diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index bd428c6c..55b874a8 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2419,10 +2419,16 @@ _vital_sharing_peer_state: Dict[str, dict] = {}
 
 
 async def _broadcast_share_to_plugin_clients(data: dict, origin: str) -> None:
-    """Forward a share_* message to all opted-in plugin clients except origin."""
+    """Forward a share_* message to all opted-in plugin clients except origin.
+
+    Transient send failures are logged but do NOT evict the subscriber —
+    eviction only happens on actual WebSocket disconnect (handled in the
+    plugin receive loop's finally block). Evicting aggressively here caused
+    a bug where a single slow send would silently drop a subscriber and
+    force the user to retoggle vital sharing to get peer updates again.
+    """
     if not _vital_sharing_subscribers:
         return
-    stale: list[str] = []
     for char_name, ws in list(plugin_conns.items()):
         if char_name == origin:
             continue
@@ -2432,9 +2438,6 @@ async def _broadcast_share_to_plugin_clients(data: dict, origin: str) -> None:
             await asyncio.wait_for(ws.send_json(data), timeout=1.0)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.debug(f"Failed forwarding share_* to {char_name}: {e}")
-            stale.append(char_name)
-    for name in stale:
-        _vital_sharing_subscribers.discard(name)
 
 
 def _update_vital_sharing_peer_state(msg_type: str, data: dict) -> None: