diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/connectivity/NetworkStatusController.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/connectivity/NetworkStatusController.kt
index 54eed5c4..e59d8b1a 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/connectivity/NetworkStatusController.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/connectivity/NetworkStatusController.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ class NetworkStatusController @Inject constructor(
                 Intent.OpSuccess -> machine.onSuccess()
                 Intent.OpFailure -> {
                     machine.onOpFailure(now)
-                    probeOnce() // arbitrate: let /healthz decide if this is real
+                    // Arbitrate off the reducer thread: awaiting a stalled
+                    // /healthz here would block a concurrent self-proving
+                    // success from snapping us straight back to Healthy.
+                    scope.launch { probeOnce() }
                 }
             }
             emit(machine.health())