diff --git a/agent/src/agent/firefly.py b/agent/src/agent/firefly.py
index b588b22..2624b5a 100644
--- a/agent/src/agent/firefly.py
+++ b/agent/src/agent/firefly.py
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ class FireflyClient:
         )
 
     def _get(self, path: str, params: dict | None = None) -> dict:
-        response = self._http.get(path, params=params)
+        try:
+            response = self._http.get(path, params=params)
+        except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
+            raise FireflyError(
+                f"GET {path} failed: {type(exc).__name__}: {exc}"
+            ) from exc
         if response.status_code != 200:
             raise FireflyError(
                 f"GET {path} -> {response.status_code}: {response.text[:200]}"
diff --git a/agent/tests/test_firefly.py b/agent/tests/test_firefly.py
index efc64d5..5d54dc7 100644
--- a/agent/tests/test_firefly.py
+++ b/agent/tests/test_firefly.py
@@ -47,3 +47,11 @@ def test_accounts_walks_all_pages():
 
     accounts = make_client(handler).accounts()
     assert [a["attributes"]["name"] for a in accounts] == ["NFCU Checking", "Venmo"]
+
+
+def test_transport_errors_wrapped_in_firefly_error():
+    def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        raise httpx.ConnectError("connection refused")
+
+    with pytest.raises(FireflyError, match="ConnectError"):
+        make_client(handler).about()