diff --git a/react/features/base/conference/reducer.js b/react/features/base/conference/reducer.js
index c7409bdbf..844c11ae8 100644
--- a/react/features/base/conference/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/base/conference/reducer.js
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ ReducerRegistry.register('features/base/conference', (state = {}, action) => {
  * reduction of the specified action.
  */
 function _conferenceFailed(state, { conference, error }) {
-    if (state.conference && state.conference !== conference) {
+    // The active conference or the one we are joining.
+    const conference_ = state.conference || state.joining;
+
+    if (conference_ && conference_ !== conference) {
         return state;
     }
 
diff --git a/react/features/base/connection/reducer.js b/react/features/base/connection/reducer.js
index 0c2fbe06a..d7ec6d0b1 100644
--- a/react/features/base/connection/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/base/connection/reducer.js
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ function _connectionFailed(
             connection: Object,
             error: Object | string
         }) {
-    if (state.connection && state.connection !== connection) {
+
+    // The active or in-progress connection.
+    const connection_ = state.connecting || state.connection;
+
+    if (connection_ && connection_ !== connection) {
         return state;
     }