diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js b/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
index b2aade466..9cf357aad 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ var padeditbar = (function()
           var module = $("#" + thisModuleName);
 
           //skip any "force reconnect" message
-          var isAForceReconnectMessage = module.find('#forcereconnect').is(':visible');
+          var isAForceReconnectMessage = module.find('button#forcereconnect:visible').length > 0;
           if(isAForceReconnectMessage)
             continue;
 
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/pad_modal.js b/tests/frontend/specs/pad_modal.js
index 15eb8ac86..80752e4b8 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/pad_modal.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/pad_modal.js
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 describe('Pad modal', function() {
   context('when modal is a "force reconnect" message', function() {
-    var MODAL_SELECTOR = '#connectivity .userdup';
-
-    var padId, $originalPadFrame;
+    var MODAL_SELECTOR = '#connectivity .slowcommit';
 
     beforeEach(function(done) {
-      padId = helper.newPad(function() {
-        // open same pad on another iframe, to force userdup error
-        var $otherIframeWithSamePad = $('<iframe src="/p/' + padId + '" style="height: 1px;"></iframe>');
-        $originalPadFrame = $('#iframe-container iframe');
-        $otherIframeWithSamePad.insertAfter($originalPadFrame);
+      helper.newPad(function() {
+        // force a "slowcommit" error
+        helper.padChrome$.window.pad.handleChannelStateChange('DISCONNECTED', 'slowcommit');
 
         // wait for modal to be displayed
         var $modal = helper.padChrome$(MODAL_SELECTOR);