diff --git a/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.cpp b/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.cpp
index 8f0c12634c..ca90d039f4 100644
--- a/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <DomainHandler.h>
 #include <AddressManager.h>
 #include <NodeList.h>
-#include <SettingHandle.h>
 
 // Because the connection monitor is created at startup, the time we wait on initial load
 // should be longer to allow the application to initialize.
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ void ConnectionMonitor::init() {
 
     _timer.setSingleShot(true);
     if (!domainHandler.isConnected()) {
-        Setting::Handle<bool> enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
-        if (enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
+        if (_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
             _timer.start(ON_INITIAL_LOAD_REDIRECT_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS);
         } else {
             _timer.start(ON_INITIAL_LOAD_DISPLAY_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS);
@@ -50,8 +48,7 @@ void ConnectionMonitor::init() {
 
     connect(&_timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() {
         // set in a timeout error
-        Setting::Handle<bool> enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
-        if (enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
+        if (_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
             qDebug() << "ConnectionMonitor: Redirecting to 404 error domain";
             emit setRedirectErrorState(REDIRECT_HIFI_ADDRESS, 5);
         } else {
@@ -62,8 +59,7 @@ void ConnectionMonitor::init() {
 }
 
 void ConnectionMonitor::startTimer() {
-    Setting::Handle<bool> enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
-    if (enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
+    if (_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
         _timer.start(REDIRECT_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS);
     } else {
         _timer.start(DISPLAY_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS);
@@ -72,8 +68,7 @@ void ConnectionMonitor::startTimer() {
 
 void ConnectionMonitor::stopTimer() {
     _timer.stop();
-    Setting::Handle<bool> enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
-    if (!enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
+    if (!_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
         DependencyManager::get<DialogsManager>()->setDomainConnectionFailureVisibility(false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.h b/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.h
index 5e75e2618b..f0589a3b8c 100644
--- a/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.h
+++ b/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+#include <SettingHandle.h>
+
 class QUrl;
 class QString;
 
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     QTimer _timer;
+    Setting::Handle<bool> _enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
 };
 
-#endif // hifi_ConnectionMonitor_h
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // hifi_ConnectionMonitor_h
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
index d2d576d8b7..b2f118c5c8 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include <PathUtils.h>
-#include <SettingHandle.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QJsonDocument>
 #include <QtCore/QDataStream>
@@ -486,9 +485,8 @@ void DomainHandler::processDomainServerConnectionDeniedPacket(QSharedPointer<Rec
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
         emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
 #else
-        Setting::Handle<bool> enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
 
-        if (enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
+        if (_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
             if (reasonCode == ConnectionRefusedReason::ProtocolMismatch || reasonCode == ConnectionRefusedReason::NotAuthorized) {
                 // ingest the error - this is a "hard" connection refusal.
                 setRedirectErrorState(_errorDomainURL, (int)reasonCode);
@@ -496,8 +494,7 @@ void DomainHandler::processDomainServerConnectionDeniedPacket(QSharedPointer<Rec
                 emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
             }
             _lastDomainConnectionError = (int)reasonCode;
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
         }
        #endif
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
index 3d361482ac..5fa920a554 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <QtCore/QUrl>
 #include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
 
+#include <SettingHandle.h>
+
 #include "HifiSockAddr.h"
 #include "NetworkPeer.h"
 #include "NLPacket.h"
@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ private:
     NetworkPeer _icePeer;
     bool _isConnected { false };
     bool _isInErrorState { false };
+    Setting::Handle<bool> _enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
     QJsonObject _settingsObject;
     QString _pendingPath;
     QTimer _settingsTimer;