diff --git a/status_panel.py b/status_panel.py
index 019103a..fce13d3 100644
--- a/status_panel.py
+++ b/status_panel.py
@@ -1553,6 +1553,11 @@ def execute_fix(cfg, fix_id, chk):
                 wake_on_lan(host["mac"], host.get("wake_broadcast"))
                 log.info("FIX %s -> %s does not answer: Wake-on-LAN sent to %s", label, fix["host"], host["mac"])
                 return WAKING
+            if r.returncode == 255 and kind == "ssh":
+                # The machine itself is off the network (e.g. the Bible TV PC's Wi-Fi dropped,
+                # 2026-10-11): say so instead of a bare FIX FAILED.
+                log.info("FIX %s -> %s not reachable: %s", label, fix["host"], detail)
+                return "%s NOT\nREACHABLE" % fix.get("short", fix["host"].upper())
             log.info("FIX %s -> %s%s", label, "ok" if r.returncode == 0 else "exit %d" % r.returncode,
                      (": " + detail) if detail else "")
             conn = chk.get("conn") or fix.get("conn")
diff --git a/tests/test_status_panel.py b/tests/test_status_panel.py
index 5863b34..f33ba23 100644
--- a/tests/test_status_panel.py
+++ b/tests/test_status_panel.py
@@ -838,7 +838,8 @@ class TestFixes(unittest.TestCase):
                 mock.patch.object(sp, "wake_on_lan", side_effect=lambda mac, bc=None: woke.append((mac, bc))):
             self.assertEqual(sp.execute_fix(CONFIG, "obs", {"conn": "OBS-Youtube"}), sp.WAKING)
             self.assertEqual(woke, [("6c:24:08:d7:fb:57", "10.1.255.255")])
-            self.assertFalse(sp.execute_fix(CONFIG, "arena", {"conn": "arena"}))   # no MAC: just fails
+            self.assertEqual(sp.execute_fix(CONFIG, "arena", {"conn": "arena"}),   # no MAC: says so
+                             "ARENA NOT\nREACHABLE")
         self.assertEqual(len(woke), 1)
         # the button says so
         self.snap.conns["OBS-Youtube"]["category"] = "error"
@@ -848,6 +849,15 @@ class TestFixes(unittest.TestCase):
         time.sleep(0.2)
         self.assertEqual(self.engine.step(self.snap, time.time())["obs"]["x"], "OBS\nWAKING PC\nOBS")
 
+    def test_an_unreachable_pc_is_named_not_failed(self):
+        from unittest import mock
+        gone = mock.Mock(returncode=255, stdout="", stderr="ssh: connect to host 10.6.7.13 port 22: Operation timed out")
+        with mock.patch.object(sp.subprocess, "run", return_value=gone):
+            self.assertEqual(sp.execute_fix(CONFIG, "bibleapp", {}), "BIBLE APP NOT\nREACHABLE")
+        refused = mock.Mock(returncode=1, stdout="", stderr="")             # reached it, the command failed
+        with mock.patch.object(sp.subprocess, "run", return_value=refused):
+            self.assertFalse(sp.execute_fix(CONFIG, "bibleapp", {}))
+
     def test_magic_packet(self):
         from unittest import mock
         with mock.patch.object(sp.socket, "socket") as sock: