diff --git a/nymea-app/ui/MainMenu.qml b/nymea-app/ui/MainMenu.qml
index fba2901a..a4322fe9 100644
--- a/nymea-app/ui/MainMenu.qml
+++ b/nymea-app/ui/MainMenu.qml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ Drawer {
                     ProgressButton {
                         longpressEnabled: false
                         imageSource: "../images/close.svg"
+                        // When we're connected via command line arg, don't allow disconnecting
+                        visible: autoConnectHost.length === 0
                         onClicked: {
                             root.currentEngine.jsonRpcClient.disconnectFromHost();
                             root.close();