diff --git a/client/ui/controllers/api/apiConfigsController.cpp b/client/ui/controllers/api/apiConfigsController.cpp
index de3aedc8..976c035c 100644
--- a/client/ui/controllers/api/apiConfigsController.cpp
+++ b/client/ui/controllers/api/apiConfigsController.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ namespace
 
         constexpr char subscription[] = "subscription";
         constexpr char endDate[] = "end_date";
+
+        constexpr char isConnectEvent[] = "is_connect_event";
     }
 
     struct ProtocolData
@@ -443,6 +445,10 @@ bool ApiConfigsController::updateServiceFromGateway(const int serverIndex, const
     QJsonObject apiPayload = gatewayRequestData.toJsonObject();
     appendProtocolDataToApiPayload(gatewayRequestData.serviceProtocol, protocolData, apiPayload);
 
+    if (newCountryCode.isEmpty() && newCountryName.isEmpty() && !reloadServiceConfig) {
+        apiPayload.insert(configKey::isConnectEvent, true);
+    }
+
     QByteArray responseBody;
     ErrorCode errorCode = executeRequest(QString("%1v1/config"), apiPayload, responseBody);