diff --git a/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/websocket/LibSignalChatConnection.kt b/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/websocket/LibSignalChatConnection.kt
index bc0f3b4b44..420419d85a 100644
--- a/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/websocket/LibSignalChatConnection.kt
+++ b/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/websocket/LibSignalChatConnection.kt
@@ -127,15 +127,17 @@ class LibSignalChatConnection(
 
   val state = BehaviorSubject.createDefault(WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED)
 
-  val stateMonitor = state.subscribe { nextState ->
-    if (nextState == WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED) {
-      cleanup()
-    }
+  val stateMonitor = state
+    .skip(1) // Skip the transition to the initial DISCONNECTED state
+    .subscribe { nextState ->
+      if (nextState == WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED) {
+        cleanup()
+      }
 
-    CHAT_SERVICE_LOCK.withLock {
-      stateChangedOrMessageReceivedCondition.signalAll()
+      CHAT_SERVICE_LOCK.withLock {
+        stateChangedOrMessageReceivedCondition.signalAll()
+      }
     }
-  }
 
   private fun cleanup() {
     Log.i(TAG, "$name [cleanup]")
@@ -243,10 +245,14 @@ class LibSignalChatConnection(
       chatConnection!!.disconnect()
         .whenComplete(
           onSuccess = {
-            Log.i(TAG, "$name Disconnected")
-            state.onNext(WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED)
+            // This future completion means the WebSocket close frame has been sent off, but we
+            //   have not yet received a close frame back from the server.
+            // To match the behavior of OkHttpWebSocketConnection, we should transition to DISCONNECTED
+            //   only when we get the close frame back from the server, which happens when
+            //   onConnectionInterrupted is called.
           },
           onFailure = { throwable ->
+            // We failed to write the close frame to the server? Something is very wrong, give up and tear down.
             Log.w(TAG, "$name Disconnect failed", throwable)
             state.onNext(WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED)
           }
@@ -510,7 +516,13 @@ class LibSignalChatConnection(
 
     override fun onConnectionInterrupted(chat: ChatConnection, disconnectReason: ChatServiceException?) {
       CHAT_SERVICE_LOCK.withLock {
-        Log.i(TAG, "$name connection interrupted", disconnectReason)
+        if (disconnectReason == null) {
+          // disconnectReason = null means we requested this disconnect earlier, and this is confirmation
+          //   that disconnection is complete.
+          Log.i(TAG, "$name disconnected")
+        } else {
+          Log.i(TAG, "$name connection unexpectedly closed", disconnectReason)
+        }
         chatConnection = null
         state.onNext(WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED)
       }
diff --git a/libsignal-service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/websocket/LibSignalChatConnectionTest.kt b/libsignal-service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/websocket/LibSignalChatConnectionTest.kt
index 1221a72f27..4330c73eba 100644
--- a/libsignal-service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/websocket/LibSignalChatConnectionTest.kt
+++ b/libsignal-service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/websocket/LibSignalChatConnectionTest.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.mockk.verify
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.observers.TestObserver
 import okio.ByteString.Companion.toByteString
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertThrows
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Before
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ class LibSignalChatConnectionTest {
       WebSocketConnectionState.CONNECTING,
       WebSocketConnectionState.CONNECTED
     )
+    observer.assertNoConsecutiveDuplicates()
   }
 
   // Test that the LibSignalChatConnection transitions to FAILED if the
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ class LibSignalChatConnectionTest {
       WebSocketConnectionState.CONNECTING,
       WebSocketConnectionState.FAILED
     )
+    observer.assertNoConsecutiveDuplicates()
   }
 
   // Test connect followed by disconnect, checking the state transitions.
@@ -157,6 +160,10 @@ class LibSignalChatConnectionTest {
     connection.disconnect()
     disconnectLatch!!.await(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
 
+    // onConnectionInterrupted acts like the onClosed callback for the connection here, driving the
+    //   transition from DISCONNECTING -> DISCONNECTED.
+    chatListener!!.onConnectionInterrupted(chatConnection, null)
+
     observer.assertNotComplete()
     observer.assertValues(
       WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED,
@@ -165,6 +172,7 @@ class LibSignalChatConnectionTest {
       WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTING,
       WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED
     )
+    observer.assertNoConsecutiveDuplicates()
   }
 
   // Test that a disconnect failure transitions from CONNECTED -> DISCONNECTING -> DISCONNECTED anyway,
@@ -197,6 +205,7 @@ class LibSignalChatConnectionTest {
       WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTING,
       WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED
     )
+    observer.assertNoConsecutiveDuplicates()
   }
 
   // Test a successful keepAlive, i.e. we get a 200 OK in response to the keepAlive request,
@@ -278,6 +287,7 @@ class LibSignalChatConnectionTest {
       // Disconnects as a result of keep-alive failure
       WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED
     )
+    observer.assertNoConsecutiveDuplicates()
     verify(exactly = 0) {
       healthMonitor.onKeepAliveResponse(any(), any())
       healthMonitor.onMessageError(any(), any())
@@ -303,6 +313,7 @@ class LibSignalChatConnectionTest {
       // Disconnects as a result of the connection interrupted event
       WebSocketConnectionState.DISCONNECTED
     )
+    observer.assertNoConsecutiveDuplicates()
     verify(exactly = 0) {
       healthMonitor.onKeepAliveResponse(any(), any())
       healthMonitor.onMessageError(any(), any())
@@ -472,6 +483,17 @@ class LibSignalChatConnectionTest {
     return future
   }
 
+  private fun TestObserver<WebSocketConnectionState>.assertNoConsecutiveDuplicates() {
+    val states = this.values()
+    for (i in 1 until states.size) {
+      assertNotEquals(
+        "Found duplicate consecutive states states[${i - 1}] = states[$i] = ${states[i]}",
+        states[i - 1],
+        states[i]
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   companion object {
     // For verifying success / error scenarios in keepAlive tests, etc.
     private val RESPONSE_SUCCESS = ChatConnection.Response(200, "", emptyMap(), byteArrayOf())