diff --git a/scripts/dev/lp-backup-dialog-test b/scripts/dev/lp-backup-dialog-test
index 35aacd0..b7ee99e 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/lp-backup-dialog-test
+++ b/scripts/dev/lp-backup-dialog-test
@@ -89,6 +89,21 @@ read -r -d '' DRIVE <<'JS'
     }
   }
 
+  // Connect is offered but cannot be picked until the service exists. The
+  // option must be disabled AND say why — an option that is merely greyed out
+  // with no explanation reads as something broken.
+  {
+    const opt = [...type.options].find(o => o.value === 'connect');
+    out.connectPresent  = !!opt;
+    out.connectDisabled = opt ? opt.disabled : null;
+    out.connectLabel    = opt ? opt.text : null;
+    type.value = 'connect'; type.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
+    await wait(150);
+    const panel = document.querySelector('[data-bk-group="connect"]');
+    out.connectPanel     = panel ? panel.innerText.replace(/\s+/g, ' ') : '';
+    out.connectHasToken  = !!document.getElementById('bk-cn-token');
+  }
+
   // Each type shows only its own fields.
   out.swap = {};
   for (const want of ['sftp','s3','b2','local']) {
@@ -134,21 +149,32 @@ fi
 echo "--- the dialog opens, styled ---"
 chk "dialog open"       "$(jq -r .dialogOpen   <<< "$OUT")" "true"
 chk "type enhanced"     "$(jq -r .typeEnhanced <<< "$OUT")" "true"
-chk "all four backends" "$(jq -r '.typeOptions | join(",")' <<< "$OUT")" "local,sftp,s3,b2"
+chk "every backend offered" "$(jq -r '.typeOptions | join(",")' <<< "$OUT")" "local,sftp,s3,b2,connect"
 chk "labels styled"     "$(jq -r .labelsStyled <<< "$OUT")" "true"
 chk "opens on local"    "$(jq -r '.groupsAtOpen | join(",")' <<< "$OUT")" "local"
 chk "add button is styled" "$(jq -r .addButtonStyled <<< "$OUT")" "true"
 
 echo "--- the dropdown is reachable, not just enhanced ---"
 chk "popup opens"        "$(jq -r .popupOpens   <<< "$OUT")" "true"
-chk "four options"       "$(jq -r .popupOptions <<< "$OUT")" "4"
+chk "five options"       "$(jq -r .popupOptions <<< "$OUT")" "5"
 chk "popup above modal"  "$(jq -r 'if .popupZ > .modalZ then "true" else "false" end' <<< "$OUT")" "true"
 chk "popup is on top"    "$(jq -r .popupOnTop   <<< "$OUT")" "true"
 chk "picking applies"    "$(jq -r .pickedValue  <<< "$OUT")" "sftp"
 chk "button label"       "$(jq -r .pickedLabel  <<< "$OUT")" "SFTP"
 chk "fields followed"    "$(jq -r '.pickedGroups | join(",")' <<< "$OUT")" "sftp"
 
+echo "--- Connect is offered, and honest about not being ready ---"
+chk "offered"             "$(jq -r .connectPresent  <<< "$OUT")" "true"
+chk "cannot be picked"    "$(jq -r .connectDisabled <<< "$OUT")" "true"
+chk "label says so"       "$(jq -r '.connectLabel | test("not available") ' <<< "$OUT")" "true"
+chk "no credential field" "$(jq -r .connectHasToken <<< "$OUT")" "false"
+chk "points at the free equivalent" \
+    "$(jq -r '.connectPanel | test("SFTP and S3")' <<< "$OUT")" "true"
+
 echo "--- each type shows only its own fields ---"
+# connect is deliberately absent: its option is disabled while the service does
+# not exist, and a disabled option cannot be selected — which is the behaviour we
+# want, and is asserted directly above rather than through this loop.
 for ty in local sftp s3 b2; do
   chk "$ty" "$(jq -r --arg t "$ty" '.swap[$t] | join(",")' <<< "$OUT")" "$ty"
 done