diff --git a/client/src/actions/index.js b/client/src/actions/index.js
index 9d64c071..ac3cf514 100644
--- a/client/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/client/src/actions/index.js
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ export const getProfile = () => async (dispatch) => {
 export const dnsStatusRequest = createAction('DNS_STATUS_REQUEST');
 export const dnsStatusFailure = createAction('DNS_STATUS_FAILURE');
 export const dnsStatusSuccess = createAction('DNS_STATUS_SUCCESS');
+export const setDnsRunningStatus = createAction('SET_DNS_RUNNING_STATUS');
 
 export const getDnsStatus = () => async (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(dnsStatusRequest());
@@ -242,14 +243,17 @@ export const getDnsStatus = () => async (dispatch) => {
         dispatch(dnsStatusFailure());
         window.location.reload(true);
     };
-
     const handleRequestSuccess = (response) => {
         const dnsStatus = response.data;
-        if (dnsStatus) {
+        const { running } = dnsStatus;
+        const runningStatus = dnsStatus && running;
+        if (runningStatus === true) {
             dispatch(dnsStatusSuccess(dnsStatus));
             dispatch(getVersion());
             dispatch(getTlsStatus());
             dispatch(getProfile());
+        } else {
+            dispatch(setDnsRunningStatus(running));
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/client/src/reducers/index.js b/client/src/reducers/index.js
index 159eac4f..ca2aeef8 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/client/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -58,12 +58,13 @@ const settings = handleActions(
 
 const dashboard = handleActions(
     {
+        [actions.setDnsRunningStatus]: (state, { payload }) =>
+            ({ ...state, isCoreRunning: payload }),
         [actions.dnsStatusRequest]: state => ({ ...state, processing: true }),
         [actions.dnsStatusFailure]: state => ({ ...state, processing: false }),
         [actions.dnsStatusSuccess]: (state, { payload }) => {
             const {
                 version,
-                running,
                 dns_port: dnsPort,
                 dns_addresses: dnsAddresses,
                 upstream_dns: upstreamDns,
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ const dashboard = handleActions(
             } = payload;
             const newState = {
                 ...state,
-                isCoreRunning: running,
+                isCoreRunning: true,
                 processing: false,
                 dnsVersion: version,
                 dnsPort,