diff --git a/src/actions/DiscoveryActions.js b/src/actions/DiscoveryActions.js
index 06ee9e3e..1c749ab0 100644
--- a/src/actions/DiscoveryActions.js
+++ b/src/actions/DiscoveryActions.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import TrezorConnect, { UI } from 'trezor-connect';
-import * as BLOCKCHAIN_ACTION from 'actions/constants/blockchain';
 import * as DISCOVERY from 'actions/constants/discovery';
 import * as ACCOUNT from 'actions/constants/account';
 import * as NOTIFICATION from 'actions/constants/notification';
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import * as NOTIFICATION from 'actions/constants/notification';
 import type {
     ThunkAction,
     AsyncAction,
-    PromiseAction,
     PayloadAction,
     GetState,
     Dispatch,
@@ -331,30 +329,7 @@ const finish = (device: TrezorDevice, discoveryProcess: Discovery): AsyncAction
     });
 };
 
-export const reconnect = (network: string, timeout: number = 30): PromiseAction<void> => async (
-    dispatch: Dispatch
-): Promise<void> => {
-    // Runs two promises.
-    // First promise is a subscribe action which will never resolve in case of completely lost connection to the backend
-    // That's why there is a second promise that rejects after the specified timeout.
-    return Promise.race([
-        dispatch(BlockchainActions.subscribe(network)),
-        new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('timeout')), timeout)),
-    ])
-        .catch(() => {
-            // catch error from first promises that rejects (most likely timeout)
-            dispatch({
-                type: BLOCKCHAIN_ACTION.FAIL_SUBSCRIBE,
-                shortcut: network,
-            });
-        })
-        .then(() => {
-            // dispatch restore when subscribe promise resolves
-            dispatch(restore());
-        });
-};
-
-// Called after DEVICE.CONNECT ('trezor-connect') or CONNECT.AUTH_DEVICE actions in WalletService
+// Called after DEVICE.CONNECT ('trezor-connect') or CONNECT.AUTH_DEVICE or BLOCKCHAIN.CONNECT actions in WalletService
 // OR after BlockchainSubscribe in this.reconnect
 export const restore = (): ThunkAction => (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState): void => {
     // check if current url has "network" parameter
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/Context/components/Account/index.js b/src/components/notifications/Context/components/Account/index.js
index 48ce722a..331e2b82 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/Context/components/Account/index.js
+++ b/src/components/notifications/Context/components/Account/index.js
@@ -14,17 +14,21 @@ export default (props: Props) => {
     if (notification.type === 'backend') {
         // special case: backend is down
         // TODO: this is a different component with "auto resolve" button
+        const inProgress = blockchain && blockchain.connecting;
+        const status = inProgress
+            ? l10nMessages.TR_RECONNECTING
+            : l10nMessages.TR_CONNECT_TO_BACKEND;
         return (
             <Notification
                 variant="error"
                 title={notification.title}
                 message={notification.message}
-                isActionInProgress={blockchain && blockchain.connecting}
+                isActionInProgress={inProgress}
                 actions={[
                     {
-                        label: props.intl.formatMessage(l10nMessages.TR_CONNECT_TO_BACKEND),
+                        label: props.intl.formatMessage(status),
                         callback: async () => {
-                            await props.blockchainReconnect(network.shortcut);
+                            if (!inProgress) props.blockchainReconnect(network.shortcut);
                         },
                     },
                 ]}
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/Context/components/Account/index.messages.js b/src/components/notifications/Context/components/Account/index.messages.js
index 436faa00..e39b19f9 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/Context/components/Account/index.messages.js
+++ b/src/components/notifications/Context/components/Account/index.messages.js
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ const definedMessages: Messages = defineMessages({
         id: 'TR_CONNECT_TO_BACKEND',
         defaultMessage: 'Connect',
     },
+    TR_RECONNECTING: {
+        id: 'TR_RECONNECTING',
+        defaultMessage: 'Reconnecting...',
+    },
 });
 
 export default definedMessages;
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/Context/index.js b/src/components/notifications/Context/index.js
index ff2de3a3..1480ac77 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/Context/index.js
+++ b/src/components/notifications/Context/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { IntlShape } from 'react-intl';
 
 import type { State, Dispatch } from 'flowtype';
 
-import { reconnect } from 'actions/DiscoveryActions';
+import { subscribe } from 'actions/BlockchainActions';
 import * as NotificationActions from 'actions/NotificationActions';
 
 import StaticNotifications from './components/Static';
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export type StateProps = {|
 
 export type DispatchProps = {|
     close: typeof NotificationActions.close,
-    blockchainReconnect: typeof reconnect,
+    blockchainReconnect: typeof subscribe,
 |};
 
 export type Props = {| ...OwnProps, ...StateProps, ...DispatchProps |};
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: State): StateProps => ({
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: Dispatch): DispatchProps => ({
     close: bindActionCreators(NotificationActions.close, dispatch),
-    blockchainReconnect: bindActionCreators(reconnect, dispatch),
+    blockchainReconnect: bindActionCreators(subscribe, dispatch),
 });
 
 export default injectIntl<OwnProps>(