diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Onboarding/OnboardingWizardView.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Onboarding/OnboardingWizardView.swift
index a323237fb77..07233a4c8c1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Onboarding/OnboardingWizardView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Onboarding/OnboardingWizardView.swift
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
     private func resumeAfterPairingApproval() {
         // We intentionally stop reconnect churn while unpaired to avoid generating multiple pending requests.
         self.appModel.gatewayAutoReconnectEnabled = true
+        self.appModel.gatewayPairingPaused = false
         self.connectMessage = "Retrying after approval…"
         self.statusLine = "Retrying after approval…"
         Task { await self.retryLastAttempt() }