diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/server/OpenWrtGateway.test.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/server/OpenWrtGateway.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..768291e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/server/OpenWrtGateway.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
+import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+
+vi.mock('vue-router', () => ({
+  useRouter: () => ({ push: vi.fn() }),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/api/rpc-client', () => ({
+  rpcClient: { call: vi.fn() },
+}))
+
+import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
+import OpenWrtGateway from './OpenWrtGateway.vue'
+
+describe('OpenWrtGateway stale cached router recovery (#103)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    sessionStorage.clear()
+  })
+
+  it('offers reconfiguration when the saved router can no longer connect', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(rpcClient.call).mockRejectedValue(new Error('Connection timed out'))
+    const wrapper = mount(OpenWrtGateway, {
+      global: { plugins: [createPinia()] },
+    })
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    const reconfigure = wrapper.findAll('button').find(button => button.text() === 'Reconfigure router')
+    expect(reconfigure).toBeDefined()
+    await reconfigure!.trigger('click')
+
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Connect to Router')
+    expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain('Connection timed out')
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/server/OpenWrtGateway.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/server/OpenWrtGateway.vue
index ef8e9597..5811074d 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/server/OpenWrtGateway.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/server/OpenWrtGateway.vue
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ function pickDetectedRouter(ip: string) {
 function disconnectRouter() {
   host.value = status.value?.host ?? host.value
   connectedParams.value = null
+  error.value = ''
   detectError.value = ''
   detectedCandidates.value = []
   showConnectForm.value = true
@@ -533,7 +534,10 @@ onMounted(() => {
     <!-- Error state -->
     <div v-else-if="error" class="glass-card p-6 mb-4">
       <p class="text-sm text-red-300">{{ error }}</p>
-      <button class="mt-3 text-xs text-white/50 hover:text-white transition-colors underline" @click="load()">Retry</button>
+      <div class="mt-3 flex items-center gap-4">
+        <button class="text-xs text-white/50 hover:text-white transition-colors underline" @click="load()">Retry</button>
+        <button class="text-xs text-orange-300/80 hover:text-orange-200 transition-colors underline" @click="disconnectRouter">Reconfigure router</button>
+      </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Status panels -->