diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 46cebc1661..a9aa9077b0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3498,13 +3498,14 @@ bool Application::isServerlessMode() const {
 }
 
 void Application::setIsInterstitialMode(bool interstitialMode) {
-    Settings settings;
-    bool enableInterstitial = settings.value("enableIntersitialMode", false).toBool();
-    if (_interstitialMode != interstitialMode && enableInterstitial) {
-        _interstitialMode = interstitialMode;
+    bool enableInterstitial = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler().getInterstitialModeEnabled();
+    if (enableInterstitial) {
+        if (_interstitialMode != interstitialMode) {
+            _interstitialMode = interstitialMode;
 
-        DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>()->setAudioPaused(_interstitialMode);
-        DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->setMyAvatarDataPacketsPaused(_interstitialMode);
+            DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>()->setAudioPaused(_interstitialMode);
+            DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->setMyAvatarDataPacketsPaused(_interstitialMode);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 3bebc60480..eedbdb7622 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public slots:
 
     void setIsServerlessMode(bool serverlessDomain);
     void loadServerlessDomain(QUrl domainURL, bool errorDomain = false);
-    void setIsInterstitialMode(bool interstialMode);
+    void setIsInterstitialMode(bool interstitialMode);
 
     void updateVerboseLogging();
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.cpp b/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.cpp
index ca90d039f4..e86061b090 100644
--- a/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 // should be longer to allow the application to initialize.
 static const int ON_INITIAL_LOAD_REDIRECT_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS = 10000;
 static const int REDIRECT_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS = 5000;
-static const int ON_INITIAL_LOAD_DISPLAY_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS = 10000;
-static const int DISPLAY_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS = 5000;
 
 void ConnectionMonitor::init() {
     // Connect to domain disconnected message
@@ -39,18 +37,15 @@ void ConnectionMonitor::init() {
 
     _timer.setSingleShot(true);
     if (!domainHandler.isConnected()) {
-        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);
-        }
+        _timer.start(ON_INITIAL_LOAD_REDIRECT_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS);
     }
 
     connect(&_timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() {
         // set in a timeout error
-        if (_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
+        bool enableInterstitial = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler().getInterstitialModeEnabled();
+        if (enableInterstitial) {
             qDebug() << "ConnectionMonitor: Redirecting to 404 error domain";
-            emit setRedirectErrorState(REDIRECT_HIFI_ADDRESS, 5);
+            emit setRedirectErrorState(REDIRECT_HIFI_ADDRESS, "", 5);
         } else {
             qDebug() << "ConnectionMonitor: Showing connection failure window";
             DependencyManager::get<DialogsManager>()->setDomainConnectionFailureVisibility(true);
@@ -59,16 +54,13 @@ void ConnectionMonitor::init() {
 }
 
 void ConnectionMonitor::startTimer() {
-    if (_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
-        _timer.start(REDIRECT_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS);
-    } else {
-        _timer.start(DISPLAY_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS);
-    }
+    _timer.start(REDIRECT_AFTER_DISCONNECTED_FOR_X_MS);
 }
 
 void ConnectionMonitor::stopTimer() {
     _timer.stop();
-    if (!_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
+    bool enableInterstitial = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler().getInterstitialModeEnabled();
+    if (!enableInterstitial) {
         DependencyManager::get<DialogsManager>()->setDomainConnectionFailureVisibility(false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.h b/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.h
index f0589a3b8c..2fda6ef7cd 100644
--- a/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.h
+++ b/interface/src/ConnectionMonitor.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTimer>
 
-#include <SettingHandle.h>
-
 class QUrl;
 class QString;
 
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ public:
     void init();
 
 signals:
-    void setRedirectErrorState(QUrl errorURL, int reasonCode);
+    void setRedirectErrorState(QUrl errorURL, QString reasonMessage = "", int reasonCode = -1, const QString& extraInfo = "");
 
 private slots:
     void startTimer();
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     QTimer _timer;
-    Setting::Handle<bool> _enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_ConnectionMonitor_h
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
index e3ae65aee1..d4eb37e0aa 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ void WindowScriptingInterface::setPreviousBrowseAssetLocation(const QString& loc
     Setting::Handle<QVariant>(LAST_BROWSE_ASSETS_LOCATION_SETTING).set(location);
 }
 
+bool WindowScriptingInterface::getInterstitialModeEnabled() const {
+    return DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler().getInterstitialModeEnabled();
+}
+
+void WindowScriptingInterface::setInterstitialModeEnabled(bool enableInterstitialMode) {
+    DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler().setInterstitialModeEnabled(enableInterstitialMode);
+}
+
 bool  WindowScriptingInterface::isPointOnDesktopWindow(QVariant point) {
     auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
     return offscreenUi->isPointOnDesktopWindow(point);
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
index 3827406729..ddd7159f23 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class WindowScriptingInterface : public QObject, public Dependency {
     Q_PROPERTY(int innerHeight READ getInnerHeight)
     Q_PROPERTY(int x READ getX)
     Q_PROPERTY(int y READ getY)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool interstitialModeEnabled READ getInterstitialModeEnabled WRITE setInterstitialModeEnabled)
 
 public:
     WindowScriptingInterface();
@@ -758,6 +759,9 @@ private:
     QString getPreviousBrowseAssetLocation() const;
     void setPreviousBrowseAssetLocation(const QString& location);
 
+    bool getInterstitialModeEnabled() const;
+    void setInterstitialModeEnabled(bool enableInterstitialMode);
+
     void ensureReticleVisible() const;
 
     int createMessageBox(QString title, QString text, int buttons, int defaultButton);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
index b2f118c5c8..df34a1fb59 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 #include <PathUtils.h>
 
+#include <shared/QtHelpers.h>
+
+#include <QThread>
+
 #include <QtCore/QJsonDocument>
 #include <QtCore/QDataStream>
 
@@ -134,6 +138,18 @@ void DomainHandler::hardReset() {
     _pendingPath.clear();
 }
 
+bool DomainHandler::getInterstitialModeEnabled() const {
+    return _interstitialModeSettingLock.resultWithReadLock<bool>([&] {
+        return _enableInterstitialMode.get();
+    });
+}
+
+void DomainHandler::setInterstitialModeEnabled(bool enableInterstitialMode) {
+    _interstitialModeSettingLock.withWriteLock([&] {
+        _enableInterstitialMode.set(enableInterstitialMode);
+    });
+}
+
 void DomainHandler::setErrorDomainURL(const QUrl& url) {
     _errorDomainURL = url;
     return;
@@ -340,11 +356,15 @@ void DomainHandler::loadedErrorDomain(std::map<QString, QString> namedPaths) {
     DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->goToViewpointForPath(viewpoint, QString());
 }
 
-void DomainHandler::setRedirectErrorState(QUrl errorUrl, int reasonCode) {
-    _errorDomainURL = errorUrl;
+void DomainHandler::setRedirectErrorState(QUrl errorUrl, QString reasonMessage, int reasonCode, const QString& extraInfo) {
     _lastDomainConnectionError = reasonCode;
-    _isInErrorState = true;
-    emit redirectToErrorDomainURL(_errorDomainURL);
+    if (getInterstitialModeEnabled()) {
+        _errorDomainURL = errorUrl;
+        _isInErrorState = true;
+        emit redirectToErrorDomainURL(_errorDomainURL);
+    } else {
+        emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, reasonCode, extraInfo);
+    }
 }
 
 void DomainHandler::requestDomainSettings() {
@@ -486,18 +506,9 @@ void DomainHandler::processDomainServerConnectionDeniedPacket(QSharedPointer<Rec
         emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
 #else
 
-        if (_enableInterstitialMode.get()) {
-            if (reasonCode == ConnectionRefusedReason::ProtocolMismatch || reasonCode == ConnectionRefusedReason::NotAuthorized) {
-                // ingest the error - this is a "hard" connection refusal.
-                setRedirectErrorState(_errorDomainURL, (int)reasonCode);
-            } else {
-                emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
-            }
-            _lastDomainConnectionError = (int)reasonCode;
-        } else {
-            emit domainConnectionRefused(reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
-        }
-       #endif
+        // ingest the error - this is a "hard" connection refusal.
+        setRedirectErrorState(_errorDomainURL, reasonMessage, (int)reasonCode, extraInfo);
+#endif
     }
 
     auto accountManager = DependencyManager::get<AccountManager>();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
index 5fa920a554..e9ec20ba2e 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QUrl>
 #include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
 
+#include <shared/ReadWriteLockable.h>
 #include <SettingHandle.h>
 
 #include "HifiSockAddr.h"
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ public:
     bool isConnected() const { return _isConnected; }
     void setIsConnected(bool isConnected);
     bool isServerless() const { return _domainURL.scheme() != URL_SCHEME_HIFI; }
+    bool getInterstitialModeEnabled() const;
+    void setInterstitialModeEnabled(bool enableInterstitialMode);
 
     void connectedToServerless(std::map<QString, QString> namedPaths);
 
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ public slots:
     void processDomainServerConnectionDeniedPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message);
 
     // sets domain handler in error state.
-    void setRedirectErrorState(QUrl errorUrl, int reasonCode);
+    void setRedirectErrorState(QUrl errorUrl, QString reasonMessage = "", int reason = -1, const QString& extraInfo = "");
 
     bool isInErrorState() { return _isInErrorState; }
 
@@ -223,10 +226,11 @@ private:
     NetworkPeer _icePeer;
     bool _isConnected { false };
     bool _isInErrorState { false };
-    Setting::Handle<bool> _enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
     QJsonObject _settingsObject;
     QString _pendingPath;
     QTimer _settingsTimer;
+    mutable ReadWriteLockable _interstitialModeSettingLock;
+    Setting::Handle<bool> _enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
 
     QSet<QString> _domainConnectionRefusals;
     bool _hasCheckedForAccessToken { false };