diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 6cd1705b6..7bfebd868 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ impl Context {
         Self::check_config(key, value)?;
 
         let _pause = match key.needs_io_restart() {
-            true => self.scheduler.pause(self.clone()).await?,
+            true => self.scheduler.pause(self).await?,
             _ => Default::default(),
         };
         self.set_config_internal(key, value).await?;
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index ca964deb1..0272a74c0 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use crate::param::{Param, Params};
 use crate::peer_channels::Iroh;
 use crate::push::PushSubscriber;
 use crate::quota::QuotaInfo;
-use crate::scheduler::{SchedulerState, convert_folder_meaning};
+use crate::scheduler::{ConnectivityStore, SchedulerState, convert_folder_meaning};
 use crate::sql::Sql;
 use crate::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use crate::timesmearing::SmearedTimestamp;
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ pub struct InnerContext {
     /// tokio::sync::OnceCell would be possible to use, but overkill for our usecase;
     /// the standard library's OnceLock is enough, and it's a lot smaller in memory.
     pub(crate) self_fingerprint: OnceLock<String>,
+
+    /// `Connectivity` values for mailboxes, unordered. Used to compute the aggregate connectivity,
+    /// see [`Context::get_connectivity()`].
+    pub(crate) connectivities: parking_lot::Mutex<Vec<ConnectivityStore>>,
 }
 
 /// The state of ongoing process.
@@ -473,6 +477,7 @@ impl Context {
             push_subscribed: AtomicBool::new(false),
             iroh: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
             self_fingerprint: OnceLock::new(),
+            connectivities: parking_lot::Mutex::new(Vec::new()),
         };
 
         let ctx = Context {
@@ -502,7 +507,7 @@ impl Context {
         // Now, some configs may have changed, so, we need to invalidate the cache.
         self.sql.config_cache.write().await.clear();
 
-        self.scheduler.start(self.clone()).await;
+        self.scheduler.start(self).await;
     }
 
     /// Stops the IO scheduler.
@@ -579,7 +584,7 @@ impl Context {
         } else {
             // Pause the scheduler to ensure another connection does not start
             // while we are fetching on a dedicated connection.
-            let _pause_guard = self.scheduler.pause(self.clone()).await?;
+            let _pause_guard = self.scheduler.pause(self).await?;
 
             // Start a new dedicated connection.
             let mut connection = Imap::new_configured(self, channel::bounded(1).1).await?;
diff --git a/src/imex.rs b/src/imex.rs
index 179db071e..3ccdc4615 100644
--- a/src/imex.rs
+++ b/src/imex.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub async fn imex(
     let cancel = context.alloc_ongoing().await?;
 
     let res = {
-        let _guard = context.scheduler.pause(context.clone()).await?;
+        let _guard = context.scheduler.pause(context).await?;
         imex_inner(context, what, path, passphrase)
             .race(async {
                 cancel.recv().await.ok();
diff --git a/src/imex/transfer.rs b/src/imex/transfer.rs
index 6d1cb0a72..bbc4b1de0 100644
--- a/src/imex/transfer.rs
+++ b/src/imex/transfer.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl BackupProvider {
 
         // Acquire global "ongoing" mutex.
         let cancel_token = context.alloc_ongoing().await?;
-        let paused_guard = context.scheduler.pause(context.clone()).await?;
+        let paused_guard = context.scheduler.pause(context).await?;
         let context_dir = context
             .get_blobdir()
             .parent()
diff --git a/src/scheduler.rs b/src/scheduler.rs
index 491840daf..36c0d8448 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ use async_channel::{self as channel, Receiver, Sender};
 use futures::future::try_join_all;
 use futures_lite::FutureExt;
 use rand::Rng;
-use tokio::sync::{RwLock, RwLockWriteGuard, oneshot};
+use tokio::sync::{RwLock, oneshot};
 use tokio::task;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tokio_util::task::TaskTracker;
 
-use self::connectivity::ConnectivityStore;
+pub(crate) use self::connectivity::ConnectivityStore;
 use crate::config::{self, Config};
 use crate::constants;
 use crate::contact::{ContactId, RecentlySeenLoop};
@@ -53,32 +53,32 @@ impl SchedulerState {
     }
 
     /// Starts the scheduler if it is not yet started.
-    pub(crate) async fn start(&self, context: Context) {
+    pub(crate) async fn start(&self, context: &Context) {
         let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
         match *inner {
             InnerSchedulerState::Started(_) => (),
-            InnerSchedulerState::Stopped => Self::do_start(inner, context).await,
+            InnerSchedulerState::Stopped => Self::do_start(&mut inner, context).await,
             InnerSchedulerState::Paused {
                 ref mut started, ..
             } => *started = true,
         }
+        context.update_connectivities(&inner);
     }
 
     /// Starts the scheduler if it is not yet started.
-    async fn do_start(mut inner: RwLockWriteGuard<'_, InnerSchedulerState>, context: Context) {
+    async fn do_start(inner: &mut InnerSchedulerState, context: &Context) {
         info!(context, "starting IO");
 
         // Notify message processing loop
         // to allow processing old messages after restart.
         context.new_msgs_notify.notify_one();
 
-        let ctx = context.clone();
-        match Scheduler::start(&context).await {
+        match Scheduler::start(context).await {
             Ok(scheduler) => {
                 *inner = InnerSchedulerState::Started(scheduler);
                 context.emit_event(EventType::ConnectivityChanged);
             }
-            Err(err) => error!(&ctx, "Failed to start IO: {:#}", err),
+            Err(err) => error!(context, "Failed to start IO: {:#}", err),
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,18 +87,19 @@ impl SchedulerState {
         let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
         match *inner {
             InnerSchedulerState::Started(_) => {
-                Self::do_stop(inner, context, InnerSchedulerState::Stopped).await
+                Self::do_stop(&mut inner, context, InnerSchedulerState::Stopped).await
             }
             InnerSchedulerState::Stopped => (),
             InnerSchedulerState::Paused {
                 ref mut started, ..
             } => *started = false,
         }
+        context.update_connectivities(&inner);
     }
 
     /// Stops the scheduler if it is currently running.
     async fn do_stop(
-        mut inner: RwLockWriteGuard<'_, InnerSchedulerState>,
+        inner: &mut InnerSchedulerState,
         context: &Context,
         new_state: InnerSchedulerState,
     ) {
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
             debug_logging.loop_handle.abort();
             debug_logging.loop_handle.await.ok();
         }
-        let prev_state = std::mem::replace(&mut *inner, new_state);
+        let prev_state = std::mem::replace(inner, new_state);
         context.emit_event(EventType::ConnectivityChanged);
         match prev_state {
             InnerSchedulerState::Started(scheduler) => scheduler.stop(context).await,
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
     /// If in the meantime [`SchedulerState::start`] or [`SchedulerState::stop`] is called
     /// resume will do the right thing and restore the scheduler to the state requested by
     /// the last call.
-    pub(crate) async fn pause(&'_ self, context: Context) -> Result<IoPausedGuard> {
+    pub(crate) async fn pause(&'_ self, context: &Context) -> Result<IoPausedGuard> {
         {
             let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
             match *inner {
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
                         started: true,
                         pause_guards_count: NonZeroUsize::new(1).unwrap(),
                     };
-                    Self::do_stop(inner, &context, new_state).await;
+                    Self::do_stop(&mut inner, context, new_state).await;
                 }
                 InnerSchedulerState::Stopped => {
                     *inner = InnerSchedulerState::Paused {
@@ -164,9 +165,11 @@ impl SchedulerState {
                         .ok_or_else(|| Error::msg("Too many pause guards active"))?
                 }
             }
+            context.update_connectivities(&inner);
         }
 
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let context = context.clone();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             rx.await.ok();
             let mut inner = context.scheduler.inner.write().await;
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
                 } => {
                     if *pause_guards_count == NonZeroUsize::new(1).unwrap() {
                         match *started {
-                            true => SchedulerState::do_start(inner, context.clone()).await,
+                            true => SchedulerState::do_start(&mut inner, &context).await,
                             false => *inner = InnerSchedulerState::Stopped,
                         }
                     } else {
@@ -193,6 +196,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            context.update_connectivities(&inner);
         });
         Ok(IoPausedGuard { sender: Some(tx) })
     }
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
         info!(context, "restarting IO");
         if self.is_running().await {
             self.stop(context).await;
-            self.start(context.clone()).await;
+            self.start(context).await;
         }
     }
 
@@ -288,7 +292,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
-enum InnerSchedulerState {
+pub(crate) enum InnerSchedulerState {
     Started(Scheduler),
     #[default]
     Stopped,
diff --git a/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs b/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
index 8f34258ba..9fdeadd8d 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
@@ -272,16 +272,7 @@ impl Context {
     ///
     /// If the connectivity changes, a DC_EVENT_CONNECTIVITY_CHANGED will be emitted.
     pub async fn get_connectivity(&self) -> Connectivity {
-        let lock = self.scheduler.inner.read().await;
-        let stores: Vec<_> = match *lock {
-            InnerSchedulerState::Started(ref sched) => sched
-                .boxes()
-                .map(|b| b.conn_state.state.connectivity.clone())
-                .collect(),
-            _ => return Connectivity::NotConnected,
-        };
-        drop(lock);
-
+        let stores = self.connectivities.lock().clone();
         let mut connectivities = Vec::new();
         for s in stores {
             if let Some(connectivity) = s.get_basic().await {
@@ -291,7 +282,18 @@ impl Context {
         connectivities
             .into_iter()
             .min()
-            .unwrap_or(Connectivity::Connected)
+            .unwrap_or(Connectivity::NotConnected)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn update_connectivities(&self, sched: &InnerSchedulerState) {
+        let stores: Vec<_> = match sched {
+            InnerSchedulerState::Started(sched) => sched
+                .boxes()
+                .map(|b| b.conn_state.state.connectivity.clone())
+                .collect(),
+            _ => Vec::new(),
+        };
+        *self.connectivities.lock() = stores;
     }
 
     /// Get an overview of the current connectivity, and possibly more statistics.