diff --git a/src/common/cluster-ipc.ts b/src/common/cluster-ipc.ts
index f0f5ff8b54..577819c995 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster-ipc.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster-ipc.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,4 @@ export const clusterIpc = {
       return clusterStore.getById(clusterId)?.disconnect();
     },
   }),
-
-  reconnect: createIpcChannel({
-    channel: "cluster:reconnect",
-    handle: (clusterId: ClusterId = clusterStore.activeClusterId) => {
-      tracker.event("cluster", "reconnect");
-      return clusterStore.getById(clusterId)?.reconnect();
-    },
-  }),
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/cluster-store.ts b/src/common/cluster-store.ts
index 7961bc7e63..723cc5bfb9 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster-store.ts
@@ -197,3 +197,8 @@ export class ClusterStore extends BaseStore<ClusterStoreModel> {
 }
 
 export const clusterStore = ClusterStore.getInstance<ClusterStore>();
+
+export function getHostedCluster(): Cluster {
+  const clusterId = location.hostname.split(".")[0];
+  return clusterStore.getById(clusterId);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/cluster-manager.ts b/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
index 1b20b10394..0bbd280c1e 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ export class ClusterManager {
     autorun(() => {
       clusterStore.clusters.forEach(cluster => {
         if (!cluster.initialized) {
-          logger.info(`[CLUSTER-MANAGER]: initializing cluster`, cluster.getMeta());
-          cluster.init(port); // connect to kube-auth-proxy, context handling
-          cluster.bindEvents(); // send push-updates to renderer
+          logger.info(`[CLUSTER-MANAGER]: init cluster`, cluster.getMeta());
+          cluster.init(port);
         }
       });
     });
@@ -25,10 +24,7 @@ export class ClusterManager {
       if (removedClusters.length > 0) {
         const meta = removedClusters.map(cluster => cluster.getMeta());
         logger.info(`[CLUSTER-MANAGER]: removing clusters`, meta);
-        removedClusters.forEach(cluster => {
-          cluster.disconnect();
-          cluster.unbindEvents();
-        });
+        removedClusters.forEach(cluster => cluster.disconnect());
         clusterStore.removedClusters.clear();
       }
     }, {
@@ -38,7 +34,6 @@ export class ClusterManager {
     // listen for ipc-events that must/can be handled *only* in main-process (nodeIntegration=true)
     clusterIpc.activate.handleInMain();
     clusterIpc.disconnect.handleInMain();
-    clusterIpc.reconnect.handleInMain();
   }
 
   stop() {
diff --git a/src/main/cluster.ts b/src/main/cluster.ts
index 9dd47d031e..38ddb79577 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { ClusterId, ClusterModel, ClusterPreferences } from "../common/cluster-store"
 import type { FeatureStatusMap } from "./feature"
 import type { WorkspaceId } from "../common/workspace-store";
-import { action, computed, observable, reaction, toJS } from "mobx";
+import { action, observable, reaction, toJS, when } from "mobx";
 import { apiKubePrefix } from "../common/vars";
 import { broadcastIpc } from "../common/ipc";
 import { ContextHandler } from "./context-handler"
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface ClusterState extends ClusterModel {
   initialized: boolean;
   apiUrl: string;
   online: boolean;
+  disconnected: boolean;
   accessible: boolean;
   failureReason: string;
   nodes: number;
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
   public kubeCtl: Kubectl
   public contextHandler: ContextHandler;
   protected kubeconfigManager: KubeconfigManager;
-  protected disposers: Function[] = [];
+  protected eventDisposers: Function[] = [];
+
+  whenInitialized = when(() => this.initialized);
 
   @observable initialized = false;
   @observable contextName: string;
@@ -67,10 +70,6 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
     this.updateModel(model);
   }
 
-  @computed get isReady() {
-    return this.initialized && this.accessible === true;
-  }
-
   @action
   updateModel(model: ClusterModel) {
     Object.assign(this, model);
@@ -103,47 +102,53 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
     }
   }
 
-  bindEvents() {
+  protected bindEvents() {
     logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: bind events`, this.getMeta());
     const refreshTimer = setInterval(() => this.online && this.refresh(), 30000); // every 30s
     const refreshEventsTimer = setInterval(() => this.online && this.refreshEvents(), 3000); // every 3s
 
-    this.disposers.push(
+    this.eventDisposers.push(
+      reaction(this.getState, this.pushState),
       () => clearInterval(refreshTimer),
       () => clearInterval(refreshEventsTimer),
-      reaction(this.getState, this.pushState, {
-        fireImmediately: true
-      })
     );
   }
 
-  unbindEvents() {
+  protected unbindEvents() {
     logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: unbind events`, this.getMeta());
-    this.disposers.forEach(dispose => dispose());
-    this.disposers.length = 0;
+    this.eventDisposers.forEach(dispose => dispose());
+    this.eventDisposers.length = 0;
   }
 
   async activate() {
-    if (this.disconnected) await this.reconnect();
+    logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: activate`, this.getMeta());
+    await this.whenInitialized;
+    if (!this.eventDisposers.length) {
+      this.bindEvents();
+    }
+    if (this.disconnected) {
+      await this.reconnect();
+    }
     await this.refresh();
     return this.pushState();
   }
 
-  // todo: check, possibly doesn't work as expected
   async reconnect() {
     logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: reconnect`, this.getMeta());
-    this.disconnected = false;
     await this.contextHandler.stopServer();
     await this.contextHandler.ensureServer();
+    this.disconnected = false;
   }
 
   @action
   disconnect() {
     logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: disconnect`, this.getMeta());
+    this.unbindEvents();
+    this.contextHandler.stopServer();
     this.disconnected = true;
     this.online = false;
     this.accessible = false;
-    this.contextHandler.stopServer();
+    this.pushState();
   }
 
   @action
@@ -344,13 +349,14 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
     })
   }
 
-  // serializable cluster-state (mostly used for push-notifications)
+  // serializable cluster-state used for sync btw main <-> renderer
   getState = (): ClusterState => {
     const state: ClusterState = {
       ...this.toJSON(),
       initialized: this.initialized,
       apiUrl: this.apiUrl,
       online: this.online,
+      disconnected: this.disconnected,
       accessible: this.accessible,
       failureReason: this.failureReason,
       nodes: this.nodes,
@@ -383,8 +389,9 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
       id: this.id,
       name: this.contextName,
       initialized: this.initialized,
-      accessible: this.accessible,
       online: this.online,
+      accessible: this.accessible,
+      disconnected: this.disconnected,
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index a897b1ac9e..6ca9a78be0 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ async function main() {
 
   // create window manager and open app
   windowManager = new WindowManager(proxyPort);
-  windowManager.showSplash();
   initMenu(windowManager);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kube-auth-proxy.ts b/src/main/kube-auth-proxy.ts
index 21e9bd8a7d..e86bda5ffe 100644
--- a/src/main/kube-auth-proxy.ts
+++ b/src/main/kube-auth-proxy.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { bundledKubectl, Kubectl } from "./kubectl"
 import logger from "./logger"
 
 export interface KubeAuthProxyResponse {
-  data: string;
-  stream: "stderr" | "stdout";
+  data: string; // stream=stdout
+  error?: boolean; // stream=stderr
 }
 
 export class KubeAuthProxy {
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ export class KubeAuthProxy {
       env: this.env
     })
     this.proxyProcess.on("exit", (code) => {
-      if (code) {
-        logger.error(`[KUBE-AUTH]: proxying ${this.cluster.contextName} exited with code ${code}`, this.cluster.getMeta());
-      }
-      this.sendIpcLogMessage({ data: `proxy exited with code ${code}`, stream: "stderr" })
+      this.sendIpcLogMessage({ data: `proxy exited with code: ${code}`, error: code > 0 })
       this.proxyProcess = null
     })
     this.proxyProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
@@ -58,11 +55,11 @@ export class KubeAuthProxy {
       if (logItem.startsWith("Starting to serve on")) {
         logItem = "Authentication proxy started\n"
       }
-      this.sendIpcLogMessage({ data: logItem, stream: "stdout" })
+      this.sendIpcLogMessage({ data: logItem })
     })
     this.proxyProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
       this.lastError = this.parseError(data.toString())
-      this.sendIpcLogMessage({ data: data.toString(), stream: "stderr" })
+      this.sendIpcLogMessage({ data: data.toString(), error: true })
     })
 
     return waitUntilUsed(this.port, 500, 10000)
@@ -97,6 +94,7 @@ export class KubeAuthProxy {
     if (this.proxyProcess) {
       logger.debug("[KUBE-AUTH]: stopping local proxy", this.cluster.getMeta())
       this.proxyProcess.kill()
+      this.proxyProcess = null;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/menu.ts b/src/main/menu.ts
index 0bab5ed617..2e3f393fd9 100644
--- a/src/main/menu.ts
+++ b/src/main/menu.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function initMenu(windowManager: WindowManager) {
 
   function navigate(url: string) {
     const activeClusterId = clusterStore.activeClusterId;
-    const view = windowManager.getView(activeClusterId);
+    const view = windowManager.getClusterView(activeClusterId);
     if (view) {
       broadcastIpc({
         channel: "menu:navigate",
diff --git a/src/main/routes/kubeconfig-route.ts b/src/main/routes/kubeconfig-route.ts
index afd1128781..09f1f061cf 100644
--- a/src/main/routes/kubeconfig-route.ts
+++ b/src/main/routes/kubeconfig-route.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Cluster } from "../cluster"
 import { CoreV1Api, V1Secret } from "@kubernetes/client-node"
 
 function generateKubeConfig(username: string, secret: V1Secret, cluster: Cluster) {
-  const tokenData = new Buffer(secret.data["token"], "base64")
+  const tokenData = Buffer.from(secret.data["token"], "base64")
   return {
     'apiVersion': 'v1',
     'kind': 'Config',
diff --git a/src/main/window-manager.ts b/src/main/window-manager.ts
index de775747dd..c8492a55cc 100644
--- a/src/main/window-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/window-manager.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { autorun, reaction, when } from "mobx";
+import { autorun, reaction } from "mobx";
 import { BrowserWindow, shell } from "electron"
 import windowStateKeeper from "electron-window-state"
 import type { ClusterId } from "../common/cluster-store";
@@ -15,25 +15,23 @@ export class WindowManager {
   protected disposers: CallableFunction[] = [];
   protected windowState: windowStateKeeper.State;
 
-  constructor(protected proxyPort: number) {
-    this.splashWindow = new BrowserWindow({
-      width: 500,
-      height: 300,
-      backgroundColor: "#1e2124",
-      center: true,
-      frame: false,
-      resizable: false,
-      show: false,
-    });
-
+  constructor(protected proxyPort: number, showSplash = true) {
     // Manage main window size and position with state persistence
     this.windowState = windowStateKeeper({
       defaultHeight: 900,
       defaultWidth: 1440,
     });
 
+    // Show while app not ready
+    if (showSplash) {
+      this.showSplash();
+    }
+
     // Manage reactive state
     this.disposers.push(
+      // show and hide "no-clusters" window when necessary
+      autorun(this.handleNoClustersView),
+
       // auto-show active cluster window and subscribe for push-events
       reaction(() => clusterStore.activeClusterId, this.activateView, {
         fireImmediately: true,
@@ -42,33 +40,37 @@ export class WindowManager {
       // auto-destroy views for removed clusters
       reaction(() => clusterStore.removedClusters.toJS(), removedClusters => {
         removedClusters.forEach(cluster => {
-          this.destroyView(cluster.id);
+          this.destroyClusterView(cluster.id);
         });
       }, {
         delay: 25, // fix: destroy later and allow to use view's state in next activateView()
       }),
-
-      // handle no-clusters view
-      autorun(() => {
-        if (!clusterStore.hasClusters()) {
-          this.handleNoClustersView();
-        }
-      })
     );
   }
 
-  protected async handleNoClustersView() {
-    if (!this.noClustersWindow) {
-      this.noClustersWindow = this.initView(undefined);
-      await this.noClustersWindow.loadURL(`http://no-clusters.localhost:${this.proxyPort}`);
+  protected handleNoClustersView = async () => {
+    this.noClustersWindow = this.initClusterView(null);
+    await this.noClustersWindow.loadURL(`http://no-clusters.localhost:${this.proxyPort}`).catch(Function);
+    if (!clusterStore.hasClusters()) {
+      this.activeView = this.noClustersWindow;
+      this.noClustersWindow.show();
+      this.hideSplash();
     }
-    this.activeView = this.noClustersWindow;
-    this.noClustersWindow.show();
-    this.hideSplash();
   }
 
   async showSplash() {
-    await this.splashWindow.loadURL("static://splash.html").catch(() => null)
+    if (!this.splashWindow) {
+      this.splashWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+        width: 500,
+        height: 300,
+        backgroundColor: "#1e2124",
+        center: true,
+        frame: false,
+        resizable: false,
+        show: false,
+      });
+    }
+    await this.splashWindow.loadURL("static://splash.html").catch(Function)
     this.splashWindow.show();
   }
 
@@ -76,19 +78,17 @@ export class WindowManager {
     this.splashWindow.hide();
   }
 
-  getView(clusterId: ClusterId) {
+  getClusterView(clusterId: ClusterId): BrowserWindow {
     return this.views.get(clusterId);
   }
 
   activateView = async (clusterId: ClusterId): Promise<number> => {
     const cluster = clusterStore.getById(clusterId);
-    if (!cluster) {
-      return;
-    }
+    if (!cluster) return;
     try {
       const prevActiveView = this.activeView;
-      const isLoadedBefore = !!this.getView(clusterId);
-      const view = this.initView(clusterId);
+      const isLoadedBefore = !!this.getClusterView(clusterId);
+      const view = this.initClusterView(clusterId);
       logger.info(`[WINDOW-MANAGER]: activating cluster view`, {
         id: view.id,
         clusterId: cluster.id,
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ export class WindowManager {
       });
       if (prevActiveView !== view) {
         this.activeView = view;
-        cluster.activate(); // refresh + reconnect when required
         if (!isLoadedBefore) {
-          await when(() => cluster.initialized);
+          await cluster.whenInitialized; // wait for url
           await view.loadURL(cluster.webContentUrl);
           this.hideSplash();
         }
@@ -119,8 +118,8 @@ export class WindowManager {
     }
   }
 
-  protected initView(clusterId: ClusterId): BrowserWindow {
-    let view = this.getView(clusterId);
+  protected initClusterView(clusterId: ClusterId): BrowserWindow {
+    let view = this.getClusterView(clusterId);
     if (!view) {
       const { width, height, x, y } = this.windowState;
       view = new BrowserWindow({
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ export class WindowManager {
     return view;
   }
 
-  protected destroyView(clusterId: ClusterId) {
+  protected destroyClusterView(clusterId: ClusterId) {
     const view = this.views.get(clusterId);
     if (view) {
       view.destroy();
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/app.tsx b/src/renderer/components/app.tsx
index bd9ef6c65d..5bd49fbe4e 100755
--- a/src/renderer/components/app.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/app.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import "./app.scss";
 import React from "react";
 import { disposeOnUnmount, observer } from "mobx-react";
-import { computed, observable, reaction } from "mobx";
+import { autorun, computed, observable } from "mobx";
 import { Redirect, Route, Switch } from "react-router";
 import { Notifications } from "./notifications";
 import { NotFound } from "./+404";
@@ -28,45 +28,45 @@ import { CustomResources } from "./+custom-resources/custom-resources";
 import { crdRoute } from "./+custom-resources";
 import { isAllowedResource } from "../api/rbac";
 import { AddCluster, addClusterRoute } from "./+add-cluster";
-import { LandingPage, landingRoute, landingURL } from "./+landing-page";
+import { LandingPage, landingRoute } from "./+landing-page";
 import { ClusterSettings, clusterSettingsRoute } from "./+cluster-settings";
 import { Workspaces, workspacesRoute } from "./+workspaces";
 import { ErrorBoundary } from "./error-boundary";
-import { navigation } from "../navigation";
 import { clusterIpc } from "../../common/cluster-ipc";
-import { clusterStore } from "../../common/cluster-store";
+import { getHostedCluster } from "../../common/cluster-store";
 import { clusterStatusRoute, clusterStatusURL } from "./cluster-manager/cluster-status.route";
 import { Preferences, preferencesRoute } from "./+preferences";
 import { ClusterStatus } from "./cluster-manager/cluster-status";
 import { CubeSpinner } from "./spinner";
+import { navigate, navigation } from "../navigation";
 
 @observer
 export class App extends React.Component {
   @observable isReady = false;
 
-  @computed get clusterReady() {
-    const clusterId = location.hostname.split(".")[0];
-    return !!clusterStore.getById(clusterId)?.isReady;
+  @computed get clusterReady(): boolean {
+    const cluster = getHostedCluster();
+    if (cluster) {
+      return cluster.initialized && cluster.accessible;
+    }
   }
 
   async componentDidMount() {
-    await clusterIpc.activate.invokeFromRenderer();
+    await clusterIpc.activate.invokeFromRenderer(); // refresh state, reconnect, etc.
     this.isReady = true;
 
     disposeOnUnmount(this, [
-      reaction(() => this.startURL, url => {
-        const redirect = !this.clusterReady || !clusterStore.hasClusters();
-        if (redirect) navigation.replace(url);
-      }, {
-        fireImmediately: true
+      autorun(() => {
+        if (!this.clusterReady) {
+          navigate(clusterStatusURL());
+        } else if (clusterStatusURL() == navigation.getPath()) {
+          navigate("/"); // redirect when cluster accessible
+        }
       })
     ])
   }
 
   get startURL() {
-    if (!clusterStore.hasClusters()) {
-      return landingURL();
-    }
     if (!this.clusterReady) {
       return clusterStatusURL();
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.tsx b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.tsx
index c950677279..a89cc8b871 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.tsx
@@ -1,65 +1,76 @@
+import type { KubeAuthProxyResponse } from "../../../main/kube-auth-proxy";
+
 import "./cluster-status.scss"
 import React from "react";
-import type { KubeAuthProxyResponse } from "../../../main/kube-auth-proxy";
-import { clusterStore } from "../../../common/cluster-store";
-import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
-import { observable } from "mobx";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
+import { computed, observable } from "mobx";
+import { clusterIpc } from "../../../common/cluster-ipc";
+import { getHostedCluster } from "../../../common/cluster-store";
 import { Icon } from "../icon";
 import { Button } from "../button";
 import { cssNames } from "../../utils";
-import { clusterIpc } from "../../../common/cluster-ipc";
 
 @observer
 export class ClusterStatus extends React.Component {
-  @observable authOutput: string[] = [];
-  @observable hasErrors = false;
+  @observable authOutput: KubeAuthProxyResponse[] = [];
+  @observable isReconnecting = false;
 
-  get cluster() {
-    return clusterStore.activeCluster;
+  @computed get hasErrors() {
+    return this.authOutput.some(({ error }) => error)
   }
 
-  get clusterId() {
-    return clusterStore.activeClusterId;
+  @computed get cluster() {
+    return getHostedCluster()
   }
 
-  componentDidMount() {
-    this.authOutput = ["Connecting ...\n"];
-    ipcRenderer.on(`kube-auth:${this.clusterId}`, (evt, { data, stream }: KubeAuthProxyResponse) => {
-      this.authOutput.push(`[${stream}]: ${data}`);
-      if (stream === "stderr") {
-        this.hasErrors = true;
-      }
+  async componentDidMount() {
+    this.authOutput = [{ data: "Connecting ...\n" }];
+    ipcRenderer.on(`kube-auth:${this.cluster.id}`, (evt, res) => {
+      this.authOutput.push(res);
     })
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners(`kube-auth:${this.clusterId}`);
+    ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners(`kube-auth:${this.cluster.id}`);
   }
 
-  reconnect = () => {
-    this.authOutput = ["Reconnecting ...\n"];
-    clusterIpc.reconnect.invokeFromRenderer(this.clusterId);
+  reconnect = async () => {
+    this.authOutput = [{ data: "Reconnecting ...\n" }];
+    this.isReconnecting = true;
+    await clusterIpc.activate.invokeFromRenderer();
+    this.isReconnecting = false;
   }
 
   render() {
     const { authOutput, cluster, hasErrors } = this;
+    const isDisconnected = !!cluster.disconnected;
+    const isInactive = hasErrors || isDisconnected;
     return (
       <div className="ClusterStatus flex column gaps">
-        {!hasErrors && <Icon material="cloud_queue"/>}
-        {hasErrors && <Icon material="cloud_off" className="error"/>}
-        {cluster && <h2>{cluster.contextName}</h2>}
-        <pre className="kube-auth-out">
-          {authOutput.map((data, index) => {
-            const error = data.startsWith("[stderr]");
-            return <p key={index} className={cssNames({ error })}>{data}</p>
-          })}
-        </pre>
-        {hasErrors && (
+        {isInactive && (
+          <Icon
+            material="cloud_off"
+            className={cssNames({ error: hasErrors })}
+          />
+        )}
+        <h2>
+          {cluster.contextName}
+        </h2>
+        {!isDisconnected && (
+          <pre className="kube-auth-out">
+            {authOutput.map(({ data, error }, index) => {
+              return <p key={index} className={cssNames({ error })}>{data}</p>
+            })}
+          </pre>
+        )}
+        {isInactive && (
           <Button
-            primary className="box center"
+            primary
             label="Reconnect"
+            className="box center"
             onClick={this.reconnect}
+            waiting={this.isReconnecting}
           />
         )}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
index 63c86cf704..99cbd8d59a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { landingURL } from "../+landing-page";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent } from "../tooltip";
 import { ConfirmDialog } from "../confirm-dialog";
 import { clusterIpc } from "../../../common/cluster-ipc";
+import { clusterStatusURL } from "./cluster-status.route";
 
 // fixme: allow to rearrange clusters with drag&drop
 
@@ -54,9 +55,9 @@ export class ClustersMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
     if (cluster.online) {
       menu.append(new MenuItem({
         label: _i18n._(t`Disconnect`),
-        click: () => {
-          navigate(landingURL());
-          clusterIpc.disconnect.invokeFromRenderer();
+        click: async () => {
+          await clusterIpc.disconnect.invokeFromRenderer();
+          navigate(clusterStatusURL());
         }
       }))
     }