diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index 2093e84..8a276b7 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
              .transferOffer, .transferChunk, .transferCommit, .transferCancel,
              // "Add a device" mint is handled directly against a live host, not via demoHandle;
              // the demo path short-circuits in `requestPairingCode()` with a stand-in code.
-             .requestPairingCode, .cancelPairingCode:
+             .requestPairingCode, .cancelPairingCode, .respondMacPair:
             break  // passive / already handled by the seeded fixtures (demo has no mesh peers)
         }
     }