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id: 679dc6ca-fe03-4fe0-baab-662549b67e78
type: solution
title: "Fix connection status indicator showing disconnected"
tags: [strat-gameplay-webapp, vue, websocket, fix]
importance: 0.5
confidence: 0.8
created: "2026-01-16T21:59:45.713925+00:00"
updated: "2026-01-16T21:59:45.713925+00:00"
---

Header showed 'Disconnected' while user was actively playing. Root cause: game.vue layout read from gameStore.isConnected which could get out of sync with actual WebSocket state. Fix: Use useWebSocket composable directly as source of truth instead of the store.