diff --git a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/index.html b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/index.html
index 3c1efd8..bfa6e7a 100644
--- a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/index.html
+++ b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/index.html
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 <script src="js/xterm-addon-fit.min.js"></script>
 <script src="js/terminal.js?v=20260820-4"></script>
 <script src="js/pager.js?v=20260820-4"></script>
-<script src="js/views.js?v=20260822-2"></script>
-<script src="js/app.js?v=20260822-1"></script>
+<script src="js/views.js?v=20260822-3"></script>
+<script src="js/app.js?v=20260822-3"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/app.js b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/app.js
index 696bf8b..4ca3aa0 100644
--- a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/app.js
+++ b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/app.js
@@ -527,11 +527,21 @@ const Live = (() => {
     }
   }
   function pollRfplan() {
-    fetch(App.apiBase + '/api/rfplan', { credentials: 'include' }).then((r) => r.json())
-      .then((d) => {
-        rfState = d && typeof d.role === 'string' ? d : null;
-        renderRfChip();
-      }).catch(() => {});
+    fetch(App.apiBase + '/api/rfplan', { credentials: 'include' }).then((r) => {
+      if (!r.ok) throw new Error('http ' + r.status);
+      return r.json();
+    }).then((d) => {
+      rfState = d && typeof d.role === 'string' ? d : null;
+      renderRfChip();
+    }).catch(() => {
+      rfState = null;
+      const el = document.getElementById('rf-chip');
+      if (el) {
+        el.textContent = 'PHY1: ?';
+        el.title = 'RF plan unavailable';
+        el.className = 'health-chip warn';
+      }
+    });
   }
   function renderRfChip() {
     const el = document.getElementById('rf-chip');
diff --git a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/views.js b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/views.js
index d2dcc9a..b5e968e 100644
--- a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/views.js
+++ b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/views.js
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ views.pineap = (root) => {
   const rfResult = h('div', { class: 'mk8-rf-result', text: '' });
   function renderRfStatus(d) {
     const role = d.role || 'idle';
+    if (document.activeElement !== rfSel) rfSel.value = role;
     rfStatusBadge.textContent = role.toUpperCase();
     rfStatusBadge.className = 'badge ' +
       (role === 'uplink' ? (d.assoc ? 'on' : 'warn') : role === 'attack' ? 'warn' : 'off');