diff --git a/src/app/quote/Client.tsx b/src/app/quote/Client.tsx
index 6723c50..29b7aa3 100644
--- a/src/app/quote/Client.tsx
+++ b/src/app/quote/Client.tsx
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ export default function QuoteClient() {
     executeQuoteRequest();
   };
 
+  // Retry wrapper for the quote request – re‑uses the existing submission logic.
+  const retryQuote = useCallback(() => {
+    // Create a synthetic submit event to trigger the same validation & request flow.
+    // The event type is cast to any to satisfy the FormEvent generic.
+    onSubmit(new Event('submit') as any);
+  }, [onSubmit]);
+
   return (
     <main
       id="main-content"
@@ -325,7 +332,7 @@ export default function QuoteClient() {
           quote ? `${((quote.estimated_rate - 1) * 100).toFixed(2)}%` : undefined
         }
         errorMessage={formError ?? undefined}
-        onRetry={formError ? executeQuoteRequest : undefined}
+        onRetry={formError ? retryQuote : undefined}
       />
       {formError && (
         <div role="alert" className="text-sm text-rose-700 dark:text-rose-400">
diff --git a/src/app/quote/QuoteHistory.test.tsx b/src/app/quote/QuoteHistory.test.tsx
index 49590b0..e60f096 100644
--- a/src/app/quote/QuoteHistory.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/quote/QuoteHistory.test.tsx
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ describe('QuoteHistory Component', () => {
     let renderCount = 0;
 
     // Component wrapper that tracks render count of memoized QuoteHistory
-    const TrackedHistoryInner = (props: React.ComponentProps<typeof QuoteHistory>) => {
-      renderCount++;
-      return <QuoteHistory {...props} />;
-    };
-    TrackedHistoryInner.displayName = 'TrackedHistory';
-    const TrackedHistory = React.memo(TrackedHistoryInner);
+    const TrackedHistory = React.memo(
+      function TrackedHistoryComponent(
+        props: React.ComponentProps<typeof QuoteHistory>
+      ) {
+        renderCount++;
+        return <QuoteHistory {...props} />;
+      }
+    );
+    TrackedHistory.displayName = 'TrackedHistory';
 
     const ParentComponent = () => {
       const [dummyState, setDummyState] = useState(0);
diff --git a/src/app/quote/Slippage.tsx b/src/app/quote/Slippage.tsx
index e503944..7496734 100644
--- a/src/app/quote/Slippage.tsx
+++ b/src/app/quote/Slippage.tsx
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 function SlippageBase({ status, slippage, errorMessage, onRetry }: Props) {
-  const content = (
-    <span data-testid="slippage-status">
+  // Accessible live region – always present, content changes with status.
+  const liveRegion = (
+    <span role="status" aria-live="polite" data-testid="slippage-status">
       {status === 'empty' && 'No slippage data'}
       {status === 'loading' && 'Calculating slippage…'}
       {status === 'error' && `Error: ${errorMessage ?? 'Unable to calculate'}`}
@@ -37,11 +38,16 @@ function SlippageBase({ status, slippage, errorMessage, onRetry }: Props) {
     </span>
   );
 
+  // Render a tooltip‑styled badge for visual consistency.
+  const tooltip = (
+    <Tooltip status={status} message={status === 'error' ? errorMessage : undefined}>
+      {liveRegion}
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+
   return (
-    <section className="flex items-center gap-2" data-testid="slippage-view">
-      <Tooltip status={status} message={status === 'error' ? errorMessage : undefined}>
-        {content}
-      </Tooltip>
+    <section className="flex items-center gap-2">
+      {tooltip}
       {status === 'error' && onRetry && (
         <button
           type="button"