diff --git a/scripts/comfy-host-agent.mjs b/scripts/comfy-host-agent.mjs
index 27cc001..88b9634 100644
--- a/scripts/comfy-host-agent.mjs
+++ b/scripts/comfy-host-agent.mjs
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ async function maybeIdleStop(healthyPort) {
   const killed = await stopComfyProcesses()
   stoppedByAgent = true
   lastQueueRunning = 0
+  lastHealthyPort = 0
+  lastProcessUp = false
   console.log(JSON.stringify({ src: 'comfy-host-agent', event: 'stopped', reason: 'idle', killed }))
 }
 
@@ -614,6 +616,7 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       return json(res, 200, { ok: true, started: false, already: true, booting: true, asleep: false })
     }
     await taskkillImage('Comfy Desktop.exe')
+    stoppedByAgent = false
     const launched = await startComfy()
     if (launched.port) {
       lastProcessUp = true
diff --git a/server/utils/comfyLifecycle.ts b/server/utils/comfyLifecycle.ts
index 73e014c..8f67b33 100644
--- a/server/utils/comfyLifecycle.ts
+++ b/server/utils/comfyLifecycle.ts
@@ -350,13 +350,7 @@ async function ensureUnlocked(onStatus: StatusFn, skipBusyWait = false) {
       onStatus({ state: 'online', message: 'ComfyUI online', host: proxyUrl, processRunning: true })
       return
     }
-  }
-  if (remote?.http) {
-    const localPort = remote.port ? ` Port ${remote.port} is healthy on the desktop.` : ''
-    throw createError({
-      statusCode: 503,
-      statusMessage: `Comfy is running on the desktop but this server cannot reach ${host}.${localPort} Check COMFY_HOST / the LAN proxy.`
-    })
+    log('http-fail-proxy', { host: proxyUrl, localPort: remote.port || null })
   }
   const running = await processRunning()
   if (running) {