diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
index c5a0a31a..9b099895 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ void JoinDialog::onLinkTextChanged() {
 
 void JoinDialog::onConnectClicked() {
     if (m_connecting) return;
+    m_decodeTimer->stop(); // Явное действие пользователя заменяет отложенный предпросмотр, включая ошибки проверки ссылки.
     QString link = m_linkEdit->text().trimmed();
     if (link.isEmpty()) {
         setStatus(QCoreApplication::translate("ChatGui", "Enter an invite link."), true);
@@ -173,7 +174,6 @@ void JoinDialog::onConnectClicked() {
         return;
     }
 
-    m_decodeTimer->stop(); // Состояние запроса больше не должно заменяться отложенным предпросмотром ссылки.
     uint64_t nodeId = sc_derive_node_id_from_pubkey((const uint8_t*)d.pubkey.constData());
 
     QString addrDbg;
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/tests/test_join_dialogs.cpp b/tools/chatgui/tests/test_join_dialogs.cpp
index 824067ba..f415f253 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/tests/test_join_dialogs.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/tests/test_join_dialogs.cpp
@@ -107,15 +107,23 @@ private slots:
         QCOMPARE(edit->text(), m_link);
     }
 
+    void errorSurvivesPendingPreview_data() {
+        QTest::addColumn<bool>("accepted");
+        QTest::newRow("core-result") << true;
+        QTest::newRow("validation") << false;
+    }
+
     void errorSurvivesPendingPreview() {
+        QFETCH(bool, accepted);
         JoinDialog dialog(nullptr, nullptr);
         auto* edit = dialog.findChild<QLineEdit*>();
         auto* action = dialog.findChild<QPushButton*>("joinConnect");
         auto* status = dialog.findChild<QLabel*>("joinStatus");
         dialog.show(); QTRY_COMPARE(QApplication::activeModalWidget(), &dialog);
-        edit->setText(m_link); QTest::mouseClick(action, Qt::LeftButton);
-        result_callback(m_peer, 42, CHAT_CONNECT_ERROR, last_request);
+        edit->setText(accepted ? m_link : QStringLiteral("utun://invalid")); QTest::mouseClick(action, Qt::LeftButton);
+        if (accepted) result_callback(m_peer, 42, CHAT_CONNECT_ERROR, last_request);
         const QString error = status->text();
+        QVERIFY(!error.isEmpty());
         QTest::qWait(500);
         QCOMPARE(status->text(), error);
     }