diff --git a/src/modules/base/nostr/relay-hub.ts b/src/modules/base/nostr/relay-hub.ts
index 486d3f2..7cdd00f 100644
--- a/src/modules/base/nostr/relay-hub.ts
+++ b/src/modules/base/nostr/relay-hub.ts
@@ -540,9 +540,13 @@ export class RelayHub extends BaseService {
     const successful = results.filter(result => result.status === 'fulfilled').length
     const total = results.length
 
-
     this.emit('eventPublished', { eventId: event.id, success: successful, total })
 
+    // Throw error if no relays accepted the event
+    if (successful === 0) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to publish event - none of the ${total} relay(s) accepted it`)
+    }
+
     return { success: successful, total }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/nostr-feed/services/ScheduledEventService.ts b/src/modules/nostr-feed/services/ScheduledEventService.ts
index 4911b24..d2ef6b4 100644
--- a/src/modules/nostr-feed/services/ScheduledEventService.ts
+++ b/src/modules/nostr-feed/services/ScheduledEventService.ts
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ export class ScheduledEventService extends BaseService {
       const result = await this.relayHub.publishEvent(signedEvent)
       console.log('✅ Task status published to', result.success, '/', result.total, 'relays')
 
-      // Optimistically update local state
-      console.log('🔄 Optimistically updating local state')
+      // Update local state (publishEvent throws if no relays accepted)
+      console.log('🔄 Updating local state (event published successfully)')
       this.handleCompletionEvent(signedEvent)
 
     } catch (error) {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ export class ScheduledEventService extends BaseService {
       const result = await this.relayHub.publishEvent(signedEvent)
       console.log('✅ Deletion request published to', result.success, '/', result.total, 'relays')
 
-      // Optimistically remove from local state
+      // Remove from local state (publishEvent throws if no relays accepted)
       this._completions.delete(completionKey)
       console.log('🗑️ Removed completion from local state:', completionKey)
 
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ export class ScheduledEventService extends BaseService {
       const result = await this.relayHub.publishEvent(signedEvent)
       console.log('✅ Task deletion request published to', result.success, '/', result.total, 'relays')
 
-      // Optimistically remove from local state
+      // Remove from local state (publishEvent throws if no relays accepted)
       this._scheduledEvents.delete(eventAddress)
       console.log('🗑️ Removed task from local state:', eventAddress)