diff --git a/assets/_load.html b/assets/_load.html
index a219f82d..1409d4ff 100644
--- a/assets/_load.html
+++ b/assets/_load.html
@@ -56,10 +56,28 @@
       <img src="loading-animation.gif" />
       <h1 class="header">Starting Endless Key</h1>
       <p class="message">Please wait; this may take some time.</p>
+      <p class="message">Is online? <span id="mytest" /></p>
     </div>
     <div class="footer">
       <h5>Powered by Kolibri</h5>
       <img src="kolibri-icon.png" />
     </div>
+    <script>
+      function setOnlineLabel (online) {
+          const text = online ? "yes" : "no";
+          document.getElementById("mytest").textContent = text;
+      }
+
+      const online = navigator.onLine;
+      setOnlineLabel(online);
+
+      window.addEventListener('offline', function(e) {
+          setOnlineLabel(false);
+      });
+
+      window.addEventListener('online', function(e) {
+          setOnlineLabel(true);
+      });
+    </script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index dc8d1d01..12e6e3bf 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -87,22 +87,22 @@ def _enable_kolibri_plugin(plugin_name: str, optional=False) -> bool:
 except FileNotFoundError:
     pass
 
-# we need to initialize Kolibri to allow us to access the app key
-initialize()
+# # we need to initialize Kolibri to allow us to access the app key
+# initialize()
 
-# start kolibri server
-logging.info("Starting kolibri server via Android service...")
-start_service("server")
+# # start kolibri server
+# logging.info("Starting kolibri server via Android service...")
+# start_service("server")
 
-# Tie up this thread until the server is running
-wait_for_status(STATUS_RUNNING, timeout=120)
+# # Tie up this thread until the server is running
+# wait_for_status(STATUS_RUNNING, timeout=120)
 
-_, port, _, _ = _read_pid_file(PID_FILE)
+# _, port, _, _ = _read_pid_file(PID_FILE)
 
-start_url = "http://127.0.0.1:{port}".format(port=port) + interface.get_initialize_url()
-loadUrl(start_url)
+# start_url = "http://127.0.0.1:{port}".format(port=port) + interface.get_initialize_url()
+# loadUrl(start_url)
 
-start_service("remoteshell")
+# start_service("remoteshell")
 
 while True:
     time.sleep(0.05)