diff --git a/apps/machine/src/App.vue b/apps/machine/src/App.vue
index 742c868..a4e22a0 100644
--- a/apps/machine/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/machine/src/App.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, computed, watch } from 'vue'
-import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useAtmStore } from '@/stores/atm'
 import { useTheme } from '@/composables/useTheme'
 import { setBranding } from '@/composables/useBranding'
@@ -13,7 +13,21 @@ import ColorModeToggle from '@/components/ColorModeToggle.vue'
 
 const atmStore = useAtmStore()
 const route = useRoute()
+const router = useRouter()
 const { current: currentTheme, themes, colorMode } = useTheme()
+
+// When the machine re-locks after a transaction (access gate enabled), the
+// router is still on /cash-in or /cash-out under the LockedView overlay. Reset
+// it to home so that when the gate reopens to `idle`, IdleView shows — not the
+// stale transaction view (e.g. a completed cash-out's collect screen). Runs
+// while locked, so the router-view is hidden; no flicker. The disabled-gate path
+// (never dwells in `locked`) still returns home via each view's isIdle watch.
+watch(
+  () => atmStore.isLocked,
+  (locked) => {
+    if (locked && route.path !== '/') void router.push('/')
+  }
+)
 const debugExpanded = ref(false)
 const isSupport = computed(() => route.path === '/support')
 // Network detected dynamically from Lightning invoice prefix
@@ -111,9 +125,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       // Same env → pairing-seed precedence as lightning.ts: on a blank-.env
       // seed-driven machine the relay comes from the pairing transport, not env.
       const relayUrl =
-        config?.relayUrl ||
-        import.meta.env.VITE_RELAY_URL ||
-        resolved?.transport?.relays?.[0]
+        config?.relayUrl || import.meta.env.VITE_RELAY_URL || resolved?.transport?.relays?.[0]
       if (signer && relayUrl) {
         const client = new NostrClient({ relays: [{ url: relayUrl }], signer })
         await client.connect()