diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
index 1a17141e0a..12aec377e1 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ void DomainHandler::softReset() {
 
     clearSettings();
 
-    _isInErrorState = false;
     _connectionDenialsSinceKeypairRegen = 0;
     _checkInPacketsSinceLastReply = 0;
 
@@ -486,9 +485,8 @@ void DomainHandler::processDomainServerConnectionDeniedPacket(QSharedPointer<Rec
         emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
 #else
         if (reasonCode == ConnectionRefusedReason::ProtocolMismatch || reasonCode == ConnectionRefusedReason::NotAuthorized) {
-            _isInErrorState = true;
             // ingest the error - this is a "hard" connection refusal.
-            emit redirectToErrorDomainURL(_errorDomainURL);
+            setRedirectErrorState(_errorDomainURL);
         } else {
             emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
         }
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
index 90da86a929..3d361482ac 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ public:
     void connectedToServerless(std::map<QString, QString> namedPaths);
 
     void loadedErrorDomain(std::map<QString, QString> namedPaths);
-    // sets domain handler in error state.
-    void setRedirectErrorState(QUrl errorUrl, int reasonCode);
 
     QString getViewPointFromNamedPath(QString namedPath);