3 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/sync/metrics.rs b/src/sync/metrics.rs
index d917dc0..c3bebfc 100644
--- a/src/sync/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/sync/metrics.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ impl SyncMetrics {
         self.connection_attempts_total
             .with_label_values(&[relay, result])
             .inc();
+        self.set_relay_connected(relay, success);
     }
 
     /// Set relay connection status.
diff --git a/src/sync/mod.rs b/src/sync/mod.rs
index 5bea701..c3c598a 100644
--- a/src/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sync/mod.rs
@@ -1208,6 +1208,8 @@ impl SyncManager {
         if is_new {
             if let Some(ref metrics) = self.metrics {
                 metrics.inc_tracked_count();
+                // Initialize connection status to disconnected
+                metrics.set_relay_connected(&relay_url, false);
             }
             tracing::info!(relay = %relay_url, "Registered new relay for tracking");
         }
diff --git a/tests/sync/metrics.rs b/tests/sync/metrics.rs
index 14e1dfd..f1f19d0 100644
--- a/tests/sync/metrics.rs
+++ b/tests/sync/metrics.rs
@@ -444,9 +444,7 @@ async fn test_live_sync_event_count() {
 async fn test_relay_connected_status() {
     let mut harness = MetricsTestHarness::with_sources(1).await;
     harness.start_syncing_relay(0).await;
-    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
 
-    // Clone the URL to avoid borrow issues when stopping source
     let source_url = harness.source_url(0).to_string();
 
     // Check connected status
@@ -454,8 +452,6 @@ async fn test_relay_connected_status() {
 
     println!("Checking connection status for {}", source_url);
 
-    // NOTE: This will likely fail until sync metrics are wired up
-    // Test documents the expectation
     assert_eq!(
         metrics.relay_connected(&source_url),
         Some(true),