diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/TimeWeatherTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/TimeWeatherTab.qml
index 635aebad..b78272de 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/TimeWeatherTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/TimeWeatherTab.qml
@@ -143,15 +143,6 @@ Item {
                     }
                 }
 
-                DankButton {
-                    text: I18n.tr("Launch DankCalendar")
-                    iconName: "calendar_month"
-                    backgroundColor: Theme.primary
-                    textColor: Theme.primaryText
-                    visible: CalendarService.dankNeedsLaunch && CalendarService.dankBinaryExists
-                    onClicked: CalendarService.launchDankCalendar()
-                }
-
                 Rectangle {
                     width: parent.width
                     height: 1
diff --git a/quickshell/Services/CalendarDankBackend.qml b/quickshell/Services/CalendarDankBackend.qml
index 3454ae11..a1f53d50 100644
--- a/quickshell/Services/CalendarDankBackend.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Services/CalendarDankBackend.qml
@@ -103,15 +103,18 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function _applySocketPath(path) {
-        if (path === socketPath) {
-            if (socketFound && !connected)
-                requestSocket.connected = true;
+        const changed = path !== socketPath;
+        if (changed)
+            log.info("dankcal socket discovered:", path);
+        if (!changed && connected)
             return;
-        }
-        log.info("dankcal socket discovered:", path);
+        socketPath = path;
+        _reconnect();
+    }
+
+    function _reconnect() {
         requestSocket.connected = false;
         subscribeSocket.connected = false;
-        socketPath = path;
         Qt.callLater(() => requestSocket.connected = true);
     }
 
diff --git a/quickshell/Services/CalendarService.qml b/quickshell/Services/CalendarService.qml
index 85ce1599..29a6bbb2 100644
--- a/quickshell/Services/CalendarService.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Services/CalendarService.qml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     readonly property bool dankConnected: dankBackend.connected
     readonly property bool dankBinaryExists: dankBackend.binaryExists
-    readonly property bool dankNeedsLaunch: backendPref === "dankcal" && !dankBackend.connected
+    readonly property bool dankNeedsLaunch: backendPref === "dankcal" && !dankBackend.connected && !dankBackend.socketFound
 
     property var calendars: dankBackend.calendars
     property var eventsByDate: ({})