diff --git a/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/Components.py b/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/Components.py
index ee89dc7d3..f75260f3a 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/Components.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/Components.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ class HeadersComponent(Component):
                 await self.headers.close()
             else:
                 log.info("Header checkpoint verified.")
+
     async def stop(self):
         pass
 
@@ -239,14 +240,14 @@ class WalletComponent(Component):
             local_height = self.wallet_manager.ledger.headers.height
             remote_height = self.wallet_manager.ledger.network.remote_height
             best_hash = self.wallet_manager.get_best_blockhash()
-            server = self.wallet_manager.ledger.network.client.server
             return {
                 'connected_servers': [
                     {
-                        'host': server[0],
-                        'port': server[1],
-                        'latency': 0  # TODO: use real latency
-                    }
+                        'host': session.server[0],
+                        'port': session.server[1],
+                        'latency': round(session.connection_latency, 2),
+                    } for session in self.wallet_manager.ledger.network.session_pool.sessions
+                    if session and session.available
                 ],
                 'blocks': max(local_height, 0),
                 'blocks_behind': max(remote_height - local_height, 0),
diff --git a/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/Daemon.py b/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
index 5c12ddebf..ea4619eb0 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ class Daemon(metaclass=JSONRPCServerType):
 
     async def update_connection_status(self):
         connected = await utils.async_check_connection()
+        if connected and not self._connection_status[1]:
+            log.info("detected internet connection is working")
+        elif not connected and self._connection_status[1]:
+            log.warning("detected internet connection was lost")
         self._connection_status = (self.component_manager.loop.time(), connected)
 
     async def get_connection_status(self) -> str:
diff --git a/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/exchange_rate_manager.py b/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/exchange_rate_manager.py
index f15d14478..bf784920d 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/exchange_rate_manager.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/exchange_rate_manager.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import time
 import logging
 import json
 from decimal import Decimal
-
+from typing import Optional
+from aiohttp.client_exceptions import ClientError
 from lbry.error import InvalidExchangeRateResponse, CurrencyConversionError
 from lbry.utils import aiohttp_request
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class MarketFeed:
         self.params = params
         self.fee = fee
         self.rate = None
-        self._task: asyncio.Task = None
+        self._task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
         self._online = True
 
     def rate_is_initialized(self):
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ class MarketFeed:
             try:
                 response = await asyncio.wait_for(self._make_request(), self.REQUESTS_TIMEOUT)
                 self._save_price(self._subtract_fee(self._handle_response(response)))
-            except (asyncio.TimeoutError, InvalidExchangeRateResponse) as err:
+            except (asyncio.TimeoutError, InvalidExchangeRateResponse, ClientError) as err:
                 self._on_error(err)
             await asyncio.sleep(self.EXCHANGE_RATE_UPDATE_RATE_SEC)
 
diff --git a/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/loggly_handler.py b/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/loggly_handler.py
index 121d5454a..91108bc73 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/loggly_handler.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/extras/daemon/loggly_handler.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+from aiohttp.client_exceptions import ClientError
 import json
 import logging.handlers
 import traceback
@@ -49,9 +50,12 @@ class HTTPSLogglyHandler(logging.Handler):
             return record.getMessage()
 
     async def _emit(self, record):
-        payload = self.format(record)
-        async with utils.aiohttp_request('post', self.url, data=payload.encode(), cookies=self.cookies) as response:
-            self.cookies.update(response.cookies)
+        try:
+            async with utils.aiohttp_request('post', self.url, data=self.format(record).encode(),
+                                             cookies=self.cookies) as response:
+                self.cookies.update(response.cookies)
+        except ClientError:
+            pass
 
     def emit(self, record):
         asyncio.ensure_future(self._emit(record))
diff --git a/lbry/lbry/utils.py b/lbry/lbry/utils.py
index 3bd9f5c2e..a1a9ad6f1 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/utils.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/utils.py
@@ -81,28 +81,22 @@ def check_connection(server="lbry.com", port=80, timeout=5) -> bool:
     try:
         server = socket.gethostbyname(server)
         socket.create_connection((server, port), timeout).close()
-        log.debug('Connection successful')
         return True
     except (socket.gaierror, socket.herror) as ex:
-        log.warning("Failed to connect to %s:%s. Unable to resolve domain. Trying to bypass DNS",
-                    server, port)
+        log.debug("Failed to connect to %s:%s. Unable to resolve domain. Trying to bypass DNS",
+                  server, port)
         try:
             server = "8.8.8.8"
             port = 53
             socket.create_connection((server, port), timeout).close()
-            log.debug('Connection successful')
             return True
-        except Exception:
-            log.error("Failed to connect to %s:%s. Maybe the internet connection is not working",
-                      server, port)
+        except OSError:
             return False
-    except Exception:
-        log.error("Failed to connect to %s:%s. Maybe the internet connection is not working",
-                  server, port)
+    except OSError:
         return False
 
 
-async def async_check_connection(server="lbry.com", port=80, timeout=5) -> bool:
+async def async_check_connection(server="lbry.com", port=80, timeout=1) -> bool:
     return await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(None, check_connection, server, port, timeout)