diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/RefreshExpiringTokens.php b/app/Console/Commands/RefreshExpiringTokens.php
index 170d08f2..200c3063 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/RefreshExpiringTokens.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/RefreshExpiringTokens.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class RefreshExpiringTokens extends Command
 {
     protected $signature = 'social:refresh-expiring-tokens';
 
-    protected $description = 'Proactively refresh tokens expiring in the next 2 hours';
+    protected $description = 'Proactively refresh tokens expiring in the next 2 hours (or already expired)';
 
     public function handle(): void
     {
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public function handle(): void
             ->where('status', Status::Connected)
             ->whereNotNull('token_expires_at')
             ->where('token_expires_at', '<=', now()->addHours(2))
-            ->where('token_expires_at', '>', now())
             ->chunk(50, function ($accounts) use (&$count) {
                 foreach ($accounts as $account) {
                     RefreshSocialToken::dispatch($account);
diff --git a/app/Jobs/RefreshSocialToken.php b/app/Jobs/RefreshSocialToken.php
index 2162c604..c23a1db0 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/RefreshSocialToken.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/RefreshSocialToken.php
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 namespace App\Jobs;
 
+use App\Exceptions\TokenExpiredException;
 use App\Models\SocialAccount;
 use App\Services\Social\ConnectionVerifier;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Queue\Queueable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Throwable;
 
 class RefreshSocialToken implements ShouldQueue
 {
@@ -21,8 +23,14 @@ public function __construct(public SocialAccount $account) {}
     public function handle(ConnectionVerifier $verifier): void
     {
         try {
-            $verifier->verify($this->account);
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $verifier->refreshToken($this->account);
+        } catch (TokenExpiredException $e) {
+            // refresh_token rejected by the provider (revoked / rotated /
+            // expired beyond refresh). Mark the account so the user is
+            // notified immediately instead of waiting for the next failed
+            // publish or the daily verify pass.
+            $this->account->markAsTokenExpired($e->getMessage());
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
             Log::warning('Proactive token refresh failed', [
                 'account_id' => $this->account->id,
                 'platform' => $this->account->platform->value,
diff --git a/app/Services/Social/ConnectionVerifier.php b/app/Services/Social/ConnectionVerifier.php
index 742933ca..d65a493d 100644
--- a/app/Services/Social/ConnectionVerifier.php
+++ b/app/Services/Social/ConnectionVerifier.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function verify(SocialAccount $account): bool
         // refresh, so proactive refreshes during races cause false-positive
         // disconnects even though the access_token still works fine.
         if ($account->is_token_expired) {
-            $this->refreshTokenIfNeeded($account);
+            $this->refreshToken($account);
 
             return $this->callVerifyEndpoint($account);
         }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function verify(SocialAccount $account): bool
             // Verify returned 401: the access_token is actually invalid.
             // Refresh and retry once with the new token.
             try {
-                $this->refreshTokenIfNeeded($account);
+                $this->refreshToken($account);
             } catch (TokenExpiredException) {
                 throw $e;
             }
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ private function callVerifyEndpoint(SocialAccount $account): bool
     }
 
     /**
-     * Refresh token based on platform type.
+     * Refresh the account's token via the platform-specific OAuth flow.
+     * Callers that want the smart "try access_token first" behavior should
+     * use verify() instead. This method always attempts a refresh under
+     * the per-account lock and throws TokenExpiredException on failure.
      *
      * @throws TokenExpiredException if refresh fails
      */
-    private function refreshTokenIfNeeded(SocialAccount $account): void
+    public function refreshToken(SocialAccount $account): void
     {
         $lock = Cache::lock("token_refresh:{$account->id}", 30);
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Commands/RefreshExpiringTokensTest.php b/tests/Feature/Commands/RefreshExpiringTokensTest.php
index 417070e2..5656d28b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Commands/RefreshExpiringTokensTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Commands/RefreshExpiringTokensTest.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 use App\Models\Workspace;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
 
-test('it dispatches refresh jobs for tokens expiring within 2 hours', function () {
+test('it dispatches refresh jobs for tokens expiring within 2 hours or already expired', function () {
     Queue::fake();
 
     $workspace = Workspace::factory()->create();
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         'token_expires_at' => now()->addHour(),
     ]);
 
-    // Should NOT be refreshed (expires in 5 hours)
+    // Should NOT be refreshed (expires in 5 hours — outside the proactive window)
     SocialAccount::factory()->create([
         'workspace_id' => $workspace->id,
         'platform' => Platform::Instagram,
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
         'token_expires_at' => now()->addHours(5),
     ]);
 
-    // Should NOT be refreshed (already expired)
-    SocialAccount::factory()->create([
+    // SHOULD be refreshed (already expired — last-chance attempt before the
+    // refresh_token also dies at the provider).
+    $justExpired = SocialAccount::factory()->create([
         'workspace_id' => $workspace->id,
         'platform' => Platform::TikTok,
         'status' => Status::Connected,
@@ -46,11 +47,20 @@
         'token_expires_at' => now()->addHour(),
     ]);
 
+    // Should NOT be refreshed (already token expired — daily verify handles these)
+    SocialAccount::factory()->create([
+        'workspace_id' => $workspace->id,
+        'platform' => Platform::Pinterest,
+        'status' => Status::TokenExpired,
+        'token_expires_at' => now()->subHour(),
+    ]);
+
     $this->artisan('social:refresh-expiring-tokens')
         ->assertSuccessful();
 
-    Queue::assertPushed(RefreshSocialToken::class, 1);
+    Queue::assertPushed(RefreshSocialToken::class, 2);
     Queue::assertPushed(RefreshSocialToken::class, fn ($job) => $job->account->id === $expiringSoon->id);
+    Queue::assertPushed(RefreshSocialToken::class, fn ($job) => $job->account->id === $justExpired->id);
 });
 
 test('it dispatches nothing when no tokens are expiring', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Jobs/RefreshSocialTokenTest.php b/tests/Feature/Jobs/RefreshSocialTokenTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41b956c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Jobs/RefreshSocialTokenTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use App\Enums\SocialAccount\Status;
+use App\Exceptions\TokenExpiredException;
+use App\Jobs\RefreshSocialToken;
+use App\Jobs\SendNotification;
+use App\Models\SocialAccount;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Models\Workspace;
+use App\Services\Social\ConnectionVerifier;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->owner = User::factory()->create();
+    $this->workspace = Workspace::factory()->create(['user_id' => $this->owner->id]);
+    $this->account = SocialAccount::factory()->x()->create([
+        'workspace_id' => $this->workspace->id,
+        'status' => Status::Connected,
+        'username' => 'testuser',
+    ]);
+});
+
+test('refresh job calls refreshToken (not verify) on the verifier', function () {
+    $verifier = mock(ConnectionVerifier::class);
+    $verifier->shouldReceive('refreshToken')->once()->with(
+        Mockery::on(fn ($account) => $account->id === $this->account->id)
+    );
+    $verifier->shouldNotReceive('verify');
+    app()->instance(ConnectionVerifier::class, $verifier);
+
+    (new RefreshSocialToken($this->account))->handle($verifier);
+});
+
+test('refresh job marks account as TokenExpired when refresh_token is rejected', function () {
+    Queue::fake();
+
+    $verifier = mock(ConnectionVerifier::class);
+    $verifier->shouldReceive('refreshToken')->once()->andThrow(
+        new TokenExpiredException('refresh_token revoked')
+    );
+    app()->instance(ConnectionVerifier::class, $verifier);
+
+    (new RefreshSocialToken($this->account))->handle($verifier);
+
+    expect($this->account->fresh()->status)->toBe(Status::TokenExpired);
+    expect($this->account->fresh()->error_message)->toBe('refresh_token revoked');
+
+    // Notification dispatched because account transitioned from Connected.
+    Queue::assertPushed(SendNotification::class);
+});
+
+test('refresh job logs warning on non-token errors and leaves status alone', function () {
+    Log::shouldReceive('warning')->once()->withArgs(function ($message, $context) {
+        return $message === 'Proactive token refresh failed'
+            && $context['account_id'] === $this->account->id
+            && $context['error'] === 'network blip';
+    });
+
+    $verifier = mock(ConnectionVerifier::class);
+    $verifier->shouldReceive('refreshToken')->once()->andThrow(new RuntimeException('network blip'));
+    app()->instance(ConnectionVerifier::class, $verifier);
+
+    (new RefreshSocialToken($this->account))->handle($verifier);
+
+    expect($this->account->fresh()->status)->toBe(Status::Connected);
+});