diff --git a/crates/lantern-app/src/application.rs b/crates/lantern-app/src/application.rs
index 88b606d8..96326194 100644
--- a/crates/lantern-app/src/application.rs
+++ b/crates/lantern-app/src/application.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::{
     AuditHealth, Authorization, BackupCaptureRequest, BackupRestoreAction, BackupRestoreEffect,
-    BackupRestoreState, BusError, ConnectionAction, ConnectionAttemptKind, ConnectionEffect,
+    BackupRestoreState, ConnectionAction, ConnectionAttemptKind, ConnectionEffect,
     ConnectionFailure, ConnectionStep, ConnectionWizardState, Connectivity, CsvLoggingFaultSummary,
     CsvLoggingStateView, FaultAction, FaultEffect, FaultTracker, MAX_PARAMETER_BROWSER_VISIBLE,
     MonitoringAction, MonitoringEffect, OperationState, ParameterAction, ParameterIntentContext,
-    ProfileRegistry, RestoreConfirmation, SerialConnectError, SessionEffect, SessionFault,
-    SessionInput, SessionState, SessionStateMachine, WriteConfirmation, WriteConfirmationModel,
-    WriteEffect, WriteSessionSnapshot, prepare_parameter_intent,
+    ProfileRegistry, RestoreConfirmation, SessionEffect, SessionInput, SessionState,
+    SessionStateMachine, WriteConfirmation, WriteConfirmationModel, WriteEffect,
+    WriteSessionSnapshot, prepare_parameter_intent,
 };
 
 mod connection;
@@ -657,24 +657,6 @@ impl<R: EffectRunner> ApplicationRuntime<R> {
     }
 }
 
-fn session_fault_for_connect_error(error: &SerialConnectError) -> SessionFault {
-    match error {
-        SerialConnectError::Missing { .. } | SerialConnectError::IdentityChanged { .. } => {
-            SessionFault::PortRemoved
-        }
-        SerialConnectError::PermissionDenied { .. } => {
-            SessionFault::Transport(BusError::PermissionDenied)
-        }
-        SerialConnectError::PortBusy { .. } => SessionFault::Transport(BusError::PortBusy),
-        SerialConnectError::NotCharacterDevice { .. }
-        | SerialConnectError::InvalidPathEncoding { .. }
-        | SerialConnectError::InvalidSettings(_)
-        | SerialConnectError::StableIdentityRequired { .. }
-        | SerialConnectError::UnsupportedRs485Ioctl { .. }
-        | SerialConnectError::Io { .. } => SessionFault::Transport(BusError::Io(error.to_string())),
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
diff --git a/crates/lantern-app/src/application/connection.rs b/crates/lantern-app/src/application/connection.rs
index 05c64273..b82b15b3 100644
--- a/crates/lantern-app/src/application/connection.rs
+++ b/crates/lantern-app/src/application/connection.rs
@@ -3,16 +3,34 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 use lantern_domain::{IdentificationMatch, SessionId};
 
 use crate::{
-    ConnectionAction, ConnectionAttemptKind, ConnectionEffect, ConnectionFailure, ConnectionStep,
-    Connectivity, FaultTracker, MonitoringEffect, SerialConnectError, SessionEffect, SessionInput,
-    SessionState, identification_error_attempt, identification_report_export,
+    BusError, ConnectionAction, ConnectionAttemptKind, ConnectionEffect, ConnectionFailure,
+    ConnectionStep, Connectivity, FaultTracker, MonitoringEffect, SerialConnectError,
+    SessionEffect, SessionFault, SessionInput, SessionState, identification_error_attempt,
+    identification_report_export,
 };
 
 use super::{
     ApplicationEffect, ApplicationMonitoringState, ApplicationParameterState, ApplicationState,
-    session_fault_for_connect_error,
 };
 
+fn session_fault_for_connect_error(error: &SerialConnectError) -> SessionFault {
+    match error {
+        SerialConnectError::Missing { .. } | SerialConnectError::IdentityChanged { .. } => {
+            SessionFault::PortRemoved
+        }
+        SerialConnectError::PermissionDenied { .. } => {
+            SessionFault::Transport(BusError::PermissionDenied)
+        }
+        SerialConnectError::PortBusy { .. } => SessionFault::Transport(BusError::PortBusy),
+        SerialConnectError::NotCharacterDevice { .. }
+        | SerialConnectError::InvalidPathEncoding { .. }
+        | SerialConnectError::InvalidSettings(_)
+        | SerialConnectError::StableIdentityRequired { .. }
+        | SerialConnectError::UnsupportedRs485Ioctl { .. }
+        | SerialConnectError::Io { .. } => SessionFault::Transport(BusError::Io(error.to_string())),
+    }
+}
+
 impl ApplicationState {
     pub(super) fn reduce_connection(&mut self, action: ConnectionAction) -> Vec<ApplicationEffect> {
         match action {