diff --git a/lib/config/bloc_config.dart b/lib/config/bloc_config.dart
index 06cb7244..2a42456c 100644
--- a/lib/config/bloc_config.dart
+++ b/lib/config/bloc_config.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:selfprivacy/logic/bloc/backups/backups_bloc.dart';
-import 'package:selfprivacy/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:selfprivacy/logic/bloc/connection_status_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:selfprivacy/logic/bloc/devices/devices_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:selfprivacy/logic/bloc/recovery_key/recovery_key_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:selfprivacy/logic/bloc/server_jobs/server_jobs_bloc.dart';
diff --git a/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_bloc.dart b/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_bloc.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 868f05d0..00000000
--- a/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_bloc.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import 'dart:async';
-
-import 'package:equatable/equatable.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
-import 'package:selfprivacy/config/get_it_config.dart';
-
-part 'connection_status_event.dart';
-part 'connection_status_state.dart';
-
-class ConnectionStatusBloc
-    extends Bloc<ConnectionStatusEvent, ConnectionStatusState> {
-  ConnectionStatusBloc()
-      : super(
-          const ConnectionStatusState(
-            connectionStatus: ConnectionStatus.nonexistent,
-          ),
-        ) {
-    on<ConnectionStatusChanged>((final event, final emit) {
-      emit(ConnectionStatusState(connectionStatus: event.connectionStatus));
-    });
-    final apiConnectionRepository = getIt<ApiConnectionRepository>();
-    _apiConnectionStatusSubscription =
-        apiConnectionRepository.connectionStatusStream.listen(
-      (final ConnectionStatus connectionStatus) {
-        add(
-          ConnectionStatusChanged(connectionStatus),
-        );
-      },
-    );
-  }
-
-  StreamSubscription? _apiConnectionStatusSubscription;
-
-  @override
-  Future<void> close() {
-    _apiConnectionStatusSubscription?.cancel();
-    return super.close();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_event.dart b/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_event.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fc6e72f..00000000
--- a/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_event.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-part of 'connection_status_bloc.dart';
-
-sealed class ConnectionStatusEvent extends Equatable {
-  const ConnectionStatusEvent();
-}
-
-class ConnectionStatusChanged extends ConnectionStatusEvent {
-  const ConnectionStatusChanged(this.connectionStatus);
-
-  final ConnectionStatus connectionStatus;
-
-  @override
-  List<Object?> get props => [connectionStatus];
-}
diff --git a/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_state.dart b/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_state.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 258765c1..00000000
--- a/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status/connection_status_state.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-part of 'connection_status_bloc.dart';
-
-class ConnectionStatusState extends Equatable {
-  const ConnectionStatusState({
-    required this.connectionStatus,
-  });
-
-  final ConnectionStatus connectionStatus;
-
-  @override
-  List<Object> get props => [connectionStatus];
-}
diff --git a/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status_bloc.dart b/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status_bloc.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5315f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/logic/bloc/connection_status_bloc.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:selfprivacy/config/get_it_config.dart';
+
+/// basically, a bus for other blocs to listen to server status updates
+class ConnectionStatusBloc extends Bloc<ConnectionStatus, ConnectionStatus> {
+  ConnectionStatusBloc() : super(ConnectionStatus.nonexistent) {
+    on<ConnectionStatus>(
+      (final newStatus, final emit) => emit(newStatus),
+    );
+
+    final apiConnectionRepository = getIt<ApiConnectionRepository>();
+    _apiConnectionStatusSubscription =
+        apiConnectionRepository.connectionStatusStream.listen(
+      (final ConnectionStatus newStatus) => add(newStatus),
+    );
+  }
+
+  StreamSubscription? _apiConnectionStatusSubscription;
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> close() {
+    _apiConnectionStatusSubscription?.cancel();
+    return super.close();
+  }
+}