diff --git a/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.tsx
index 56ff67cd0..a8fb00109 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ function JourneyDetailPageDesktop() {
   const toggleSkeletons = async () => {
     const next = !hideSkeletons
     setHideSkeletons(next)
-    await journeyApi.updatePreferences(current.id, { hide_skeletons: next })
+    try {
+      await journeyApi.updatePreferences(current.id, { hide_skeletons: next })
+    } catch {
+      // A view preference, as on the phone: the local flip stands until the next load.
+    }
   }
   const skeletonLabel = hideSkeletons ? t('journey.skeletons.show') : t('journey.skeletons.hide')
   const barButton = 'w-10 h-10 flex-shrink-0 rounded-lg bg-surface-elevated backdrop-blur-lg border border-edge shadow-lg text-content-secondary flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-surface-hover active:scale-95 transition-transform'
diff --git a/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.wiring.test.tsx b/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.wiring.test.tsx
index 34d044c82..b56c6dce1 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.wiring.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.wiring.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// FE-JRN-DETWIRE-001 to FE-JRN-DETWIRE-041
+// FE-JRN-DETWIRE-001 to FE-JRN-DETWIRE-042
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor, within } from '../../tests/helpers/render';
 import { journeyApi } from '../api/client';
@@ -582,4 +582,23 @@ describe('JourneyDetailPage wiring', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('common.upload')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText('Immich')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('FE-JRN-DETWIRE-042: a rejected suggestions preference keeps the local flip and rejects nothing', async () => {
+    const unhandled = vi.fn();
+    process.on('unhandledRejection', unhandled);
+    try {
+      const update = vi.spyOn(journeyApi, 'updatePreferences').mockRejectedValue(new Error('offline'));
+      const { hook } = setup({ isMobile: true });
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'journey.skeletons.hide' }));
+
+      expect(hook.setHideSkeletons).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+      await waitFor(() => expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7, { hide_skeletons: true }));
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+      expect(unhandled).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(toast.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    } finally {
+      process.off('unhandledRejection', unhandled);
+    }
+  });
 });