diff --git a/internal/web/actions.go b/internal/web/actions.go
index 7a41e3b..a95ef96 100644
--- a/internal/web/actions.go
+++ b/internal/web/actions.go
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ func (a *Actions) statusRows(ctx context.Context, rt *actionRuntime) (map[alertR
 	if !rt.fetched.IsZero() && a.now().Sub(rt.fetched) < statusCacheTTL {
 		return rt.rows, rt.err
 	}
-	rows, err := a.fetchStatus(ctx, rt.cfg)
+	// A client that disconnects mid-request must not fail the fetch that every later request reuses.
+	rows, err := a.fetchStatus(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), rt.cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		a.log.Warn("action status unavailable", "action", rt.cfg.ID, "err", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/web/actions_test.go b/internal/web/actions_test.go
index 522d566..29910d8 100644
--- a/internal/web/actions_test.go
+++ b/internal/web/actions_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package web
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -407,3 +408,15 @@ func TestRedirectDoesNotForwardToken(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("bearer token forwarded across a redirect")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStatusFetchSurvivesCancelledRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	fh := newFakeHook(t)
+	fh.statBody = `[{"repo":"o/r","url":"` + alertURL + `","state":"running"}]`
+	h := newActionServer(t, nil, fh.srv.URL)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+	rows, err := h.actions.statusRows(ctx, h.actions.list[0])
+	if err != nil || len(rows) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("rows=%d err=%v, want the fetch to complete despite the cancelled request", len(rows), err)
+	}
+}