diff --git a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
index 1bd88cf2..560b6b11 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
+++ b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
   function error(err) {
     failed = true; $('error').hidden = false;
     const refused = err.status === 403;
-    $('error').className = refused ? 'banner ref' : 'banner err';
+    $('error').className = 'banner err';
     $('board-refused').hidden = !refused; document.body.classList.toggle('board-refused', refused);
     $('error').innerHTML = refused
       ? `<p><b>The board refused the read.</b> refused: <code>${esc(err.message)}</code> Board: ${esc(board)}. Console shows nothing rather than a guess. Use Refresh to try again.</p>`