diff --git a/src/components/ReqViewer.tsx b/src/components/ReqViewer.tsx
index 7fb09f3..91a6d79 100644
--- a/src/components/ReqViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReqViewer.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import {
   Loader2,
   Mail,
   Send,
+  Inbox,
+  Sparkles,
+  Link as LinkIcon,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Virtuoso } from "react-virtuoso";
 import { useReqTimelineEnhanced } from "@/hooks/useReqTimelineEnhanced";
@@ -1016,6 +1019,41 @@ export default function ReqViewer({
                     // Find NIP-65 info for this relay (if using outbox)
                     const nip65Info = reasoning?.find((r) => r.relay === url);
 
+                    // Determine relay type
+                    const relayType = relays
+                      ? "explicit" // Explicitly specified relays
+                      : nip65Info && !nip65Info.isFallback
+                        ? "outbox" // NIP-65 outbox relay
+                        : "fallback"; // Fallback relay
+
+                    // Type indicator icon
+                    const typeIcon = {
+                      explicit: (
+                        <Tooltip>
+                          <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                            <LinkIcon className="size-3 text-blue-500" />
+                          </TooltipTrigger>
+                          <TooltipContent>Explicit relay</TooltipContent>
+                        </Tooltip>
+                      ),
+                      outbox: (
+                        <Tooltip>
+                          <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                            <Sparkles className="size-3 text-purple-500" />
+                          </TooltipTrigger>
+                          <TooltipContent>NIP-65 Outbox relay</TooltipContent>
+                        </Tooltip>
+                      ),
+                      fallback: (
+                        <Tooltip>
+                          <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                            <Inbox className="size-3 text-muted-foreground/60" />
+                          </TooltipTrigger>
+                          <TooltipContent>Fallback relay</TooltipContent>
+                        </Tooltip>
+                      ),
+                    }[relayType];
+
                     return (
                       <div
                         key={url}
@@ -1027,6 +1065,9 @@ export default function ReqViewer({
                           className="flex-1 truncate font-mono text-foreground/80"
                         />
                         <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground">
+                          {/* Relay type indicator */}
+                          {typeIcon}
+
                           {/* Event count */}
                           {reqState && reqState.eventCount > 0 && (
                             <Tooltip>
@@ -1087,13 +1128,6 @@ export default function ReqViewer({
                             </Tooltip>
                           )}
 
-                          {/* Fallback indicator */}
-                          {nip65Info && nip65Info.isFallback && (
-                            <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/60">
-                              fallback
-                            </span>
-                          )}
-
                           {/* Auth icon */}
                           {authIcon && (
                             <Tooltip>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useReqTimelineEnhanced.ts b/src/hooks/useReqTimelineEnhanced.ts
index 33eac05..c6fe80e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useReqTimelineEnhanced.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useReqTimelineEnhanced.ts
@@ -98,29 +98,58 @@ export function useReqTimelineEnhanced(
   // Sync connection states from RelayStateManager
   // This runs whenever globalRelayStates updates
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (relays.length === 0) return;
+
     setRelayStates((prev) => {
       const next = new Map(prev);
       let changed = false;
 
-      for (const [url, state] of prev) {
+      // Sync state for all relays in our query
+      for (const url of relays) {
         const globalState = globalRelayStates[url];
-        if (
-          globalState &&
-          globalState.connectionState !== state.connectionState
-        ) {
+        const currentState = prev.get(url);
+
+        // Initialize if relay not in map yet (shouldn't happen, but defensive)
+        if (!currentState) {
           next.set(url, {
-            ...state,
+            url,
+            connectionState: globalState?.connectionState || "pending",
+            subscriptionState: "waiting",
+            eventCount: 0,
+            connectedAt: globalState?.lastConnected,
+            disconnectedAt: globalState?.lastDisconnected,
+          });
+          changed = true;
+          console.log(
+            "REQ Enhanced: Initialized missing relay state",
+            url,
+            globalState?.connectionState,
+          );
+        } else if (
+          globalState &&
+          globalState.connectionState !== currentState.connectionState
+        ) {
+          // Update connection state if changed
+          next.set(url, {
+            ...currentState,
             connectionState: globalState.connectionState as any,
             connectedAt: globalState.lastConnected,
             disconnectedAt: globalState.lastDisconnected,
           });
           changed = true;
+          console.log(
+            "REQ Enhanced: Connection state changed",
+            url,
+            currentState.connectionState,
+            "→",
+            globalState.connectionState,
+          );
         }
       }
 
       return changed ? next : prev;
     });
-  }, [globalRelayStates]);
+  }, [globalRelayStates, relays]);
 
   // Subscribe to events
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -208,17 +237,34 @@ export function useReqTimelineEnhanced(
           if (relayUrl) {
             setRelayStates((prev) => {
               const state = prev.get(relayUrl);
-              if (!state) return prev;
-
               const now = Date.now();
               const next = new Map(prev);
-              next.set(relayUrl, {
-                ...state,
-                subscriptionState: "receiving",
-                eventCount: state.eventCount + 1,
-                firstEventAt: state.firstEventAt ?? now,
-                lastEventAt: now,
-              });
+
+              if (!state) {
+                // Relay not in map - initialize it (defensive)
+                console.warn(
+                  "REQ Enhanced: Event from unknown relay, initializing",
+                  relayUrl,
+                );
+                next.set(relayUrl, {
+                  url: relayUrl,
+                  connectionState: "connected",
+                  subscriptionState: "receiving",
+                  eventCount: 1,
+                  firstEventAt: now,
+                  lastEventAt: now,
+                });
+              } else {
+                // Update existing relay state
+                next.set(relayUrl, {
+                  ...state,
+                  subscriptionState: "receiving",
+                  eventCount: state.eventCount + 1,
+                  firstEventAt: state.firstEventAt ?? now,
+                  lastEventAt: now,
+                });
+              }
+
               return next;
             });
           }