diff --git a/src/components/NetworkStatus/NetworkStatus.tsx b/src/components/NetworkStatus/NetworkStatus.tsx
index 653a35c7d9..e868ba54f4 100644
--- a/src/components/NetworkStatus/NetworkStatus.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NetworkStatus/NetworkStatus.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import * as preferences from "preferences";
 import { _ } from "translate";
 import { socket } from "sockets";
+import { lookingAtOurLiveGame } from "TimeControl/util";
 
 //interface NetworkStatusProps {}
 
@@ -37,14 +38,7 @@ export function NetworkStatus(): JSX.Element {
     // Otherwise it's a discreet little icon
     // (note: we don't check if it's their turn because it might become their turn at any time, they
     //  could do with knowing their internet is bad anyhow.)
-    const in_live_game =
-        typeof window !== "undefined" &&
-        window["global_goban"] &&
-        window["global_goban"].engine &&
-        window["global_goban"].engine.phase === "play" &&
-        window["global_goban"].engine.time_control !== "correspondence" &&
-        window["user"] &&
-        window["user"].id in window["global_goban"].engine.player_pool;
+    const in_live_game = lookingAtOurLiveGame();
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
         stateRef.current = state; // needed so we can refer to the current value in the async timer below
@@ -84,7 +78,14 @@ export function NetworkStatus(): JSX.Element {
     }, []);
 
     // let's leave this here - it might be handy if someone is having problems
-    console.log("Network status: ", state);
+    console.log(
+        "Network status: ",
+        state,
+        show_slow_internet_warning ? ": warning toggle on," : ": warning toggle off,",
+        in_live_game ? "in live game," : "not in live game,",
+        "time control:",
+        window["global_goban"]?.engine?.time_control,
+    );
 
     if (state === "connected" || state === "went-away") {
         return null;
diff --git a/src/lib/sockets.ts b/src/lib/sockets.ts
index 92946877e7..d0f9978d18 100644
--- a/src/lib/sockets.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sockets.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import Debug from "debug";
 import { GobanSocket, protocol, Goban, JGOFTimeControl } from "goban";
+import { lookingAtOurLiveGame } from "TimeControl/util";
 
 const debug = new Debug("sockets");
 
@@ -96,42 +97,30 @@ socket.on("latency", (latency, drift) => {
 
     // If they are playing a live game at the moment, work out what timing they would like
     // us to make sure that they have...
-    if (
-        typeof window !== "undefined" &&
-        window["global_goban"] &&
-        window["global_goban"].engine &&
-        window["global_goban"].engine.phase === "play" &&
-        window["user"]
-    ) {
+    if (lookingAtOurLiveGame()) {
         const goban = window["global_goban"] as Goban;
         const time_control = goban.engine.time_control as JGOFTimeControl;
-
-        if (
-            time_control.speed !== "correspondence" &&
-            window["user"].id in goban.engine.player_pool
-        ) {
-            switch (time_control.system) {
-                case "fischer":
-                    timing_needed = time_control.time_increment || time_control.initial_time;
-                    break;
-
-                case "byoyomi":
-                    timing_needed = time_control.period_time || time_control.main_time;
-                    break;
-
-                case "canadian":
-                    timing_needed = time_control.period_time || time_control.main_time;
-                    break;
-
-                case "simple":
-                    timing_needed = time_control.per_move;
-                    break;
-
-                case "absolute":
-                    // actually, they'd like it as fast as possible, but this probably suffices
-                    timing_needed = time_control.total_time;
-                    break;
-            }
+        switch (time_control.system) {
+            case "fischer":
+                timing_needed = time_control.time_increment || time_control.initial_time;
+                break;
+
+            case "byoyomi":
+                timing_needed = time_control.period_time || time_control.main_time;
+                break;
+
+            case "canadian":
+                timing_needed = time_control.period_time || time_control.main_time;
+                break;
+
+            case "simple":
+                timing_needed = time_control.per_move;
+                break;
+
+            case "absolute":
+                // actually, they'd like it as fast as possible, but this probably suffices
+                timing_needed = time_control.total_time;
+                break;
         }
     } else {
         timing_needed = 0;