diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/networking.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/networking.cc
index 07197ec4bf..420bc5a2cf 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/networking.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/networking.cc
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ void Networking::refresh() {
 void Networking::connectToNetwork(const Network n) {
   if (wifi->isKnownConnection(n.ssid)) {
     wifi->activateWifiConnection(n.ssid);
-    wifiWidget->refresh();
   } else if (n.security_type == SecurityType::OPEN) {
     wifi->connect(n);
   } else if (n.security_type == SecurityType::WPA) {
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/wifiManager.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/wifiManager.cc
index 0a3e91a603..858de15bfe 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/wifiManager.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/wifiManager.cc
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ SecurityType WifiManager::getSecurityType(const QVariantMap &properties) {
 }
 
 void WifiManager::connect(const Network &n, const QString &password, const QString &username) {
-  connecting_to_network = n.ssid;
-  seenNetworks[n.ssid].connected = ConnectedType::CONNECTING;
+  setCurrentConnecting(n.ssid);
   forgetConnection(n.ssid);  // Clear all connections that may already exist to the network we are connecting
   Connection connection;
   connection["connection"]["type"] = "802-11-wireless";
@@ -232,6 +231,14 @@ void WifiManager::forgetConnection(const QString &ssid) {
   }
 }
 
+void WifiManager::setCurrentConnecting(const QString &ssid) {
+  connecting_to_network = ssid;
+  for (auto &network : seenNetworks) {
+    network.connected = (network.ssid == ssid) ? ConnectedType::CONNECTING : ConnectedType::DISCONNECTED;
+  }
+  emit refreshSignal();
+}
+
 uint WifiManager::getAdapterType(const QDBusObjectPath &path) {
   return call<uint>(path.path(), NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_PROPERTIES, "Get", NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE, "DeviceType");
 }
@@ -320,7 +327,7 @@ void WifiManager::initConnections() {
 std::optional<QDBusPendingCall> WifiManager::activateWifiConnection(const QString &ssid) {
   const QDBusObjectPath &path = getConnectionPath(ssid);
   if (!path.path().isEmpty()) {
-    connecting_to_network = ssid;
+    setCurrentConnecting(ssid);
     return asyncCall(NM_DBUS_PATH, NM_DBUS_INTERFACE, "ActivateConnection", QVariant::fromValue(path), QVariant::fromValue(QDBusObjectPath(adapter)), QVariant::fromValue(QDBusObjectPath("/")));
   }
   return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/wifiManager.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/wifiManager.h
index 244a3cec4a..c444b2abc1 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/wifiManager.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/wifiManager.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ private:
   void refreshNetworks();
   void activateModemConnection(const QDBusObjectPath &path);
   void addTetheringConnection();
+  void setCurrentConnecting(const QString &ssid);
 
 signals:
   void wrongPassword(const QString &ssid);