diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClient.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClient.js
index ea2d54535..3f3acabc0 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClient.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClient.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         // Change this to false if you want to see FTUE with fake jam client
         var ftueStatus = true;
         var eventCallbackName = '';
+        var alertCallbackName = '';
         var eventCallbackRate = 1000;
         var vuValue = -70;
         var vuChange = 10;
@@ -304,7 +305,12 @@
         }
 
         function SessionSetAlertCallback(callback) {
+            alertCallbackName = callback;
 
+            // simulate a backend alert
+            setTimeout(function() {
+              eval(alertCallbackName + '(27)');
+            }, 3000)
         }
 
         function SessionSetConnectionStatusRefreshRate(milliseconds) {
@@ -357,6 +363,7 @@
 
             vuValue += vuChange;
             if (vuValue > 10 || vuValue < -70) { vuChange = vuChange * -1; }
+
         }
         function SetVURefreshRate(rateMS) {
             eventCallbackRate = rateMS;
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
index 12ee78561..887b4b98d 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@
                 .fail(function(xhr, textStatus, errorMessage) {
                     if(xhr.status == 404) {
                         // we tried to join the session, but it's already gone.  kick user back to join session screen
+                        promptLeave = false;
                         context.window.location = "/client#/findSession";
                         app.notify(
                             {   title: "Unable to Join Session",