diff --git a/src/pages/home/home.ts b/src/pages/home/home.ts
index 6dd270f..65859ce 100755
--- a/src/pages/home/home.ts
+++ b/src/pages/home/home.ts
@@ -727,6 +727,11 @@ async function handleMainPairing(): Promise<void> {
         console.log('🪙 Requesting faucet tokens for pairing...');
         try {
           const services = await Services.getInstance();
+          
+          // Ensure relays are connected before requesting faucet
+          console.log('🔄 Ensuring relays are connected...');
+          await services.connectAllRelays();
+          
           await services.getTokensFromFaucet();
           console.log('✅ Faucet tokens requested successfully');
         } catch (error) {