diff --git a/packages/webui/src/public/bus.js b/packages/webui/src/public/bus.js
index 93df4371..de1a56b8 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/public/bus.js
+++ b/packages/webui/src/public/bus.js
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
     try { html = await view(live, path, new URLSearchParams(query)); readAt = live.oldest(); }
     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'; }
+      try { html = await view(kept, path, new URLSearchParams(query)); readAt = kept.oldest(); html = staleBanner(err) + html; state = 'stale'; }
       catch { html = failedView(err); state = refusal(err) ? 'refused' : 'failed'; }
       if (refusal(err)) forget();
     }