diff --git a/packages/webui/src/public/bus.js b/packages/webui/src/public/bus.js
index affb9b7b..8fd65f85 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/public/bus.js
+++ b/packages/webui/src/public/bus.js
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
     catch (err) {
       const kept = reader(false);
       try { if (refusal(err)) throw err; html = await view(kept, path, new URLSearchParams(query)); readAt = kept.oldest(); html = staleBanner(err) + html; state = 'stale'; }
-      catch { html = failedView(err) + (path === '/settings' ? appearance() : ''); state = refusal(err) ? 'refused' : 'failed'; }
+      catch { html = failedView(err); state = refusal(err) ? 'refused' : 'failed'; }
       if (refusal(err)) forget();
     }
     if (g !== gen) return;