diff --git a/vnc/vncview.cpp b/vnc/vncview.cpp
--- a/vnc/vncview.cpp
+++ b/vnc/vncview.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@
     KMessageBox::error(this, message, i18n("VNC failure"));
 
     emit errorMessage(i18n("VNC failure"), message);
+    emit disconnected();
 }
 
 void VncView::sshErrorMessage(const QString &message)