diff --git a/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_footer.dart b/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_footer.dart
index 2cd90270..1f855fc4 100644
--- a/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_footer.dart
+++ b/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_footer.dart
@@ -56,9 +56,18 @@ class ActiveProxyFooter extends HookConsumerWidget {
                               ),
                             ],
                           ),
-                        AsyncError() => _InfoProp(
-                            icon: FluentIcons.error_circle_20_regular,
-                            text: t.general.unknown,
+                        AsyncError() => Row(
+                            children: [
+                              const Icon(FluentIcons.error_circle_20_regular),
+                              const Gap(8),
+                              IPText.unknown(
+                                onLongPress: () async {
+                                  ref
+                                      .read(ipInfoNotifierProvider.notifier)
+                                      .refresh();
+                                },
+                              ),
+                            ],
                           ),
                         _ => const Row(
                             children: [
diff --git a/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_notifier.dart b/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_notifier.dart
index 71006acc..f7509983 100644
--- a/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_notifier.dart
+++ b/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_notifier.dart
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class IpInfoNotifier extends _$IpInfoNotifier with AppLogger {
   }
 
   Future<void> refresh() async {
+    if (state is AsyncLoading) return;
     loggy.debug("refreshing");
     await ref.read(hapticServiceProvider.notifier).lightImpact();
     ref.invalidateSelf();
diff --git a/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_sidebar_card.dart b/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_sidebar_card.dart
index f0dc6bd3..a5c230b7 100644
--- a/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_sidebar_card.dart
+++ b/lib/features/proxy/active/active_proxy_sidebar_card.dart
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ class ActiveProxySideBarCard extends HookConsumerWidget {
                   ),
                 _ => buildProp(
                     const Icon(FluentIcons.error_circle_20_regular),
-                    propText(t.general.unknown),
+                    IPText.unknown(
+                      onLongPress: () async {
+                        ref.read(ipInfoNotifierProvider.notifier).refresh();
+                      },
+                      constrained: true,
+                    ),
                   ),
               },
             ],
diff --git a/lib/features/proxy/active/ip_widget.dart b/lib/features/proxy/active/ip_widget.dart
index eeb1fe70..2099248c 100644
--- a/lib/features/proxy/active/ip_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/features/proxy/active/ip_widget.dart
@@ -12,14 +12,20 @@ final _showIp = StateProvider.autoDispose((ref) {
 
 class IPText extends HookConsumerWidget {
   const IPText({
-    required this.ip,
-    required this.onLongPress,
+    required String this.ip,
+    required VoidCallback this.onLongPress,
     this.constrained = false,
     super.key,
   });
 
-  final String ip;
-  final VoidCallback onLongPress;
+  const IPText.unknown({
+    this.onLongPress,
+    this.constrained = false,
+    super.key,
+  }) : ip = null;
+
+  final String? ip;
+  final VoidCallback? onLongPress;
   final bool constrained;
 
   @override
@@ -32,37 +38,46 @@ class IPText extends HookConsumerWidget {
     return Semantics(
       label: t.proxies.ipInfoSemantics.address,
       child: InkWell(
-        onTap: () {
-          ref.read(_showIp.notifier).state = !isVisible;
-        },
+        onTap: ip == null
+            ? null
+            : () {
+                ref.read(_showIp.notifier).state = !isVisible;
+              },
         onLongPress: onLongPress,
         borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
         child: Padding(
           padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 2),
-          child: AnimatedCrossFade(
-            firstChild: Text(
-              ip,
-              style: ipStyle,
-              textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
-              overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
-            ),
-            secondChild: Padding(
-              padding: constrained
-                  ? EdgeInsets.zero
-                  : const EdgeInsetsDirectional.only(end: 48),
-              child: Text(
-                obscureIp(ip),
-                semanticsLabel: t.general.hidden,
-                style: ipStyle,
-                textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+          child: switch (ip) {
+            final ip? => AnimatedCrossFade(
+                firstChild: Text(
+                  ip,
+                  style: ipStyle,
+                  textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+                  overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+                ),
+                secondChild: Padding(
+                  padding: constrained
+                      ? EdgeInsets.zero
+                      : const EdgeInsetsDirectional.only(end: 48),
+                  child: Text(
+                    obscureIp(ip),
+                    semanticsLabel: t.general.hidden,
+                    style: ipStyle,
+                    textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+                    overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+                  ),
+                ),
+                crossFadeState: isVisible
+                    ? CrossFadeState.showFirst
+                    : CrossFadeState.showSecond,
+                duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+              ),
+            _ => Text(
+                t.general.unknown,
+                style: constrained ? textTheme.bodySmall : ipStyle,
                 overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
               ),
-            ),
-            crossFadeState: isVisible
-                ? CrossFadeState.showFirst
-                : CrossFadeState.showSecond,
-            duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
-          ),
+          },
         ),
       ),
     );