diff --git a/app/services/cwmp/main_state_machine.ts b/app/services/cwmp/main_state_machine.ts
index e4104c7..373799d 100644
--- a/app/services/cwmp/main_state_machine.ts
+++ b/app/services/cwmp/main_state_machine.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ class DiscoveringParametersState extends DeviceState {
         logger.error(`Failed to persist GPN circuit breaker state: ${e}`)
       }
 
+      // GPN failed → classify params via catalog instead
+      reclassifyDeviceFromCatalog(context.device)
+
       return { nextState: new CriticalReadsState(), response: '' }
     }