diff --git a/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/src/main/index.ts b/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/src/main/index.ts
index c9067c78e218..57984b6092de 100644
--- a/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/src/main/index.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class ApplicationMain
   };
 
   private onBeforeQuit = async (event: Electron.Event) => {
-    if (this.tunnelState.hasReceivedFullDiskAccessError) {
+    if (this.tunnelState.needFullDiskAccess) {
       await this.daemonRpc.prepareRestart(true);
     }
 
@@ -832,8 +832,10 @@ class ApplicationMain
       splitTunneling!.removeApplicationFromCache(application);
       return Promise.resolve();
     });
-    IpcMainEventChannel.macOsSplitTunneling.handleNeedFullDiskPermissions(() => {
-      return this.daemonRpc.needFullDiskPermissions();
+    IpcMainEventChannel.macOsSplitTunneling.handleNeedFullDiskPermissions(async () => {
+      const fullDiskState = await this.daemonRpc.needFullDiskPermissions();
+      this.tunnelState.needFullDiskAccess = fullDiskState;
+      return fullDiskState;
     });
 
     IpcMainEventChannel.app.handleQuit(() => this.disconnectAndQuit());
diff --git a/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/src/main/tunnel-state.ts b/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/src/main/tunnel-state.ts
index 43ebe97ad6a8..b83b88a0f8ba 100644
--- a/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/src/main/tunnel-state.ts
+++ b/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/src/main/tunnel-state.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export interface TunnelStateHandlerDelegate {
 }
 
 export default class TunnelStateHandler {
+  public needFullDiskAccess = false;
+
   // The current tunnel state
   private tunnelStateValue: TunnelState = { state: 'disconnected' };
   // When pressing connect/disconnect/reconnect the app assumes what the next state will be before
@@ -20,15 +22,10 @@ export default class TunnelStateHandler {
   // Scheduler for discarding the assumed next state.
   private tunnelStateFallbackScheduler = new Scheduler();
 
-  private receivedFullDiskAccessError = false;
-
   private lastKnownDisconnectedLocation: Partial<ILocation> | undefined;
 
   public constructor(private delegate: TunnelStateHandlerDelegate) {}
 
-  public get hasReceivedFullDiskAccessError() {
-    return this.receivedFullDiskAccessError;
-  }
   public get tunnelState() {
     return this.tunnelStateValue;
   }
@@ -60,7 +57,7 @@ export default class TunnelStateHandler {
   public handleNewTunnelState(newState: TunnelState) {
     if (newState.state === 'error' && newState.details) {
       if (newState.details.cause === ErrorStateCause.needFullDiskPermissions) {
-        this.receivedFullDiskAccessError = true;
+        this.needFullDiskAccess = true;
       }
     }