diff --git a/surfsense_obsidian/src/settings.ts b/surfsense_obsidian/src/settings.ts
index 4dc6a732f..cc72da9c1 100644
--- a/surfsense_obsidian/src/settings.ts
+++ b/surfsense_obsidian/src/settings.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ export class SurfSenseSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					if (this.plugin.settings.searchSpaceId !== null) {
 						try {
 							await this.plugin.engine.ensureConnected();
+							await this.plugin.engine.flushQueue();
 							new Notice("Surfsense: vault connected.");
+							this.display();
 						} catch (err) {
 							this.handleApiError(err);
 						}
diff --git a/surfsense_obsidian/src/sync-engine.ts b/surfsense_obsidian/src/sync-engine.ts
index d6f7fa91c..4ffd2a651 100644
--- a/surfsense_obsidian/src/sync-engine.ts
+++ b/surfsense_obsidian/src/sync-engine.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export class SyncEngine {
 			this.setStatus("idle", "Pick a search space in settings.");
 			return;
 		}
+		this.setStatus("syncing", "Connecting to SurfSense");
 		try {
 			const fingerprint = await computeVaultFingerprint(this.deps.app);
 			const resp = await this.deps.apiClient.connect({
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ export class SyncEngine {
 				s.vaultId = resp.vault_id;
 				s.connectorId = resp.connector_id;
 			});
+			this.setStatus(this.queueStatusKind(), this.statusDetail());
 		} catch (err) {
 			this.handleStartupError(err);
 		}