diff --git a/connection.js b/connection.js
index f76e64357..f9614ff19 100644
--- a/connection.js
+++ b/connection.js
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ function connect(id, password, roomName) {
         /* eslint-enable max-params */
             APP.store.dispatch(
                 connectionFailed(
-                    connection, error, message, credentials, details));
+                    connection, {
+                        credentials,
+                        details,
+                        message,
+                        name: error
+                    }));
 
             if (isFatalJitsiConnectionError(error)) {
                 connection.removeEventListener(
diff --git a/react/features/authentication/actions.js b/react/features/authentication/actions.js
index 0df6cace2..66af9a5a7 100644
--- a/react/features/authentication/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/authentication/actions.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { appNavigate } from '../app';
 import { checkIfCanJoin, conferenceLeft } from '../base/conference';
 import { connectionFailed } from '../base/connection';
 import { openDialog } from '../base/dialog';
+import { set } from '../base/redux';
 
 import {
     CANCEL_LOGIN,
@@ -89,11 +90,7 @@ export function cancelLogin() {
             && dispatch(
                 connectionFailed(
                     passwordRequired,
-                    error && error.name,
-                    error && error.message,
-                    error && error.credentials,
-                    error && error.details,
-                    /* recoverable */ false));
+                    set(error, 'recoverable', false)));
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/features/base/connection/actions.native.js b/react/features/base/connection/actions.native.js
index 88284b526..39d9f11a0 100644
--- a/react/features/base/connection/actions.native.js
+++ b/react/features/base/connection/actions.native.js
@@ -15,6 +15,53 @@ import {
     SET_LOCATION_URL
 } from './actionTypes';
 
+/**
+ * The error structure passed to the {@link connectionFailed} action.
+ *
+ * Note there was an intention to make the error resemble an Error instance (to
+ * the extent that jitsi-meet needs it).
+ */
+export type ConnectionFailedError = {
+
+    /**
+     * The invalid credentials that were used to authenticate and the
+     * authentication failed.
+     */
+    credentials?: {
+
+        /**
+         * The XMPP user's ID.
+         */
+        jid: string,
+
+        /**
+         * The XMPP user's password.
+         */
+        password: string
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * The details about the connection failed event.
+     */
+    details?: string,
+
+    /**
+     * Error message.
+     */
+    message?: string,
+
+    /**
+     * One of {@link JitsiConnectionError} constants (defined in
+     * lib-jitsi-meet).
+     */
+    name: string,
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether this event is recoverable or not.
+     */
+    recoverable?: boolean
+}
+
 /**
  * Opens new connection.
  *
@@ -89,10 +136,18 @@ export function connect(id: ?string, password: ?string) {
          * @private
          * @returns {void}
          */
-        function _onConnectionFailed(err, msg, credentials) {
+        function _onConnectionFailed(
+                err: string, msg: string, credentials: Object) {
             unsubscribe();
             console.error('CONNECTION FAILED:', err, msg);
-            dispatch(connectionFailed(connection, err, msg, credentials));
+            dispatch(
+                connectionFailed(
+                    connection, {
+                        credentials,
+                        name: err,
+                        message: msg
+                    }
+                ));
         }
 
         /**
@@ -167,54 +222,34 @@ export function connectionEstablished(connection: Object) {
     };
 }
 
-/* eslint-disable max-params */
-
 /**
  * Create an action for when the signaling connection could not be created.
  *
  * @param {JitsiConnection} connection - The JitsiConnection which failed.
- * @param {string} error - Error.
- * @param {string} [message] - Error message.
- * @param {Object} [credentials] - The invalid credentials that failed
- * the authentication.
- * @param {Object} [details] - The details about the connection failed event.
- * @param {boolean} [recoverable] - Indicates whether this event is recoverable
- * or not.
+ * @param {ConnectionFailedError} error - Error.
  * @public
  * @returns {{
  *     type: CONNECTION_FAILED,
  *     connection: JitsiConnection,
- *     error: Object
+ *     error: ConnectionFailedError
  * }}
  */
 export function connectionFailed(
         connection: Object,
-        error: string,
-        message: ?string,
-        credentials: ?Object,
-        details: ?Object,
-        recoverable: ?boolean) {
+        error: ConnectionFailedError) {
+    const { credentials } = error;
+
+    if (credentials && !Object.keys(credentials).length) {
+        error.credentials = undefined;
+    }
+
     return {
         type: CONNECTION_FAILED,
         connection,
-
-        // Make the error resemble an Error instance (to the extent that
-        // jitsi-meet needs it).
-        error: {
-            credentials:
-                credentials && Object.keys(credentials).length
-                    ? credentials
-                    : undefined,
-            message,
-            name: error,
-            details,
-            recoverable
-        }
+        error
     };
 }
 
-/* eslint-enable max-params */
-
 /**
  * Constructs options to be passed to the constructor of {@code JitsiConnection}
  * based on the redux state.
diff --git a/react/features/base/connection/reducer.js b/react/features/base/connection/reducer.js
index 587eee458..fd50bd033 100644
--- a/react/features/base/connection/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/base/connection/reducer.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import {
     SET_LOCATION_URL
 } from './actionTypes';
 
+import type { ConnectionFailedError } from './actions.native';
+
 /**
  * Reduces the Redux actions of the feature base/connection.
  */
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ function _connectionFailed(
         state: Object,
         { connection, error }: {
             connection: Object,
-            error: Object | string
+            error: ConnectionFailedError
         }) {
 
     // The current (similar to getCurrentConference in