diff --git a/server/web/index.html b/server/web/index.html
index 357b01d..a4fc850 100644
--- a/server/web/index.html
+++ b/server/web/index.html
@@ -2419,7 +2419,17 @@
                         wallAllocBudget();
                         getDevices();
                     } else {
-                        showPage('devices-page');
+                        // Hiding the tab closes the socket on non-streaming
+                        // pages and returning reconnects here. Keep an open
+                        // audit log visible instead of yanking the admin back
+                        // to the device list. Every other page still moves to
+                        // devices: a terminal session died with the socket,
+                        // and the login page needs to advance with a cached
+                        // token.
+                        const active = document.querySelector('.page.active');
+                        if (!active || active.id !== 'audit-page') {
+                            showPage('devices-page');
+                        }
                         getDevices();
                     }
                 }