diff --git a/assets/css/app.scss b/assets/css/app.scss
index 7ebd9b6..0e9a75c 100644
--- a/assets/css/app.scss
+++ b/assets/css/app.scss
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ $fa-font-path: "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/webfonts";
   100% { scale: 1.0; opacity: 1; }
 }
 
-.phx-connected > #disconnect, #loading {
+// disconnect toast
+.phx-connected > #disconnect {
   opacity: 0 !important;
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
-.phx-loading:not(.phx-error) > #loading, .phx-error > #disconnect {
+.phx-error > #disconnect {
   opacity: 0.95 !important;
 }
 
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index e8bb92f..fe30023 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# v0.1.7
+- Update dependencies
+- Show topbar on form submit/page refresh
+- Make loading/reconnection less intrusive
+
 # v0.1.6
 - fix formatting in note/context/step contents
 - add json export for data
diff --git a/lib/memex_web/templates/layout/live.html.heex b/lib/memex_web/templates/layout/live.html.heex
index 9f81786..5903904 100644
--- a/lib/memex_web/templates/layout/live.html.heex
+++ b/lib/memex_web/templates/layout/live.html.heex
@@ -27,28 +27,16 @@
   </div>
 </main>
 
-<div
-  id="loading"
-  class="fixed opacity-0 top-0 left-0 w-screen h-screen bg-primary-900 z-50
-  flex flex-col justify-center items-center space-y-4
-  transition-opacity ease-in-out duration-500"
->
-  <h1 class="title text-2xl title-primary-500 text-primary-400">
-    <%= gettext("Loading...") %>
-  </h1>
-
-  <i class="fas fa-3x fa-spin fa-gear text-primary-400"></i>
-</div>
-
 <div
   id="disconnect"
-  class="fixed opacity-0 top-0 left-0 w-screen h-screen bg-primary-900 z-50
-  flex flex-col justify-center items-center space-y-4
-  transition-opacity ease-in-out duration-500"
+  class="z-50 fixed opacity-0 bottom-12 right-12 px-8 py-4 w-max h-max
+  border border-primary-400 shadow-lg rounded-lg bg-primary-800 text-primary-400
+  flex justify-center items-center space-x-4
+  transition-opacity ease-in-out duration-500 delay-[2000ms]"
 >
-  <h1 class="title text-2xl title-primary-500 text-primary-400">
+  <i class="fas fa-fade text-md fa-satellite-dish"></i>
+
+  <h1 class="title text-md">
     <%= gettext("Reconnecting...") %>
   </h1>
-
-  <i class="fas fa-3x fa-fade fa-satellite-dish text-primary-400"></i>
 </div>