diff --git a/cmdmgr.go b/cmdmgr.go
index e576bbb..2030212 100644
--- a/cmdmgr.go
+++ b/cmdmgr.go
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ func ProcessFrontendMsg(reply chan []byte, msg []byte) {
 		GetBalances(reply, &jsonMsg)
 	case "walletislocked":
 		WalletIsLocked(reply, &jsonMsg)
-	case "btcdconnected":
-		BtcdConnected(reply, &jsonMsg)
 
 	default:
 		// btcwallet does not understand method.  Pass to btcd.
@@ -794,13 +792,6 @@ func WalletPassphrase(reply chan []byte, msg *btcjson.Message) {
 	}
 }
 
-// BtcdConnected is the wallet handler for the frontend
-// 'btcdconnected' method.  It returns to the frontend whether btcwallet
-// is currently connected to btcd or not.
-func BtcdConnected(reply chan []byte, msg *btcjson.Message) {
-	ReplySuccess(reply, msg.Id, btcdConnected.b)
-}
-
 // AccountNtfn is a struct for marshalling any generic notification
 // about a account for a wallet frontend.
 //
diff --git a/sockets.go b/sockets.go
index 16861b0..db0a17e 100644
--- a/sockets.go
+++ b/sockets.go
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ func frontendListenerDuplicator() {
 				// TODO(jrick): these notifications belong somewhere better.
 				// Probably want to copy AddWalletListener from btcd, and
 				// place these notifications in that function.
+				NotifyBtcdConnected(frontendNotificationMaster,
+					btcdConnected.b)
 				if btcdConnected.b {
 					NotifyNewBlockChainHeight(c, getCurHeight())
 					NotifyBalances(c)
@@ -128,13 +130,8 @@ func frontendListenerDuplicator() {
 
 		select {
 		case conn := <-btcdConnected.c:
-			btcdConnected.b = conn
-			var idStr interface{} = "btcwallet:btcdconnected"
-			r := btcjson.Reply{
-				Result: conn,
-				Id:     &idStr,
-			}
-			ntfn, _ = json.Marshal(r)
+			NotifyBtcdConnected(frontendNotificationMaster, conn)
+			continue
 
 		case ntfn = <-frontendNotificationMaster:
 		}
@@ -147,6 +144,17 @@ func frontendListenerDuplicator() {
 	}
 }
 
+func NotifyBtcdConnected(reply chan []byte, conn bool) {
+	btcdConnected.b = conn
+	var idStr interface{} = "btcwallet:btcdconnected"
+	r := btcjson.Reply{
+		Result: conn,
+		Id:     &idStr,
+	}
+	ntfn, _ := json.Marshal(r)
+	frontendNotificationMaster <- ntfn
+}
+
 // frontendReqsNotifications is the handler function for websocket
 // connections from a btcwallet instance.  It reads messages from wallet and
 // sends back replies, as well as notififying wallets of chain updates.