diff --git a/PayfritBeacon/BeaconProvisioner.swift b/PayfritBeacon/BeaconProvisioner.swift
index a2b1026..35100d5 100644
--- a/PayfritBeacon/BeaconProvisioner.swift
+++ b/PayfritBeacon/BeaconProvisioner.swift
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class BeaconProvisioner: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     private var dxSmartWriteIndex = 0
     private var provisioningMacAddress: String?
     private var awaitingDeviceInfoForProvisioning = false
+    private var skipDeviceInfoRead = false  // set after disconnect during device info — skip MAC read on reconnect
     private var isTerminating = false  // guards against re-entrant disconnect handling
 
     // Read config mode
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ class BeaconProvisioner: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         self.dxSmartWriteIndex = 0
         self.provisioningMacAddress = nil
         self.awaitingDeviceInfoForProvisioning = false
+        self.skipDeviceInfoRead = false
         self.isTerminating = false
         self.connectionRetryCount = 0
         self.currentBeacon = beacon
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ class BeaconProvisioner: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         dxSmartWriteIndex = 0
         provisioningMacAddress = nil
         awaitingDeviceInfoForProvisioning = false
+        skipDeviceInfoRead = false
         isTerminating = false
         connectionRetryCount = 0
         currentBeacon = nil
@@ -406,6 +409,14 @@ class BeaconProvisioner: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 
     /// Read device info (MAC address) before writing config
     private func dxSmartReadDeviceInfoBeforeWrite() {
+        // If we previously disconnected during device info read, skip it entirely
+        if skipDeviceInfoRead {
+            DebugLog.shared.log("BLE: Skipping device info read (reconnect after previous disconnect)")
+            skipDeviceInfoRead = false
+            dxSmartWriteConfig()
+            return
+        }
+
         guard let commandChar = characteristics[BeaconProvisioner.DXSMART_COMMAND_CHAR] else {
             DebugLog.shared.log("BLE: FFE2 not found, proceeding without MAC")
             dxSmartWriteConfig()
@@ -1012,16 +1023,43 @@ extension BeaconProvisioner: CBCentralManagerDelegate {
             return
         }
 
-        // Disconnect during device info read (post-auth, pre-write) — beacon may have
-        // dropped the connection during the MAC address query. We authenticated but
-        // lost connection before writing config, so this is a failure — but a known
-        // one with a clear retry path, not an unexplained "Unexpected disconnect".
+        // Disconnect during device info read (post-auth, pre-write) — beacon dropped
+        // connection during the optional MAC address query. Instead of failing, reconnect
+        // and skip the device info step (MAC is nice-to-have, not required).
         if state == .authenticating && awaitingDeviceInfoForProvisioning && dxSmartAuthenticated {
-            DebugLog.shared.log("BLE: Disconnect during device info read (post-auth) — connection lost before config write, failing with retry prompt")
             awaitingDeviceInfoForProvisioning = false
-            // Connection lost — can't write config without it, fail with specific message
-            fail("Disconnected after auth during device info read — please retry", code: .disconnected)
-            return
+            skipDeviceInfoRead = true  // on reconnect, go straight to config write
+
+            if connectionRetryCount < BeaconProvisioner.MAX_CONNECTION_RETRIES {
+                connectionRetryCount += 1
+                let delay = Double(connectionRetryCount)
+                progress = "Reconnecting (skip MAC read)..."
+                DebugLog.shared.log("BLE: Disconnect during device info read — reconnecting (\(connectionRetryCount)/\(BeaconProvisioner.MAX_CONNECTION_RETRIES)), will skip MAC read")
+
+                // Reset BLE state for reconnect
+                dxSmartAuthenticated = false
+                dxSmartNotifySubscribed = false
+                dxSmartCommandQueue.removeAll()
+                dxSmartWriteIndex = 0
+                characteristics.removeAll()
+                responseBuffer.removeAll()
+                state = .connecting
+
+                DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + delay) { [weak self] in
+                    guard let self = self, let beacon = self.currentBeacon else { return }
+                    guard self.state == .connecting else { return }
+
+                    let resolvedPeripheral = self.resolvePeripheral(beacon)
+                    self.peripheral = resolvedPeripheral
+                    resolvedPeripheral.delegate = self
+                    self.centralManager.connect(resolvedPeripheral, options: nil)
+                }
+                return
+            } else {
+                DebugLog.shared.log("BLE: Disconnect during device info read — max retries exhausted")
+                fail("Disconnected while reading device information (retries exhausted)", code: .disconnected)
+                return
+            }
         }
 
         // All other disconnects are unexpected