diff --git a/apps/machine/src/composables/useAvailabilityBroadcast.ts b/apps/machine/src/composables/useAvailabilityBroadcast.ts
index a4968f7..20517e9 100644
--- a/apps/machine/src/composables/useAvailabilityBroadcast.ts
+++ b/apps/machine/src/composables/useAvailabilityBroadcast.ts
@@ -73,19 +73,22 @@ export function useAvailabilityBroadcast(options: UseAvailabilityBroadcastOption
       model,
     })
 
-    const event = await createSignedEvent(signer, {
-      kind: 30078,
-      created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
-      tags: [['d', 'atm-availability']],
-      content,
-    })
-
+    // Signing goes through the bunker, so it can throw BunkerTimeoutError /
+    // BunkerRejectedError — keep it INSIDE the try so a transient signer blip
+    // is swallowed (the beacon re-publishes every interval) rather than
+    // surfacing as an uncaught rejection. `publish()` is fire-and-forget.
     try {
+      const event = await createSignedEvent(signer, {
+        kind: 30078,
+        created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+        tags: [['d', 'atm-availability']],
+        content,
+      })
       await nostrClient.publish(event)
       lastSnapshot = snap
       console.log('[Availability] Published:', content)
     } catch (e) {
-      console.warn('[Availability] Failed to publish:', e)
+      console.warn('[Availability] Publish failed (sign or relay):', e)
     }
   }