restart</pre>
-        </Message.Content>
-    </Message>
+        <p>Run the following to restart your containers:</p>
+        <pre>  docker-compose restart</pre>
+    </WarningMessage>
 }
 
 const ZimSearchEntry = ({zimId, onTag, onUntag, entry}) => {
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 6778adf2..0067d15a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -327,8 +327,6 @@ async def perpetual_have_internet_worker():
                     await asyncio.sleep(10)
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error('Failed to check if internet is up', exc_info=e)
-
-            await asyncio.sleep(10)
     except asyncio.CancelledError:
         logger.info('perpetual_check_have_internet_worker was cancelled...')
 
diff --git a/wrolpi/common.py b/wrolpi/common.py
index d5b1948b..ed55c6f1 100644
--- a/wrolpi/common.py
+++ b/wrolpi/common.py
@@ -1914,8 +1914,8 @@ def can_connect_to_server(hostname: str, port: int = 80) -> bool:
         conn = socket.create_connection((hostname, port))
         conn.close()
         return True
-    except Exception:
-        pass  # We ignore any errors, returning False
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger_.debug('can_connect_to_server encountered error', exc_info=e)
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/wrolpi/vars.py b/wrolpi/vars.py
index 291fcd1c..ea126dd5 100644
--- a/wrolpi/vars.py
+++ b/wrolpi/vars.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ DOCKERIZED = truthy_arg(os.environ.get('DOCKER', ''))
 PYTEST = 'pytest' in sys.modules
 
 # Used to test if the Internet is up.
-INTERNET_SERVER = "one.one.one.one"
+INTERNET_SERVER = os.environ.get('INTERNET_SERVER', 'one.one.one.one')
 
 # running on circlci
 CIRCLECI = truthy_arg(os.environ.get('CIRCLECI', ''))