diff --git a/frontend/today-sync.js b/frontend/today-sync.js
index 30d565f..2e18ae0 100644
--- a/frontend/today-sync.js
+++ b/frontend/today-sync.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function createTodaySync({ storage, getLogin, fetchJson, onRemoteIds, onRemotePl
   let retryAttempt = 0;
   let expiredCount = 0;
   let discardedCount = 0;
+  let recoveryNotice = { discarded: 0, until: 0 };
   const knownOperationKeys = new Set();
 
   function cancelRetry() {
@@ -292,7 +293,8 @@ function createTodaySync({ storage, getLogin, fetchJson, onRemoteIds, onRemotePl
       }
       adopt(plan);
       const stillPending = pending().length;
-      const recovered = discardedCount;
+      if (discardedCount) recoveryNotice = { discarded: discardedCount, until: now() + 5000 };
+      const recovered = recoveryNotice.until > now() ? recoveryNotice.discarded : 0;
       onStatus?.(stillPending ? 'pending' : hadConflict ? 'full' :
         expiredCount ? 'expired' : recovered ? 'recovered' : 'saved',
       expiredCount ? { count: expiredCount } : recovered ? { discarded: recovered } : {});
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_mobile_today_handoff_release.py b/tests/e2e/test_mobile_today_handoff_release.py
index dbc0194..31a2adf 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_mobile_today_handoff_release.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_mobile_today_handoff_release.py
@@ -162,15 +162,7 @@ def test_release_artifact_plans_hands_off_and_opens_next_mobile_issue(tmp_path:
 
             page.evaluate("""() => {
               const prefix = 'stackchain.today-sync.v1.timmy.operation.';
-              const snapshot = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('stackchain.today-sync-snapshot.v1.timmy') || '{}');
               localStorage.setItem(prefix + 'broken', '{not-json');
-              localStorage.setItem(prefix + 'recover-remove', JSON.stringify({
-                queued_at: Date.now(),
-                operation: {
-                  operation_id: 'recover-remove', action: 'remove',
-                  item_id: 'issue:acme/mobile:42:', direction: null, base_revision: snapshot.revision,
-                },
-              }));
             }""")
             page.reload(wait_until="networkidle")
             expect(page.locator("#today-sync-status")).to_have_text(