diff --git a/api/internal/ckpool/client.go b/api/internal/ckpool/client.go
index 53343db..ce4055b 100644
--- a/api/internal/ckpool/client.go
+++ b/api/internal/ckpool/client.go
@@ -51,7 +51,24 @@ var ErrProtocol = errors.New("ckpool: protocol error")
 // Send delivers a single command to the named ckpool socket and returns the
 // raw response bytes. `sockName` is one of SocketListener, SocketStratifier,
 // or SocketConnector.
+//
+// If the server closes the connection before writing a response (common
+// during ckpool warm-up — the stratifier accepts the socket but its stats
+// aren't populated yet), Send retries once after a short backoff.
 func (c *Client) Send(ctx context.Context, sockName, cmd string) ([]byte, error) {
+	buf, err := c.sendOnce(ctx, sockName, cmd)
+	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+		}
+		return c.sendOnce(ctx, sockName, cmd)
+	}
+	return buf, err
+}
+
+func (c *Client) sendOnce(ctx context.Context, sockName, cmd string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if cmd == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ckpool: empty command")
 	}
diff --git a/api/internal/state/aggregator.go b/api/internal/state/aggregator.go
index 88407c9..cb6f2d4 100644
--- a/api/internal/state/aggregator.go
+++ b/api/internal/state/aggregator.go
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ type Aggregator struct {
 	mu     sync.RWMutex
 	snap   Snapshot
 	blocks []BlockRecord
+
+	// ckFailStreak counts consecutive refreshes where CKPool returned an
+	// error. The first failure after a streak of successes is logged at
+	// DEBUG (likely a transient warm-up or lock hiccup); repeated failures
+	// escalate to WARN.
+	ckFailStreak int
 }
 
 func New(ck *ckpool.Client, rpc *bitcoind.RPC, interval time.Duration, log *slog.Logger) *Aggregator {
@@ -108,8 +114,17 @@ func (a *Aggregator) refresh(ctx context.Context) {
 		next.HashrateHs1h = ckpool.DSPSToHashrate(ps.DSPS60)
 		next.HashrateHs24h = ckpool.DSPSToHashrate(ps.DSPS1440)
 		next.CKPoolOK = true
+		a.ckFailStreak = 0
 	} else {
-		a.Log.Warn("ckpool poolstats failed", "err", err)
+		a.ckFailStreak++
+		// First failure or two: likely transient (stratifier warm-up or
+		// a lock hiccup during a reconnect). Only escalate to WARN after
+		// three consecutive failures.
+		if a.ckFailStreak >= 3 {
+			a.Log.Warn("ckpool poolstats failed", "err", err, "streak", a.ckFailStreak)
+		} else {
+			a.Log.Debug("ckpool poolstats transient error", "err", err, "streak", a.ckFailStreak)
+		}
 		next.LastError = err.Error()
 	}
 	if u, err := a.CK.Uptime(ctx); err == nil {
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index b0afe63..8080350 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
     "svelte": "^5.0.0",
     "svelte-check": "^4.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.6.0",
-    "vite": "^5.4.0"
+    "vite": "^6.0.0"
   }
 }