diff --git a/src/drivers/endgame/egg-op1-hid.test.ts b/src/drivers/endgame/egg-op1-hid.test.ts
index 3745a9fc..bdc01c0a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/endgame/egg-op1-hid.test.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/endgame/egg-op1-hid.test.ts
@@ -237,3 +237,33 @@ test("writes over the shared dongle wait until the paired mouse identifies itsel
   sleepy.state.pairedPid = 0x1984;
   assert.equal(await client.setDpi(800), 800);
 });
+
+test("a stale handle that rejects the first write is closed, reopened and retried once", async () => {
+  const mouse = fake4kV2();
+  const device = mouse.device as unknown as {
+    opened: boolean;
+    open(): Promise<void>;
+    close(): Promise<void>;
+    sendFeatureReport(reportId: number, data: BufferSource): Promise<void>;
+  };
+  const send = device.sendFeatureReport.bind(device);
+  let stale = true;
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  device.open = async () => { calls.push("open"); device.opened = true; stale = false; };
+  device.close = async () => { calls.push("close"); device.opened = false; };
+  device.sendFeatureReport = async (reportId, data) => {
+    if (stale) throw new DOMException("Failed to write the feature report.", "NetworkError");
+    return send(reportId, data);
+  };
+
+  const status = await new EggOp1HidClient(mouse.device).readStatus();
+  assert.equal(status.firmware[0], "Firmware V1.07");
+  assert.deepEqual(calls.slice(0, 2), ["close", "open"]);
+});
+
+test("a write that still fails after the reopen surfaces the error", async () => {
+  const mouse = fake4kV2();
+  const device = mouse.device as unknown as { sendFeatureReport(): Promise<void> };
+  device.sendFeatureReport = async () => { throw new Error("Failed to write the feature report."); };
+  await assert.rejects(new EggOp1HidClient(mouse.device).readStatus(), /Failed to write the feature report/);
+});
diff --git a/src/drivers/endgame/egg-op1-hid.ts b/src/drivers/endgame/egg-op1-hid.ts
index 6655bbca..ba8e35c8 100644
--- a/src/drivers/endgame/egg-op1-hid.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/endgame/egg-op1-hid.ts
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ export class EggOp1HidClient {
     let lastError: unknown;
     for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 4; attempt += 1) {
       try {
-        await this.device.sendFeatureReport(EGG_REPORT.config, payload);
+        await this.sendFeatureRecovering(EGG_REPORT.config, payload);
         lastError = undefined;
         break;
       } catch (error) {
@@ -715,7 +715,22 @@ export class EggOp1HidClient {
     command.set([operation, ...header]);
     // Payload sits at wire offset 16, i.e. 15 once the report ID is stripped.
     if (payload) command.set(payload, 15);
-    await this.device.sendFeatureReport(EGG_REPORT.command, command);
+    await this.sendFeatureRecovering(EGG_REPORT.command, command);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A handle left stale (sleep/resume, USB hiccup, an earlier page) rejects
+   * every write with "Failed to write the feature report" until the device is
+   * re-enumerated. Close and reopen it once and retry before giving up.
+   */
+  private async sendFeatureRecovering(reportId: number, data: BufferSource): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await this.device.sendFeatureReport(reportId, data);
+    } catch {
+      await this.device.close().catch(() => undefined);
+      await this.open();
+      await this.device.sendFeatureReport(reportId, data);
+    }
   }
 
   private async pollCommandOk(attempts: number): Promise<boolean> {
diff --git a/src/drivers/endgame/egg-we-hid.ts b/src/drivers/endgame/egg-we-hid.ts
index 85dede14..f44d48f2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/endgame/egg-we-hid.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/endgame/egg-we-hid.ts
@@ -505,6 +505,23 @@ export class EggWeHidClient {
     waiter.reject(error);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A stale handle (sleep/resume, USB hiccup) rejects every write until the
+   * device is re-enumerated. Close the command channel, reopen and retry once.
+   */
+  private async sendReportRecovering(channels: WeChannels, data: ArrayBuffer): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await channels.cmd.sendFeatureReport(WE_REPORT_ID, data);
+    } catch {
+      await channels.cmd.close().catch(() => undefined);
+      await this.open();
+      const fresh = this.resolvedChannels() ?? channels;
+      fresh.notify.removeEventListener("inputreport", this.onInputReport);
+      fresh.notify.addEventListener("inputreport", this.onInputReport);
+      await fresh.cmd.sendFeatureReport(WE_REPORT_ID, data);
+    }
+  }
+
   private async transact(
     channels: WeChannels,
     command: number,
@@ -529,7 +546,7 @@ export class EggWeHidClient {
     // Ensure ArrayBuffer-backed view for WebHID typings.
     const copy = new Uint8Array(payload);
     try {
-      await channels.cmd.sendFeatureReport(WE_REPORT_ID, copy.buffer);
+      await this.sendReportRecovering(channels, copy.buffer);
     } catch (error) {
       this.failWaiter(error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)));
     }
diff --git a/src/drivers/endgame/egg-we-protocol.test.ts b/src/drivers/endgame/egg-we-protocol.test.ts
index af7ac1ec..f8b4ce78 100644
--- a/src/drivers/endgame/egg-we-protocol.test.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/endgame/egg-we-protocol.test.ts
@@ -150,3 +150,32 @@ test("DPI patch refuses corrupt source stages", () => {
   const profile = new Uint8Array(WE_OFF.dpiStages + 4);
   assert.throws(() => wePatchActiveDpi(profile, 800, 0), /checksum is invalid/);
 });
+
+test("a stale command channel is closed, reopened and the OP1we write retried once", async () => {
+  let stale = true;
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  const device = {
+    vendorId: 0x3367,
+    productId: 0x1962,
+    productName: "OP1we",
+    opened: true,
+    collections: [
+      { usagePage: 0xff02, usage: 0, featureReports: [{ reportId: WE_REPORT_ID, items: [] }], inputReports: [], outputReports: [], children: [] },
+      { usagePage: 0xff01, usage: 0, featureReports: [], inputReports: [{ reportId: 0x09, items: [] }], outputReports: [], children: [] },
+    ],
+    async open() { calls.push("open"); this.opened = true; stale = false; },
+    async close() { calls.push("close"); this.opened = false; },
+    addEventListener() {},
+    removeEventListener() {},
+    async sendFeatureReport() {
+      if (stale) throw new DOMException("Failed to write the feature report.", "NetworkError");
+      calls.push("sent");
+    },
+  } as unknown as HIDDevice;
+  const client = new EggWeHidClient(device);
+  const send = (client as unknown as {
+    sendReportRecovering(channels: { cmd: HIDDevice; notify: HIDDevice }, data: ArrayBuffer): Promise<void>;
+  }).sendReportRecovering.bind(client);
+  await send({ cmd: device, notify: device }, new ArrayBuffer(16));
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, ["close", "open", "sent"]);
+});