diff --git a/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml b/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
index 82d027b..9678cac 100644
--- a/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
+++ b/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ PluginComponent {
 
     property bool isConnected: false
     property string tailscaleIP: ""
+    property string _pendingToggleAction: ""
     property string currentExitNode: ""
     property var peers: []
     property string cachedClipboardTool: ""
@@ -41,10 +42,11 @@ PluginComponent {
 
         onExited: (code, status) => {
             if (code !== 0) {
-                var action = root.isConnected ? "disconnect" : "connect"
+                var action = root._pendingToggleAction || (root.isConnected ? "disconnect" : "connect")
                 var detail = toggleProcess.stderr.text.trim().slice(0, 120)
                 ToastService.showError("tailscalectl", TailscaleLib.errorMessage(action) + (detail ? " — " + detail : ""))
             }
+            root._pendingToggleAction = ""
             statusCheck.running = true
         }
     }
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ PluginComponent {
     }
 
     function toggleTailscale() {
+        root._pendingToggleAction = root.isConnected ? "disconnect" : "connect"
         toggleProcess.command = TailscaleLib.buildToggleCommand(root.isConnected)
         toggleProcess.running = true
     }