diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Woo/IntegrationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Woo/IntegrationController.php
index efe741a..6ab1213 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Woo/IntegrationController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Woo/IntegrationController.php
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class IntegrationController extends Controller
 
         return redirect()
             ->route('woo.integrations.index')
-            ->with('status', 'Integration status refreshed.');
+            ->with('success', $store
+                ? 'Integration status refreshed.'
+                : 'Connect a store to refresh integration status.');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/Woo/PluginClient.php b/app/Services/Woo/PluginClient.php
index 76057d4..397e6b9 100644
--- a/app/Services/Woo/PluginClient.php
+++ b/app/Services/Woo/PluginClient.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Services\Woo;
 
 use App\Models\WooStore;
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException;
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\Response;
 use Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
@@ -30,7 +31,13 @@ class PluginClient
 
     public function delete(WooStore $store, string $path): bool
     {
-        return $this->raw($store, 'DELETE', $path)->successful();
+        try {
+            return $this->raw($store, 'DELETE', $path)->successful();
+        } catch (ConnectionException $e) {
+            $this->logConnectionFailure($store, 'DELETE', $path, $e);
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     /** @return array<string, mixed>|null */
@@ -39,15 +46,21 @@ class PluginClient
         $site = rtrim((string) $store->site_url, '/');
         $url = $site.'/wp-json/ladill-woo/v1/media';
 
-        $response = Http::acceptJson()
-            ->timeout(60)
-            ->withHeaders(['X-Ladill-Store' => $store->public_id])
-            ->attach(
-                'file',
-                file_get_contents($file->getRealPath()) ?: '',
-                $file->getClientOriginalName() ?: 'upload.jpg',
-            )
-            ->post($url, array_filter(['alt' => $alt !== '' ? $alt : null]));
+        try {
+            $response = Http::acceptJson()
+                ->timeout(60)
+                ->withHeaders(['X-Ladill-Store' => $store->public_id])
+                ->attach(
+                    'file',
+                    file_get_contents($file->getRealPath()) ?: '',
+                    $file->getClientOriginalName() ?: 'upload.jpg',
+                )
+                ->post($url, array_filter(['alt' => $alt !== '' ? $alt : null]));
+        } catch (ConnectionException $e) {
+            $this->logConnectionFailure($store, 'POST', 'media', $e);
+
+            return null;
+        }
 
         if (! $response->successful()) {
             Log::warning('Woo plugin media upload failed', [
@@ -67,7 +80,13 @@ class PluginClient
     /** @return array<string, mixed>|null */
     private function request(WooStore $store, string $method, string $path, array $data = []): ?array
     {
-        $response = $this->raw($store, $method, $path, $data);
+        try {
+            $response = $this->raw($store, $method, $path, $data);
+        } catch (ConnectionException $e) {
+            $this->logConnectionFailure($store, $method, $path, $e);
+
+            return null;
+        }
 
         if (! $response->successful()) {
             Log::warning('Woo plugin API request failed', [
@@ -103,4 +122,14 @@ class PluginClient
             default => throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Unsupported method: {$method}"),
         };
     }
+
+    private function logConnectionFailure(WooStore $store, string $method, string $path, ConnectionException $e): void
+    {
+        Log::warning('Woo plugin API connection failed', [
+            'store_id' => $store->id,
+            'method' => $method,
+            'path' => $path,
+            'message' => $e->getMessage(),
+        ]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/WooIntegrationsTest.php b/tests/Feature/WooIntegrationsTest.php
index 7af74db..d36163f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/WooIntegrationsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/WooIntegrationsTest.php
@@ -143,4 +143,31 @@ class WooIntegrationsTest extends TestCase
         Http::assertSentCount(2);
         $this->assertTrue(Cache::has('woo.integrations.'.$store->id));
     }
+
+    public function test_integrations_refresh_survives_store_connection_timeout(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+        WooStore::create([
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'site_url' => 'https://shop.example.com',
+            'site_name' => 'Example Shop',
+            'status' => WooStore::STATUS_ACTIVE,
+            'connected_at' => now(),
+            'public_id' => 'store-public-id',
+        ]);
+
+        Http::fake([
+            'https://shop.example.com/wp-json/ladill-woo/v1/integrations/status' => function () {
+                throw new \Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException(
+                    new \Exception('cURL error 28: Operation timed out')
+                );
+            },
+        ]);
+
+        $this->actingAs($user)
+            ->from(route('woo.integrations.index'))
+            ->post(route('woo.integrations.refresh'))
+            ->assertRedirect(route('woo.integrations.index'))
+            ->assertSessionHas('success');
+    }
 }