This is already handled amicably by the `Failing` -> `Connecting` flow.
Having this set in `handleRequest` throws things off, potentially
leading to the `Online` state change before the user has been populated.
This isn't really required as such, but feels more correct. There was no
reason for it to wait for the friend population to complete before
deeming things to be "online".
Regressed with NRT application to this file. It's probably the first
time we've actually hit this due to an optional DI that is actually not
available outside of tests.