diff --git a/web/src/pages/LabDraft.tsx b/web/src/pages/LabDraft.tsx
index adfcdaf..83a2940 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/LabDraft.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/LabDraft.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,18 @@ export function LabDraft() {
           <button disabled={busy || !collectedDate || markers.length === 0} onClick={confirm}>
             {busy ? "Saving…" : `Confirm ${markers.length} markers`}
           </button>
-          <button className="danger" onClick={() => id && api.discardDraft(id).then(() => nav("/labs"))}>Discard</button>
+          <button
+            className="danger"
+            onClick={() =>
+              id &&
+              api
+                .discardDraft(id)
+                .then(() => nav("/labs"))
+                .catch((e) => setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : "discard failed"))
+            }
+          >
+            Discard
+          </button>
         </div>
       )}
     </section>
diff --git a/web/src/pages/LabDraw.tsx b/web/src/pages/LabDraw.tsx
index a9acc90..4e62dc7 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/LabDraw.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/LabDraw.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ export function LabDraw() {
       setHistory((h) => { const { [key]: _, ...rest } = h; return rest; });
       return;
     }
-    const h = await api.markerHistory(key);
-    setHistory((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: h }));
+    try {
+      const h = await api.markerHistory(key);
+      setHistory((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: h }));
+    } catch {
+      // Silently no-op: history is a supplemental, click-to-expand feature —
+      // a failed fetch should never throw unhandled or break the row.
+    }
   };
 
   if (!detail) return <p>Loading…</p>;