diff --git a/tests/OpenClaw.Connection.Tests/ConnectionStateMachineTests.cs b/tests/OpenClaw.Connection.Tests/ConnectionStateMachineTests.cs
index 08ff4ac49..77fda5399 100644
--- a/tests/OpenClaw.Connection.Tests/ConnectionStateMachineTests.cs
+++ b/tests/OpenClaw.Connection.Tests/ConnectionStateMachineTests.cs
@@ -368,6 +368,16 @@ public void Reset_ReturnsToIdle()
     [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Connected, RoleConnectionState.Connecting, true, OverallConnectionState.Connecting)]
     [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Connected, RoleConnectionState.Idle, false, OverallConnectionState.Ready)]
     [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Idle, RoleConnectionState.Idle, true, OverallConnectionState.Idle)]
+    // Node errors are suppressed when node mode is disabled → Ready (not Degraded).
+    [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Connected, RoleConnectionState.Error, false, OverallConnectionState.Ready)]
+    [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Connected, RoleConnectionState.PairingRejected, false, OverallConnectionState.Ready)]
+    [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Connected, RoleConnectionState.RateLimited, false, OverallConnectionState.Ready)]
+    // Node connecting is ignored when node mode is disabled → Ready (not Connecting).
+    [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Connected, RoleConnectionState.Connecting, false, OverallConnectionState.Ready)]
+    // Operator connected, node idle, node enabled → operator-only connected (fallthrough).
+    [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Connected, RoleConnectionState.Idle, true, OverallConnectionState.Connected)]
+    // Node PairingRequired is reported regardless of nodeEnabled.
+    [InlineData(RoleConnectionState.Connected, RoleConnectionState.PairingRequired, false, OverallConnectionState.PairingRequired)]
     public void DeriveOverall_ReturnsCorrectState(
         RoleConnectionState op, RoleConnectionState node, bool nodeEnabled, OverallConnectionState expected)
     {