diff --git a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
index 2084ff63..e9f550a1 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
+++ b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
       $('status').textContent = 'Not read: the board refused the read';
       inspect(); convForm();
     }
-    $('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>`