diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitor.go b/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
index d7d81b82e..c8484321c 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
@@ -2368,6 +2368,14 @@ func (m *Monitor) recordTaskResult(instanceType InstanceType, instance string, p
 		status.LastSuccess = now
 		status.ConsecutiveFailures = 0
 		status.FirstFailureAt = time.Time{}
+		// A recorded error means "current outstanding failure", not "last error
+		// ever". Clearing it on success keeps downstream consumers honest: the
+		// connections aggregator surfaces LastError as a live error banner and
+		// derives Unauthorized state from it, so a stale entry would show a
+		// red error on a healthy connection forever (#1493).
+		status.LastErrorAt = time.Time{}
+		status.LastErrorMessage = ""
+		status.LastErrorCategory = ""
 		m.mu.Unlock()
 		if breaker != nil {
 			breaker.recordSuccess()
diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling_test.go b/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling_test.go
index b6fbc7e65..12ae7c1c4 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling_test.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling_test.go
@@ -1308,6 +1308,18 @@ func TestRecordTaskResult_SuccessResetsFailures(t *testing.T) {
 	if !m.pollStatusMap[key].FirstFailureAt.IsZero() {
 		t.Error("expected FirstFailureAt to be reset to zero")
 	}
+	// The recorded error must clear too: it means "current outstanding
+	// failure", and the connections UI renders it as a live error banner.
+	// A stale entry would show a red error on a healthy connection (#1493).
+	if m.pollStatusMap[key].LastErrorMessage != "" {
+		t.Errorf("expected LastErrorMessage to be cleared, got %q", m.pollStatusMap[key].LastErrorMessage)
+	}
+	if !m.pollStatusMap[key].LastErrorAt.IsZero() {
+		t.Error("expected LastErrorAt to be reset to zero")
+	}
+	if m.pollStatusMap[key].LastErrorCategory != "" {
+		t.Errorf("expected LastErrorCategory to be cleared, got %q", m.pollStatusMap[key].LastErrorCategory)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRecordTaskResult_NilMaps(t *testing.T) {