diff --git a/src/daemon.rs b/src/daemon.rs
index e9dafef..982a86e 100644
--- a/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/daemon.rs
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ pub enum CodexDaemonError {
     #[error("connector request thread failed")]
     Thread(#[source] std::io::Error),
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    #[error("connector health publication could not start")]
+    #[error("connector health publication could not start: {0}")]
     Health(#[source] anyhow::Error),
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     #[error("connector health thread could not start")]
diff --git a/src/idunn_health.rs b/src/idunn_health.rs
index da58272..c5e06c7 100644
--- a/src/idunn_health.rs
+++ b/src/idunn_health.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ const SIGNATURE_DOMAIN: &[u8] = b"gamecult.provider-health.signature.v1\0";
 const SIGNATURE_PURPOSE: &[u8] = b"idunn.signed_daemon_health.v1";
 const PROTECTOR_CONTEXT: &str = "gamecult-provider-health-identity-v1";
 const RUDP_PROTOCOL_ID: &str = "cultnet.transport.rudp.v0";
-const RUDP_CONNECTION_ID: u32 = 0x1d0d_0004;
+// Idunn's daemon-health ingress owns one shared RUDP connection contract.
+// Publisher identity is carried by the signed record, not by transport IDs.
+const RUDP_CONNECTION_ID: u32 = 0x1d0d_0001;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct ProviderHealthIdentity {