diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
index 32f0ecd8..7693f5b1 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ import { ContextApp } from "../../context/ContextAppState";
 import routes from "../../constants/routes.json";
 import TorIndicator from "./TorIndicator";
 
-import { SyncStatusScanRangePriorityEnum, SyncStatusScanRangeType, ValueTransferClass } from "../appstate";
+import {
+  SyncStatusScanRangePriorityEnum,
+  SyncStatusScanRangeType,
+  ValueTransferClass,
+  ValueTransferStatusEnum,
+} from "../appstate";
 import ScrollPaneTop from "../scrollPane/ScrollPane";
 import DetailLine from "../detailLine/DetailLine";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
@@ -44,9 +49,12 @@ const Dashboard: React.FC<DashboardProps> = ({ navigateToHistory }) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // set somePending as well here when I know there is something new in ValueTransfers
+    // avoid failed txs because always they have 0 confirmations.
     const pending: number =
       valueTransfers.length > 0
-        ? valueTransfers.filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
+        ? valueTransfers
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.status !== ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed)
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
         : 0;
     setAnyPending(pending > 0);
   }, [valueTransfers]);
@@ -340,6 +348,7 @@ const Dashboard: React.FC<DashboardProps> = ({ navigateToHistory }) => {
                                   key={index}
                                   label={Utils.VTTypeWithConfirmations(vt.type, vt.status, vt.confirmations)}
                                   value={"ZEC " + Utils.maxPrecisionTrimmed(vt.amount)}
+                                  failed={vt.status === ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed}
                                 />
                               ))}
                           </div>
diff --git a/src/components/detailLine/DetailLine.test.tsx b/src/components/detailLine/DetailLine.test.tsx
index fc3240a6..d34170a2 100644
--- a/src/components/detailLine/DetailLine.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/detailLine/DetailLine.test.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import React from "react";
 import { render, screen } from "../../test-utils";
 import DetailLine from "./DetailLine";
 
+// DetailLine pulls Utils → electronBridge, which reads window.electronAPI at
+// module load. That global only exists in the Electron preload, so jsdom
+// would throw at import time without this mock.
+jest.mock("../../electronBridge");
+
 describe("DetailLine", () => {
   it("renders without crashing", () => {
     render(<DetailLine label="Address" value="abc123" />);
diff --git a/src/components/detailLine/DetailLine.tsx b/src/components/detailLine/DetailLine.tsx
index 95bd8b7c..c86a506e 100644
--- a/src/components/detailLine/DetailLine.tsx
+++ b/src/components/detailLine/DetailLine.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import cstyles from "../common/Common.module.css";
 import styles from "./DetailLine.module.css";
+import Utils from "../../utils/utils";
 
 type DetailLineProps = {
   label: string;
@@ -8,13 +9,16 @@ type DetailLineProps = {
   // (e.g. a Tor onion next to the ZEC Price line). String values still work
   // unchanged because string is assignable to ReactNode.
   value: React.ReactNode;
+  failed?: boolean;
 };
 
-const DetailLine = ({ label, value }: DetailLineProps) => {
+const DetailLine = ({ label, value, failed }: DetailLineProps) => {
   return (
     <div className={styles.detailline}>
       <div className={cstyles.sublight}>{label} :</div>
-      <div className={cstyles.breakword}>{value}</div>
+      <div className={cstyles.breakword} style={failed ? { color: Utils.getCssVariable("--color-error") } : {}}>
+        {value}
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/history/History.tsx b/src/components/history/History.tsx
index 4df342f6..3c6e67ef 100644
--- a/src/components/history/History.tsx
+++ b/src/components/history/History.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import cstyles from "../common/Common.module.css";
 import styles from "./History.module.css";
-import { ValueTransferClass, AddressBookEntryClass } from "../appstate";
+import { ValueTransferClass, AddressBookEntryClass, ValueTransferStatusEnum } from "../appstate";
 import ScrollPaneTop from "../scrollPane/ScrollPane";
 import VtItemBlock from "./components/VtItemBlock";
 import VtModal from "./components/VtModal";
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ const History: React.FC<HistoryProps> = () => {
     // set somePending as well here when I know there is something new in ValueTransfers
     const pending: number =
       valueTransfers.length > 0
-        ? valueTransfers.filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
+        ? valueTransfers
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.status !== ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed)
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
         : 0;
     setAnyPending(pending > 0);
   }, [valueTransfers]);
diff --git a/src/components/messages/Messages.tsx b/src/components/messages/Messages.tsx
index 2883ea44..24700253 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/Messages.tsx
+++ b/src/components/messages/Messages.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import cstyles from "../common/Common.module.css";
 import styles from "./Messages.module.css";
-import { ValueTransferClass, AddressBookEntryClass } from "../appstate";
+import { ValueTransferClass, AddressBookEntryClass, ValueTransferStatusEnum } from "../appstate";
 import ScrollPaneBottom from "../scrollPane/ScrollPane";
 import MessagesItemBlock from "./components/MessagesItemBlock";
 import { BalanceBlock, BalanceBlockHighlight } from "../balanceBlock";
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ const Messages: React.FC<MessagesProps> = () => {
     // set somePending as well here when I know there is something new in ValueTransfers
     const pending: number =
       valueTransfers.length > 0
-        ? valueTransfers.filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
+        ? valueTransfers
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.status !== ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed)
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
         : 0;
     setAnyPending(pending > 0);
   }, [valueTransfers]);
diff --git a/src/components/receive/Receive.tsx b/src/components/receive/Receive.tsx
index d0151398..ac53fa3b 100644
--- a/src/components/receive/Receive.tsx
+++ b/src/components/receive/Receive.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   TransparentAddressClass,
   UnifiedAddressClass,
   ValueTransferClass,
+  ValueTransferStatusEnum,
 } from "../appstate";
 import ScrollPaneTop from "../scrollPane/ScrollPane";
 import AddressBlock from "./components/AddressBlock";
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ const Receive: React.FC<ReceiveProps> = () => {
     // set somePending as well here when I know there is something new in ValueTransfers
     const pending: number =
       valueTransfers.length > 0
-        ? valueTransfers.filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
+        ? valueTransfers
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.status !== ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed)
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
         : 0;
     setAnyPending(pending > 0);
   }, [valueTransfers]);
diff --git a/src/components/receive/components/AddressBlock.tsx b/src/components/receive/components/AddressBlock.tsx
index 81369d75..53028dde 100644
--- a/src/components/receive/components/AddressBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/components/receive/components/AddressBlock.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ import styles from "../Receive.module.css";
 import cstyles from "../../common/Common.module.css";
 import Utils from "../../../utils/utils";
 import { ContextApp } from "../../../context/ContextAppState";
-import { ServerChainNameEnum, TransparentAddressClass, UnifiedAddressClass, ValueTransferClass } from "../../appstate";
+import {
+  ServerChainNameEnum,
+  TransparentAddressClass,
+  UnifiedAddressClass,
+  ValueTransferClass,
+  ValueTransferStatusEnum,
+} from "../../appstate";
 import RPC from "../../../rpc/rpc";
 
 import { ipcRenderer, isSandboxed } from "../../../electronBridge";
@@ -61,7 +67,10 @@ const AddressBlock: React.FC<AddressBlockProps> = ({
   }, []);
 
   const anyPending: boolean = useMemo(
-    () => valueTransfers.some((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3),
+    () =>
+      valueTransfers
+        .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.status !== ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed)
+        .some((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3),
     [valueTransfers],
   );
 
diff --git a/src/components/send/Send.tsx b/src/components/send/Send.tsx
index 6d9c452e..a92a138b 100644
--- a/src/components/send/Send.tsx
+++ b/src/components/send/Send.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import styles from "./Send.module.css";
 import cstyles from "../common/Common.module.css";
-import { ToAddrClass, SendPageStateClass, ValueTransferClass, ServerChainNameEnum } from "../appstate";
+import {
+  ToAddrClass,
+  SendPageStateClass,
+  ValueTransferClass,
+  ServerChainNameEnum,
+  ValueTransferStatusEnum,
+} from "../appstate";
 import Utils from "../../utils/utils";
 import ScrollPaneTop from "../scrollPane/ScrollPane";
 import { BalanceBlockHighlight } from "../balanceBlock";
@@ -50,7 +56,9 @@ const Send: React.FC<SendProps> = ({ sendTransaction, setSendPageState }) => {
     // set somePending as well here when I know there is something new in ValueTransfers
     const pending: number =
       valueTransfers.length > 0
-        ? valueTransfers.filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
+        ? valueTransfers
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.status !== ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed)
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
         : 0;
     setAnyPending(pending > 0);
   }, [valueTransfers]);
@@ -76,7 +84,9 @@ const Send: React.FC<SendProps> = ({ sendTransaction, setSendPageState }) => {
     // set somePending as well here when I know there is something new in ValueTransfers
     const pending: number =
       valueTransfers.length > 0
-        ? valueTransfers.filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
+        ? valueTransfers
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.status !== ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed)
+            .filter((vt: ValueTransferClass) => vt.confirmations >= 0 && vt.confirmations < 3).length
         : 0;
     // If there are unverified funds, then show a tooltip
     const unconfirmed: number =
diff --git a/src/components/sideBar/Sidebar.tsx b/src/components/sideBar/Sidebar.tsx
index ae10cff6..ef83b541 100644
--- a/src/components/sideBar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sideBar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import { ipcRenderer, native } from "../../electronBridge";
 // in place when the user clicks to copy. Seed phrase is intentionally NOT
 // copyable to the clipboard — see the note in the JSX.
 type SeedUfvkModalContentProps = {
-  seedStr: string;
-  ufvkStr: string;
+  // null = the native call is still in flight; render a loading state instead
+  // of empty content so the user gets feedback while get_seed / get_ufvk run.
+  seedStr: string | null;
+  ufvkStr: string | null;
   birthday: number | undefined;
 };
 
@@ -34,6 +36,27 @@ const SeedUfvkModalContent: React.FC<SeedUfvkModalContentProps> = ({ seedStr, uf
   const { copied: birthdayCopied, copy: copyBirthday } = useCopy(1500);
   const birthdayStr = String(birthday ?? "");
 
+  if (seedStr === null || ufvkStr === null) {
+    return (
+      <div className={cstyles.verticalflex} style={{ alignItems: "center", padding: 24 }}>
+        <div style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>Retrieving seed phrase / viewing key&hellip;</div>
+        <i className={`${"fas"} ${"fa-sync"} ${"fa-spin"}`} />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Each sensitive value (seed, UFVK, birthday) lives inside this card so it's
+  // visually distinct from the surrounding explanatory text. Thin accent border
+  // and a slightly smaller font keep the data legible without dominating.
+  const dataBoxStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+    border: "1px solid var(--color-primary)",
+    borderRadius: 4,
+    padding: 12,
+    marginTop: 8,
+    marginBottom: 16,
+    fontSize: "0.85em",
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className={cstyles.verticalflex}>
       {!!seedStr && (
@@ -47,9 +70,9 @@ const SeedUfvkModalContent: React.FC<SeedUfvkModalContentProps> = ({ seedStr, uf
           <div style={{ textAlign: "center", color: "#ff6b6b", fontWeight: "bolder", marginTop: 6 }}>
             Write this seed phrase down by hand. Do not copy it to the clipboard.
           </div>
-          <hr style={{ width: "100%" }} />
           <div
             style={{
+              ...dataBoxStyle,
               textAlign: "center",
               wordBreak: "break-word",
               fontFamily: "monospace, Roboto",
@@ -58,7 +81,6 @@ const SeedUfvkModalContent: React.FC<SeedUfvkModalContentProps> = ({ seedStr, uf
           >
             {seedStr}
           </div>
-          <hr style={{ width: "100%" }} />
         </>
       )}
       {!!ufvkStr && (
@@ -68,14 +90,13 @@ const SeedUfvkModalContent: React.FC<SeedUfvkModalContentProps> = ({ seedStr, uf
             <br />
             PLEASE KEEP IT SAFE!
           </div>
-          <hr style={{ width: "100%" }} />
           <div
             style={{
               display: "flex",
               justifyContent: "center",
               gap: 8,
               alignItems: "baseline",
-              marginBottom: 10,
+              marginTop: 10,
             }}
           >
             <span style={{ color: "white", fontWeight: "bolder" }}>Unified Full Viewing Key</span>
@@ -87,6 +108,7 @@ const SeedUfvkModalContent: React.FC<SeedUfvkModalContentProps> = ({ seedStr, uf
             tabIndex={0}
             aria-label="Copy viewing key"
             style={{
+              ...dataBoxStyle,
               cursor: "pointer",
               textAlign: "center",
               wordBreak: "break-word",
@@ -103,7 +125,6 @@ const SeedUfvkModalContent: React.FC<SeedUfvkModalContentProps> = ({ seedStr, uf
           >
             {ufvkStr}
           </div>
-          <hr style={{ width: "100%" }} />
         </>
       )}
       <div
@@ -112,7 +133,6 @@ const SeedUfvkModalContent: React.FC<SeedUfvkModalContentProps> = ({ seedStr, uf
           justifyContent: "center",
           gap: 8,
           alignItems: "baseline",
-          marginBottom: 10,
         }}
       >
         <span style={{ color: "white", fontWeight: "bolder" }}>Birthday</span>
@@ -123,6 +143,10 @@ const SeedUfvkModalContent: React.FC<SeedUfvkModalContentProps> = ({ seedStr, uf
         tabIndex={0}
         aria-label="Copy birthday"
         style={{
+          ...dataBoxStyle,
+          marginBottom: 0,
+          alignSelf: "center",
+          minWidth: 120,
           cursor: "pointer",
           textAlign: "center",
           fontFamily: "monospace, Roboto",
@@ -351,14 +375,26 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({ doRescan, navigateToLoadingScreenChan
         if (!authResult.success) return;
       }
 
+      // Open the modal with a loading state before the native fetches so the
+      // user gets immediate feedback. get_seed / get_ufvk can each take a
+      // noticeable moment, and previously the UI sat silent between the auth
+      // prompt closing and the modal appearing.
+      openErrorModal(
+        "Wallet Seed Phrase / Viewing Key",
+        <SeedUfvkModalContent seedStr={null} ufvkStr={null} birthday={birthdayRef.current} />,
+      );
+
       // Always fetch the UFVK — for seed wallets it's derived from the seed, and
       // showing it alongside the seed lets the user share view-only access without
-      // exposing spend authority.
-      const seedRaw: string = readOnlyRef.current ? "" : await native.get_seed();
-      const ufvkRaw: string = await native.get_ufvk();
+      // exposing spend authority. Run both native calls in parallel.
+      const [seedRaw, ufvkRaw] = await Promise.all([
+        readOnlyRef.current ? Promise.resolve("") : native.get_seed(),
+        native.get_ufvk(),
+      ]);
       const seedStr: string = seedRaw ? (JSON.parse(seedRaw).seed_phrase ?? "") : "";
       const ufvkStr: string = ufvkRaw ? (JSON.parse(ufvkRaw).ufvk ?? "") : "";
 
+      if (!active) return;
       openErrorModal(
         "Wallet Seed Phrase / Viewing Key",
         <SeedUfvkModalContent seedStr={seedStr} ufvkStr={ufvkStr} birthday={birthdayRef.current} />,
diff --git a/src/rpc/rpc.ts b/src/rpc/rpc.ts
index f5508523..364f263c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rpc.ts
+++ b/src/rpc/rpc.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,16 @@ export default class RPC {
       } else {
         const syncStr: string = await native.run_sync();
         if (!syncStr || syncStr.toLowerCase().startsWith("error")) {
-          console.error(`Error sync ${syncStr}`);
+          // "sync is already running" is the expected outcome of the
+          // defensive run_sync() that fetchSyncPoll() fires while a sync is
+          // mid-flight (see the "is not complete" branch above). It's not a
+          // failure — the existing sync just keeps going. Demote to log so it
+          // doesn't drown the console with red.
+          if (syncStr && syncStr.toLowerCase().includes("already running")) {
+            console.log(`Sync already running: ${syncStr}`);
+          } else {
+            console.error(`Error sync ${syncStr}`);
+          }
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
@@ -680,11 +689,19 @@ export default class RPC {
 
         vt.blockheight = tx.blockheight;
         vt.status = tx.status;
+
+        if (tx.status === ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed) {
+          console.log("[RPC] failed value transfer (raw):", tx);
+        }
         vt.address = !tx.recipient_address ? undefined : tx.recipient_address;
         vt.amount = (!tx.value ? 0 : tx.value) / 10 ** 8;
         vt.memos = !tx.memos || tx.memos.length === 0 ? undefined : tx.memos;
         vt.pool = !tx.pool_received ? undefined : tx.pool_received;
 
+        if (vt.status === ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed) {
+          console.log("[RPC] failed value transfer (transformed):", vt);
+        }
+
         return vt;
       });
 
@@ -776,6 +793,15 @@ export default class RPC {
   }
 
   async getZecPrice() {
+    // Skip the network call entirely on testnet / regtest: TAZ has no USD
+    // price and the UI doesn't render the value anyway (see BalanceBlock,
+    // which only shows USD when currencyName === "ZEC"). Avoids unnecessary
+    // HTTP / Tor traffic every 5s on a testnet wallet. Wallet switches
+    // already reset the cached price via setZecPrice(0) in Routes.tsx.
+    if (this.currentWallet && this.currentWallet.chain_name !== ServerChainNameEnum.mainChainName) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Read the user's "fetch price via Tor" preference from persisted
     // settings. Default off — if the key is missing or anything throws while
     // loading settings we keep the conventional HTTP path. The Tor client is
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.ts b/src/utils/utils.ts
index 5580d089..18a4bd61 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -27,31 +27,33 @@ export default class Utils {
       ? "Send"
       : status === ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed && type === ValueTransferKindEnum.shield
         ? "Shield"
-        : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.sent && confirmations === 0
-          ? "...Sending..."
-          : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.sent && confirmations > 0
-            ? "Sent"
-            : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.received && confirmations === 0
-              ? "...Receiving..."
-              : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.received && confirmations > 0
-                ? "Received"
-                : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.memoToSelf && confirmations === 0
-                  ? "...Sending to self..."
-                  : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.memoToSelf && confirmations > 0
-                    ? "Memo to self"
-                    : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.sendToSelf && confirmations === 0
-                      ? "...Sending to self..."
-                      : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.sendToSelf && confirmations > 0
-                        ? "Send to self"
-                        : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.shield && confirmations === 0
-                          ? "...Shielding..."
-                          : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.shield && confirmations > 0
-                            ? "Shield"
-                            : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.rejection && confirmations === 0
-                              ? "...Sending..."
-                              : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.rejection && confirmations > 0
-                                ? "Rejection"
-                                : "";
+        : status === ValueTransferStatusEnum.failed && type === ValueTransferKindEnum.received
+          ? "Receive"
+          : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.sent && confirmations === 0
+            ? "...Sending..."
+            : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.sent && confirmations > 0
+              ? "Sent"
+              : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.received && confirmations === 0
+                ? "...Receiving..."
+                : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.received && confirmations > 0
+                  ? "Received"
+                  : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.memoToSelf && confirmations === 0
+                    ? "...Sending to self..."
+                    : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.memoToSelf && confirmations > 0
+                      ? "Memo to self"
+                      : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.sendToSelf && confirmations === 0
+                        ? "...Sending to self..."
+                        : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.sendToSelf && confirmations > 0
+                          ? "Send to self"
+                          : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.shield && confirmations === 0
+                            ? "...Shielding..."
+                            : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.shield && confirmations > 0
+                              ? "Shield"
+                              : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.rejection && confirmations === 0
+                                ? "...Sending..."
+                                : type === ValueTransferKindEnum.rejection && confirmations > 0
+                                  ? "Rejection"
+                                  : "";
   }
 
   static trimToSmall(addr?: string, numChars?: number): string {