diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
index 1ba2691dbc..3b2f13c668 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
@@ -1120,6 +1120,9 @@ void DomainServer::sendHeartbeatToIceServer() {
             // reset the number of no reply ICE hearbeats
             _noReplyICEHeartbeats = 0;
 
+            // reset the connection flag for ICE server
+            _connectedToICEServer = false;
+
             randomizeICEServerAddress();
         }
 
@@ -2073,6 +2076,11 @@ void DomainServer::processICEServerHeartbeatDenialPacket(QSharedPointer<Received
 void DomainServer::processICEServerHeartbeatACK(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message) {
     // we don't do anything with this ACK other than use it to tell us to keep talking to the same ice-server
     _noReplyICEHeartbeats = 0;
+
+    if (!_connectedToICEServer) {
+        _connectedToICEServer = true;
+        qInfo() << "Connected to ice-server at" << _iceServerSocket;
+    }
 }
 
 void DomainServer::handleKeypairChange() {
diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.h b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.h
index 7fa83a7395..1165c76559 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.h
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ private:
     QTimer* _iceAddressLookupTimer { nullptr }; // this looks like a dangling pointer but is parented to the DomainServer
     int _iceAddressLookupID { -1 };
     int _noReplyICEHeartbeats { 0 };
+    bool _connectedToICEServer { false };
 
     friend class DomainGatekeeper;
 };