diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/CompanionIntroOverlay.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/CompanionIntroOverlay.vue
index c86b47ee..a4721c27 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/CompanionIntroOverlay.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/CompanionIntroOverlay.vue
@@ -514,8 +514,9 @@ async function loadWgPeer() {
     } catch (e) {
       const raw = e instanceof Error ? e.message : ''
       const isNetworkErr = WG_NETWORK_ERR.test(raw)
-      if (isNetworkErr && attempt < WG_RETRY_DELAYS_MS.length && stillOnWgStep()) {
-        await sleep(WG_RETRY_DELAYS_MS[attempt])
+      const retryDelay = WG_RETRY_DELAYS_MS[attempt]
+      if (isNetworkErr && retryDelay !== undefined && stillOnWgStep()) {
+        await sleep(retryDelay)
         if (stillOnWgStep()) continue
       }
       // fetch()'s raw "Failed to fetch" means the node itself was unreachable —