diff --git a/src/Lifecycle.js b/src/Lifecycle.js
index b3178710a1c..b0912c759e0 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/Lifecycle.js
@@ -159,6 +159,40 @@ export function attemptTokenLogin(queryParams, defaultDeviceDisplayName) {
     });
 }
 
+export function handleInvalidStoreError(e) {
+    if (e.reason === Matrix.InvalidStoreError.TOGGLED_LAZY_LOADING) {
+        return Promise.resolve().then(() => {
+            const lazyLoadEnabled = e.value;
+            if (lazyLoadEnabled) {
+                const LazyLoadingResyncDialog =
+                    sdk.getComponent("views.dialogs.LazyLoadingResyncDialog");
+                return new Promise((resolve) => {
+                    Modal.createDialog(LazyLoadingResyncDialog, {
+                        onFinished: resolve,
+                    });
+                });
+            } else {
+                // show warning about simultaneous use
+                // between LL/non-LL version on same host.
+                // as disabling LL when previously enabled
+                // is a strong indicator of this (/develop & /app)
+                const LazyLoadingDisabledDialog =
+                    sdk.getComponent("views.dialogs.LazyLoadingDisabledDialog");
+                return new Promise((resolve) => {
+                    Modal.createDialog(LazyLoadingDisabledDialog, {
+                        onFinished: resolve,
+                        host: window.location.host,
+                    });
+                });
+            }
+        }).then(() => {
+            return MatrixClientPeg.get().store.deleteAllData();
+        }).then(() => {
+            PlatformPeg.get().reload();
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 function _registerAsGuest(hsUrl, isUrl, defaultDeviceDisplayName) {
     console.log(`Doing guest login on ${hsUrl}`);
 
@@ -238,40 +272,6 @@ async function _restoreFromLocalStorage() {
 function _handleLoadSessionFailure(e) {
     console.log("Unable to load session", e);
 
-    if (e instanceof Matrix.InvalidStoreError) {
-        if (e.reason === Matrix.InvalidStoreError.TOGGLED_LAZY_LOADING) {
-            return Promise.resolve().then(() => {
-                const lazyLoadEnabled = e.value;
-                if (lazyLoadEnabled) {
-                    const LazyLoadingResyncDialog =
-                        sdk.getComponent("views.dialogs.LazyLoadingResyncDialog");
-                    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-                        Modal.createDialog(LazyLoadingResyncDialog, {
-                            onFinished: resolve,
-                        });
-                    });
-                } else {
-                    // show warning about simultaneous use
-                    // between LL/non-LL version on same host.
-                    // as disabling LL when previously enabled
-                    // is a strong indicator of this (/develop & /app)
-                    const LazyLoadingDisabledDialog =
-                        sdk.getComponent("views.dialogs.LazyLoadingDisabledDialog");
-                    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-                        Modal.createDialog(LazyLoadingDisabledDialog, {
-                            onFinished: resolve,
-                            host: window.location.host,
-                        });
-                    });
-                }
-            }).then(() => {
-                return MatrixClientPeg.get().store.deleteAllData();
-            }).then(() => {
-                PlatformPeg.get().reload();
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
     const def = Promise.defer();
     const SessionRestoreErrorDialog =
           sdk.getComponent('views.dialogs.SessionRestoreErrorDialog');
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index 3f213c5a83c..db5e8989462 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -1266,6 +1266,9 @@ export default React.createClass({
             dis.dispatch({action: 'sync_state', prevState, state});
 
             if (state === "ERROR" || state === "RECONNECTING") {
+                if (data.error instanceof Matrix.InvalidStoreError) {
+                    Lifecycle.handleInvalidStoreError(data.error);
+                }
                 self.setState({syncError: data.error || true});
             } else if (self.state.syncError) {
                 self.setState({syncError: null});
@@ -1742,10 +1745,14 @@ export default React.createClass({
         }
 
         if (this.state.view === VIEWS.LOGGED_IN) {
+            // store errors stop the client syncing and require user intervention, so we'll
+            // be showing a dialog. Don't show anything else.
+            const isStoreError = this.state.syncError && this.state.syncError instanceof Matrix.InvalidStoreError;
+
             // `ready` and `view==LOGGED_IN` may be set before `page_type` (because the
             // latter is set via the dispatcher). If we don't yet have a `page_type`,
             // keep showing the spinner for now.
-            if (this.state.ready && this.state.page_type) {
+            if (this.state.ready && this.state.page_type && !isStoreError) {
                 /* for now, we stuff the entirety of our props and state into the LoggedInView.
                  * we should go through and figure out what we actually need to pass down, as well
                  * as using something like redux to avoid having a billion bits of state kicking around.
@@ -1767,7 +1774,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 // we think we are logged in, but are still waiting for the /sync to complete
                 const Spinner = sdk.getComponent('elements.Spinner');
                 let errorBox;
-                if (this.state.syncError) {
+                if (this.state.syncError && !isStoreError) {
                     errorBox = <div className="mx_MatrixChat_syncError">
                         {messageForSyncError(this.state.syncError)}
                     </div>;
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/QuestionDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/QuestionDialog.js
index ed73bdcbdfe..4d0defadc2f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/QuestionDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/QuestionDialog.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
             <BaseDialog className="mx_QuestionDialog" onFinished={this.props.onFinished}
                 title={this.props.title}
                 contentId='mx_Dialog_content'
+                hasCancel={this.props.hasCancelButton}
             >
                 <div className="mx_Dialog_content" id='mx_Dialog_content'>
                     { this.props.description }