diff --git a/src/apps/chat/components/ChatMessageList.tsx b/src/apps/chat/components/ChatMessageList.tsx
index 397e6f89e..8ed96b3fd 100644
--- a/src/apps/chat/components/ChatMessageList.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/chat/components/ChatMessageList.tsx
@@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ export function ChatMessageList(props: {
     // Manual reattach is one-shot: on failure (e.g. upstream 404 from expired or already-consumed handle),
     // drop the upstreamHandle so the Resume button doesn't keep luring the user into the same error.
     // On 'aborted' we keep it so the user can try again later; on 'completed' the reassembler already cleared it.
-    if (result.outcome === 'failed' && result.generator?.upstreamHandle)
-      conversationHandler.messageEdit(messageId, {
-        generator: { ...result.generator, upstreamHandle: undefined },
-      }, false /* messageComplete */, true /* touch */);
+    // 2026-04-22: disabled; it was removing the connect button on a connection error (e.g. wifi drop)
+    // if (result.outcome === 'failed' && result.generator?.upstreamHandle)
+    //   conversationHandler.messageEdit(messageId, {
+    //     generator: { ...result.generator, upstreamHandle: undefined },
+    //   }, false /* messageComplete */, true /* touch */);
   }, [conversationHandler, conversationId]);