What if `weAreConnected` is `null` or `undefined`?

WalterSear's solution solves the issue since both `null` and `undefined` would become `false`:

    this.setState({
        isConnected: Boolean(weAreConnected)
    })

but in your case you could set `isConnected` to `null` or `undefined`

so if later in code someone makes the mistake of writing:

    if (this.state.isConnected === false) { /* do stuff */ }

they could have a bad surprise.