diff --git a/.changeset/slimy-stingrays-ring.md b/.changeset/slimy-stingrays-ring.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c08373205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slimy-stingrays-ring.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'hostd': minor
+'renterd': minor
+'walletd': minor
+---
+
+The connectivity and login check no longer depends on consensus APIs which in some rare cases can be unresponsive.
diff --git a/apps/hostd/config/routes.ts b/apps/hostd/config/routes.ts
index 95b8cd9bc..a9e36f402 100644
--- a/apps/hostd/config/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hostd/config/routes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { stateHostKey } from '@siafoundation/react-hostd'
+
 export const routes = {
   home: '/',
   volumes: {
@@ -20,4 +22,4 @@ export const routes = {
   login: '/login',
 }
 
-export const connectivityRoute = '/state/consensus'
+export const connectivityRoute = stateHostKey
diff --git a/apps/renterd/config/routes.ts b/apps/renterd/config/routes.ts
index ed6208a46..258dd52aa 100644
--- a/apps/renterd/config/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/renterd/config/routes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { busStateKey } from '@siafoundation/react-renterd'
+
 export const routes = {
   home: '/',
   files: {
@@ -29,4 +31,4 @@ export const routes = {
   login: '/login',
 }
 
-export const connectivityRoute = '/bus/consensus/state'
+export const connectivityRoute = busStateKey
diff --git a/apps/walletd/config/routes.ts b/apps/walletd/config/routes.ts
index de501391e..9cbbbbd06 100644
--- a/apps/walletd/config/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/walletd/config/routes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { syncerPeersKey } from '@siafoundation/react-walletd'
+
 export const routes = {
   home: '/',
   wallet: {
@@ -13,4 +15,4 @@ export const routes = {
   login: '/login',
 }
 
-export const connectivityRoute = '/consensus/tip'
+export const connectivityRoute = syncerPeersKey
diff --git a/libs/react-hostd/src/api.ts b/libs/react-hostd/src/api.ts
index b4dc5aa01..e78610edf 100644
--- a/libs/react-hostd/src/api.ts
+++ b/libs/react-hostd/src/api.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ export type StateHost = {
   buildTime: string
 }
 
+export const stateHostKey = '/state/host'
+
 export function useStateHost(args?: HookArgsSwr<void, StateHost>) {
   return useGetSwr({
     ...args,
-    route: '/state/host',
+    route: stateHostKey,
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/react-renterd/src/bus.ts b/libs/react-renterd/src/bus.ts
index fdaad3799..50246d4e7 100644
--- a/libs/react-renterd/src/bus.ts
+++ b/libs/react-renterd/src/bus.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export type StateResponse = BuildState & {
   startTime: number
 }
 
-const busStateKey = '/bus/state'
+export const busStateKey = '/bus/state'
 
 export function useBusState(args?: HookArgsSwr<void, StateResponse>) {
   return useGetSwr({
diff --git a/libs/react-walletd/src/api.ts b/libs/react-walletd/src/api.ts
index bf65b8da2..ff80237ce 100644
--- a/libs/react-walletd/src/api.ts
+++ b/libs/react-walletd/src/api.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export function useConsensusNetwork(
   })
 }
 
-// TODO
 export function useEstimatedNetworkBlockHeight(): number {
   const network = useConsensusNetwork({
     config: {
@@ -90,12 +89,12 @@ type GatewayPeer = {
   syncDuration: number
 }
 
-const syncerPeers = '/syncer/peers'
+export const syncerPeersKey = '/syncer/peers'
 
 export function useSyncerPeers(args?: HookArgsSwr<void, GatewayPeer[]>) {
   return useGetSwr({
     ...args,
-    route: syncerPeers,
+    route: syncerPeersKey,
   })
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ export function useSyncerConnect(args?: HookArgsCallback<void, string, never>) {
       route: '/syncer/connect',
     },
     async (mutate) => {
-      mutate((key) => key === syncerPeers)
+      mutate((key) => key === syncerPeersKey)
     }
   )
 }