diff --git a/PayfritBeacon/BeaconProvisioner.swift b/PayfritBeacon/BeaconProvisioner.swift
index 8b62db2..a2b1026 100644
--- a/PayfritBeacon/BeaconProvisioner.swift
+++ b/PayfritBeacon/BeaconProvisioner.swift
@@ -1013,12 +1013,13 @@ extension BeaconProvisioner: CBCentralManagerDelegate {
         }
 
         // Disconnect during device info read (post-auth, pre-write) — beacon may have
-        // dropped the connection during the MAC address query. This is recoverable:
-        // we already authenticated, so treat as success without MAC.
+        // 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".
         if state == .authenticating && awaitingDeviceInfoForProvisioning && dxSmartAuthenticated {
-            DebugLog.shared.log("BLE: Disconnect during device info read (post-auth) — proceeding without MAC, treating as non-fatal")
+            DebugLog.shared.log("BLE: Disconnect during device info read (post-auth) — connection lost before config write, failing with retry prompt")
             awaitingDeviceInfoForProvisioning = false
-            // Can't proceed without connection — fail gracefully with specific message
+            // 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
         }