diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/relay/relay_provider.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/relay/relay_provider.dart
index 73643ff020..7e3f0d00a2 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/relay/relay_provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/relay/relay_provider.dart
@@ -82,12 +82,16 @@ class Env {
 class RelayConfigNotifier extends Notifier<RelayConfig> {
   @override
   RelayConfig build() {
-    // Watch the active community so that when it changes (community switch),
-    // the config rebuilds, triggering the full provider cascade.
-    final activeAsync = ref.watch(activeCommunityProvider);
-    final active = activeAsync.value;
-    if (active != null) {
-      return RelayConfig(baseUrl: active.relayUrl, nsec: active.nsec);
+    // Push lease bookkeeping updates the community while using its live
+    // session. Only connection-context changes may restart that session.
+    final context = ref.watch(
+      activeCommunityProvider.select((value) {
+        final active = value.value;
+        return (id: active?.id, relayUrl: active?.relayUrl, nsec: active?.nsec);
+      }),
+    );
+    if (context.relayUrl != null) {
+      return RelayConfig(baseUrl: context.relayUrl!, nsec: context.nsec);
     }
 
     // Fallback to compile-time env config (dev mode).
diff --git a/mobile/test/shared/community/push_relay_config_regression_test.dart b/mobile/test/shared/community/push_relay_config_regression_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53a9fb564e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/test/shared/community/push_relay_config_regression_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import 'package:buzz/shared/community/community.dart';
+import 'package:buzz/shared/community/community_provider.dart';
+import 'package:buzz/shared/community/community_storage.dart';
+import 'package:buzz/shared/relay/relay_provider.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
+
+import 'community_storage_test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  test(
+    'reserving a push lease does not notify relay config listeners',
+    () async {
+      final storage = CommunityStorage(secure: FakeSecureStorage());
+      final community = Community.create(
+        name: 'Tom Town',
+        relayUrl: 'https://relay.example.com',
+      ).copyWith(pushNotificationsEnabled: true);
+      await storage.save(community);
+      await storage.saveActiveId(community.id);
+      final container = ProviderContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          communityStorageProvider.overrideWithValue(storage),
+          communitySnapshotWriterProvider.overrideWithValue((_) async {}),
+        ],
+      );
+      addTearDown(container.dispose);
+      await container.read(activeCommunityProvider.future);
+      final changes = <RelayConfig>[];
+      container.listen(relayConfigProvider, (_, next) => changes.add(next));
+      await container
+          .read(communityListProvider.notifier)
+          .reservePushLeaseGeneration(community.id);
+      await container.read(activeCommunityProvider.future);
+      await container.pump();
+      expect(
+        changes,
+        isEmpty,
+        reason: 'Push metadata must not reset the connected relay session',
+      );
+    },
+  );
+  for (final change in ['community', 'relay', 'identity']) {
+    test('$change change notifies relay config listeners', () async {
+      final storage = CommunityStorage(secure: FakeSecureStorage());
+      final original = Community.create(
+        name: 'Original',
+        relayUrl: 'https://relay.example.com',
+        nsec: 'first',
+      );
+      await storage.save(original);
+      await storage.saveActiveId(original.id);
+      final container = ProviderContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          communityStorageProvider.overrideWithValue(storage),
+          communitySnapshotWriterProvider.overrideWithValue((_) async {}),
+        ],
+      );
+      addTearDown(container.dispose);
+      await container.read(activeCommunityProvider.future);
+      final changes = <RelayConfig>[];
+      container.listen(relayConfigProvider, (_, next) => changes.add(next));
+      final updated = switch (change) {
+        'community' => Community.create(
+          name: 'Other',
+          relayUrl: original.relayUrl,
+          nsec: original.nsec,
+        ),
+        'relay' => original.copyWith(relayUrl: 'https://other.example.com'),
+        _ => original.copyWith(nsec: 'second'),
+      };
+      await storage.save(updated);
+      await storage.saveActiveId(updated.id);
+      container.invalidate(communityListProvider);
+      await container.read(activeCommunityProvider.future);
+      await container.pump();
+      expect(changes, hasLength(1));
+      expect(changes.single.baseUrl, updated.relayUrl);
+      expect(changes.single.nsec, updated.nsec);
+    });
+  }
+}