diff --git a/src/ServiceInsight/ServiceControl/ServiceControlConnectionProvider.cs b/src/ServiceInsight/ServiceControl/ServiceControlConnectionProvider.cs
index f1d6b706..650cf1ac 100644
--- a/src/ServiceInsight/ServiceControl/ServiceControlConnectionProvider.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceInsight/ServiceControl/ServiceControlConnectionProvider.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ public void ConnectTo(string url)
         {
             Url = url;
 
+            if (url == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             AsyncPump.Run(async () =>
             {
                 await serviceControl.ClearServiceControls();
diff --git a/src/ServiceInsight/Shell/ShellViewModel.cs b/src/ServiceInsight/Shell/ShellViewModel.cs
index debe15a4..eee9b7ef 100644
--- a/src/ServiceInsight/Shell/ShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceInsight/Shell/ShellViewModel.cs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ protected override void OnInitialize()
             using (workNotifer.NotifyOfWork("Trying to connect to ServiceControl"))
             {
                 connectionProvider.ConnectTo(configuredConnection);
-                if (!serviceControl.IsAlive())
+                if (!serviceControl.IsAlive() && existingConnection != null)
                 {
                     connectionProvider.ConnectTo(existingConnection);
                 }