diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection/deferred-session-reattach-connect.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection/deferred-session-reattach-connect.ts
index 4614acc6147..da71fe10962 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection/deferred-session-reattach-connect.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection/deferred-session-reattach-connect.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export function startDeferredSessionReattach(
         if (typeof gen === 'number') {
           void window.api.pty.clearPendingPaneSerializer(session.cacheKey, gen).catch(() => {})
         }
+        session.settleDirectSshPaneRetryAttempt(session.directSshRetryAttempt, 'failed')
         return
       }
       if (!result && expiredReattachError) {
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ export function startDeferredSessionReattach(
       }
       if (message.includes(PANE_OWNER_UNVERIFIED_ERROR)) {
         session.reportError(message)
+        session.settleDirectSshPaneRetryAttempt(session.directSshRetryAttempt, 'failed')
         return
       }
       warnTerminalLifecycleAnomaly('restored PTY reattach threw', {