diff --git a/js/subscriptions.js b/js/subscriptions.js
index ae445af0..0ebff445 100644
--- a/js/subscriptions.js
+++ b/js/subscriptions.js
@@ -54,15 +54,22 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
         limit: 1
       };
 
-      const events = [];
+      const relayPromises = [];
       for (const url of nostrClient.relays) {
-        try {
-          const result = await nostrClient.pool.list([url], [filter]);
-          if (result && result.length) {
-            events.push(...result);
-          }
-        } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.error(`[SubscriptionsManager] Relay error at ${url}`, err);
+        const listPromise = nostrClient.pool
+          .list([url], [filter])
+          .catch((err) => {
+            userLogger.error(`[SubscriptionsManager] Relay error at ${url}`, err);
+            throw err;
+          });
+        relayPromises.push(listPromise);
+      }
+
+      const settledResults = await Promise.allSettled(relayPromises);
+      const events = [];
+      for (const outcome of settledResults) {
+        if (outcome.status === "fulfilled" && Array.isArray(outcome.value) && outcome.value.length) {
+          events.push(...outcome.value);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/tests/subscriptions-manager.test.mjs b/tests/subscriptions-manager.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d201b726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/subscriptions-manager.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+import { nostrClient } from "../js/nostr.js";
+import { subscriptions } from "../js/subscriptions.js";
+
+test("loadSubscriptions aggregates relay results when one rejects", async () => {
+  const SubscriptionsManager = subscriptions.constructor;
+  const manager = new SubscriptionsManager();
+
+  const originalRelays = Array.isArray(nostrClient.relays)
+    ? [...nostrClient.relays]
+    : nostrClient.relays;
+  const originalPool = nostrClient.pool;
+  const originalEnsurePermissions = nostrClient.ensureExtensionPermissions;
+
+  const hadWindow = typeof globalThis.window !== "undefined";
+  if (!hadWindow) {
+    globalThis.window = {};
+  }
+  const originalWindowNostr = globalThis.window.nostr;
+
+  const relayUrls = [
+    "wss://relay-a.example",
+    "wss://relay-b.example",
+    "wss://relay-c.example",
+  ];
+  nostrClient.relays = relayUrls;
+
+  const eventsByRelay = {
+    "wss://relay-a.example": [
+      {
+        id: "event-old",
+        created_at: 100,
+        content: "cipher-old",
+      },
+    ],
+    "wss://relay-c.example": [
+      {
+        id: "event-new",
+        created_at: 200,
+        content: "cipher-new",
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+
+  const listCalls = [];
+  nostrClient.pool = {
+    list(urls) {
+      const url = Array.isArray(urls) ? urls[0] : urls;
+      listCalls.push(url);
+      if (url === "wss://relay-b.example") {
+        return Promise.reject(new Error("relay failed"));
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve(eventsByRelay[url] ?? []);
+    },
+  };
+
+  nostrClient.ensureExtensionPermissions = async () => ({ ok: true });
+
+  const decryptCalls = [];
+  globalThis.window.nostr = {
+    nip04: {
+      async decrypt(_pubkey, ciphertext) {
+        decryptCalls.push(ciphertext);
+        if (ciphertext === "cipher-new") {
+          return JSON.stringify({ subPubkeys: ["pub-new"] });
+        }
+        return JSON.stringify({ subPubkeys: ["pub-old"] });
+      },
+    },
+  };
+
+  try {
+    await manager.loadSubscriptions("user-pubkey-123");
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      Array.from(manager.subscribedPubkeys),
+      ["pub-new"],
+      "newest subscription set should be loaded from successful relays",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      manager.subsEventId,
+      "event-new",
+      "newest event id should be recorded despite relay failure",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      decryptCalls.length,
+      1,
+      "only the newest subscription event should be decrypted",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      decryptCalls[0],
+      "cipher-new",
+      "newest event content should be decrypted",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      listCalls.length,
+      relayUrls.length,
+      "each relay should be queried even if one rejects",
+    );
+    for (const url of relayUrls) {
+      assert.ok(
+        listCalls.includes(url),
+        `loadSubscriptions should query relay ${url}`,
+      );
+    }
+  } finally {
+    nostrClient.relays = originalRelays;
+    nostrClient.pool = originalPool;
+    nostrClient.ensureExtensionPermissions = originalEnsurePermissions;
+    if (typeof originalWindowNostr === "undefined") {
+      delete globalThis.window.nostr;
+    } else {
+      globalThis.window.nostr = originalWindowNostr;
+    }
+    if (!hadWindow) {
+      delete globalThis.window;
+    }
+  }
+});
+