diff --git a/frontend/__tests__/entry_test.tsx b/frontend/__tests__/entry_test.tsx
index 3b06bc3c6..9067cdc34 100644
--- a/frontend/__tests__/entry_test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/__tests__/entry_test.tsx
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ import I from "i18next";
 
 describe("entry file", () => {
   it("Calls the expected callbacks", async () => {
-    console.log = jest.fn();
-
     await import("../entry");
 
     expect(stopIE).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(detectLanguage).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(I.init).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith("ABCD");
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/connectivity/__tests__/index_test.ts b/frontend/connectivity/__tests__/index_test.ts
index d77e3aa4c..640a28845 100644
--- a/frontend/connectivity/__tests__/index_test.ts
+++ b/frontend/connectivity/__tests__/index_test.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,44 @@
-const mockRedux = { store: { dispatch: jest.fn() } };
-jest.mock("../../redux/store", () => mockRedux);
+jest.mock("../../redux/store", () => {
+  return {
+    store: {
+      dispatch: jest.fn(),
+      getState: jest.fn((): DeepPartial<Everything> => ({
+        bot: {
+          connectivity: {
+            pings: {
+              "already_complete": {
+                kind: "complete",
+                start: 1,
+                end: 2
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }))
+    }
+  };
+});
 
 jest.mock("../auto_sync_handle_inbound", () => ({ handleInbound: jest.fn() }));
 
-import { dispatchNetworkUp, dispatchNetworkDown } from "../index";
+import { dispatchNetworkUp, dispatchNetworkDown, dispatchQosStart, networkUptimeThrottleStats } from "../index";
 import { networkUp, networkDown } from "../actions";
 import { GetState } from "../../redux/interfaces";
 import { autoSync, routeMqttData } from "../auto_sync";
 import { handleInbound } from "../auto_sync_handle_inbound";
+import { store } from "../../redux/store";
+import { DeepPartial } from "redux";
+import { Everything } from "../../interfaces";
+import { now } from "../../devices/connectivity/qos";
 
 const NOW = new Date();
 const SHORT_TIME_LATER = new Date(NOW.getTime() + 500).getTime();
 const LONGER_TIME_LATER = new Date(NOW.getTime() + 5000).getTime();
+const resetStats = () => {
+  networkUptimeThrottleStats["user.api"] = 0;
+  networkUptimeThrottleStats["user.mqtt"] = 0;
+  networkUptimeThrottleStats["bot.mqtt"] = 0;
+};
 
 describe("dispatchNetworkUp", () => {
   const NOW_UP = networkUp("bot.mqtt", NOW.getTime());
@@ -19,25 +46,36 @@ describe("dispatchNetworkUp", () => {
 
   it("calls redux directly", () => {
     dispatchNetworkUp("bot.mqtt", NOW.getTime());
-    expect(mockRedux.store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(NOW_UP);
+    expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(NOW_UP);
     dispatchNetworkUp("bot.mqtt", SHORT_TIME_LATER);
-    expect(mockRedux.store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(NOW_UP);
+    expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(NOW_UP);
     dispatchNetworkUp("bot.mqtt", LONGER_TIME_LATER);
-    expect(mockRedux.store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(LATER_UP);
+    expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(LATER_UP);
   });
 });
 
 describe("dispatchNetworkDown", () => {
   const NOW_DOWN = networkDown("user.api", NOW.getTime());
   const LATER_DOWN = networkDown("user.api", LONGER_TIME_LATER);
+  beforeEach(resetStats);
 
   it("calls redux directly", () => {
     dispatchNetworkDown("user.api", NOW.getTime());
-    expect(mockRedux.store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(NOW_DOWN);
+    expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(NOW_DOWN);
     dispatchNetworkDown("user.api", SHORT_TIME_LATER);
-    expect(mockRedux.store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(NOW_DOWN);
+    expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(NOW_DOWN);
     dispatchNetworkDown("user.api", LONGER_TIME_LATER);
-    expect(mockRedux.store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(LATER_DOWN);
+    expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(LATER_DOWN);
+  });
+
+  it("does not falsely mark network of being down", () => {
+    // This test uses mocked state.
+    // Please see `jest.mock` calls above.
+    dispatchNetworkDown("bot.mqtt", now(), "already_complete");
+    expect(store.dispatch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    resetStats();
+    dispatchNetworkDown("bot.mqtt", now(), "not_complete");
+    expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
 
@@ -52,3 +90,12 @@ describe("autoSync", () => {
     expect(handleInbound).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dispatch, getState, rmd);
   });
 });
+
+describe("dispatchQosStart", () => {
+  it("dispatches when a QoS ping is starting", () => {
+    const id = "hello";
+    dispatchQosStart(id);
+    expect(store.dispatch)
+      .toHaveBeenCalledWith({ type: "START_QOS_PING", payload: { id } });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/connectivity/index.ts b/frontend/connectivity/index.ts
index 19a6b129c..13e279760 100644
--- a/frontend/connectivity/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/connectivity/index.ts
@@ -11,18 +11,20 @@ unavoidable. */
 /** throttle calls to these functions to avoid unnecessary re-paints. */
 const SLOWDOWN_TIME = 1500;
 
-const lastCalledAt: Record<Edge, number> = {
-  "user.api": 0, "user.mqtt": 0, "bot.mqtt": 0
+export const networkUptimeThrottleStats: Record<Edge, number> = {
+  "user.api": 0,
+  "user.mqtt": 0,
+  "bot.mqtt": 0
 };
 
 function shouldThrottle(edge: Edge, now: number): boolean {
-  const then = lastCalledAt[edge];
+  const then = networkUptimeThrottleStats[edge];
   const diff = now - then;
   return diff < SLOWDOWN_TIME;
 }
 
 function bumpThrottle(edge: Edge, now: number) {
-  lastCalledAt[edge] = now;
+  networkUptimeThrottleStats[edge] = now;
 }
 
 export const dispatchQosStart = (id: string) => {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ export let dispatchNetworkDown = (edge: Edge, at: number, qosPingId?: string) =>
   // so we need to add a means of cancelling the
   // "network down" action if the request completed
   // before the timeout.
-  if (qosPingId && pingAlreadyComplete(qosPingId)) { return; }
+  if (pingAlreadyComplete(qosPingId)) { return; }
   store.dispatch(networkDown(edge, at, qosPingId));
   bumpThrottle(edge, at);
 };