diff --git a/src/Websocket/ChannelManager.php b/src/Websocket/ChannelManager.php
index 3e1c4c3..02019e9 100644
--- a/src/Websocket/ChannelManager.php
+++ b/src/Websocket/ChannelManager.php
@@ -316,12 +316,49 @@ class ChannelManager extends LocalChannelManager
         try {
             $lock->get(function () {
                 $this->getConnectionsFromSet(0, (int) now()->subMinutes(2)->format('U'))
-                    ->then(function ($connections) {
-                        foreach ($connections as $socketId => $appId) {
-                            $connection = $this->fakeConnectionForApp($appId, $socketId);
+                    ->then(function ($staleRedisConnections) {
+                        // Cross-check against local connection state before unsubscribing.
+                        // The Redis sorted set score may be stale (e.g., connectionPonged()
+                        // Redis call failed) while the connection is still alive locally
+                        // with a fresh lastPongedAt. Only unsubscribe connections that are
+                        // ALSO stale locally, or not present locally at all.
+                        $this->getLocalConnections()->then(function ($localConnections) use ($staleRedisConnections) {
+                            // Build socketId → connection lookup from local connections
+                            $localBySocketId = [];
+                            foreach ($localConnections as $conn) {
+                                if (isset($conn->socketId)) {
+                                    $localBySocketId[$conn->socketId] = $conn;
+                                }
+                            }
 
-                            $this->unsubscribeFromAllChannels($connection);
-                        }
+                            $now = time();
+
+                            foreach ($staleRedisConnections as $socketId => $appId) {
+                                // If the connection exists locally with a fresh pong, skip it.
+                                // The local lastPongedAt is the ground truth — it's updated
+                                // directly on every ping and every message, regardless of Redis.
+                                if (isset($localBySocketId[$socketId])) {
+                                    $localConn = $localBySocketId[$socketId];
+                                    $lastPong = $localConn->lastPongedAt ?? 0;
+                                    if (is_object($lastPong)) {
+                                        $age = $lastPong->diffInSeconds(\Carbon\Carbon::now());
+                                    } else {
+                                        $age = $now - (int) $lastPong;
+                                    }
+
+                                    if ($age <= 120) {
+                                        // Connection is alive locally — just refresh the Redis score
+                                        // so the next cleanup cycle doesn't flag it again.
+                                        $this->addConnectionToSet($localConn, Carbon::now());
+                                        continue;
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                // Connection is either not local (other server) or genuinely stale
+                                $fakeConn = $this->fakeConnectionForApp($appId, $socketId);
+                                $this->unsubscribeFromAllChannels($fakeConn);
+                            }
+                        });
                     });
             });
 
diff --git a/src/Websocket/Handler.php b/src/Websocket/Handler.php
index 6df5116..aad9ae8 100644
--- a/src/Websocket/Handler.php
+++ b/src/Websocket/Handler.php
@@ -146,17 +146,22 @@ class Handler implements MessageComponentInterface
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Update connection pong timestamp in BOTH local memory AND Redis sorted set.
-        // This is critical: removeObsoleteConnections() checks the Redis set score,
-        // so a direct $connection->lastPongedAt assignment alone is insufficient —
-        // the Redis-based cleanup would still unsubscribe channels after 120s.
-        // connectionPonged() is async (returns a Promise resolved by the event loop),
-        // so this does not block the ping response.
+        // ALWAYS update local pong timestamp first — this is the ground truth
+        // that proves the connection is alive. Without this, if the Redis
+        // connectionPonged() call below fails, parent::connectionPonged()
+        // (chained after Redis) never runs, and the local
+        // removeObsoleteConnections() also considers the connection stale.
+        $connection->lastPongedAt = time();
+
+        // Also update Redis sorted set score so the Redis-based
+        // removeObsoleteConnections() doesn't consider this connection stale.
+        // This is async and does not block the pong response.
         $this->channelManager->connectionPonged($connection)
             ->then(null, function (\Throwable $e) use ($connection) {
-                // If the Redis pong update fails, the connection will appear stale
-                // and removeObsoleteConnections() will unsubscribe its channels.
-                // Log this so we can diagnose connection drops.
+                // Redis pong update failed — the local lastPongedAt is still fresh,
+                // so the local cleanup won't remove this connection. However the
+                // Redis-based cleanup may still see a stale score. This is handled
+                // by cross-checking local connection liveness in removeObsoleteConnections().
                 Log::channel('websocket')->error('connectionPonged failed for ' . ($connection->socketId ?? '?') . ': ' . $e->getMessage());
             });
 
@@ -352,6 +357,19 @@ class Handler implements MessageComponentInterface
         $isUnsubscribe = $event === 'pusher:unsubscribe' || $event === 'pusher.unsubscribe';
 
         if (!$channel?->hasConnection($connection) && !$isUnsubscribe) {
+            // The connection may have been removed from Channel::$connections by
+            // removeObsoleteConnections() (Redis stale score race) while the socket
+            // is still alive. If Handler::$channel_connections still tracks it, the
+            // connection was legitimately subscribed — silently re-subscribe instead
+            // of returning an error to the client.
+            $channelName = $channel?->getName();
+            if ($channelName && isset($this->channel_connections[$channelName][$connection->socketId])) {
+                // Re-add to Channel::$connections transparently
+                $channel->saveConnection($connection);
+                Log::channel('websocket')->info('Auto-resubscribed connection ' . $connection->socketId . ' to channel ' . $channelName);
+                return false; // Allow the message to proceed
+            }
+
             $connection->send(json_encode([
                 'event' => $event . ':error',
                 'data' => [