diff --git a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/pplr-data-maps.vue b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/pplr-data-maps.vue
index 0e9cef1ed..609ad5263 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/pplr-data-maps.vue
+++ b/plugin-designs/pplr-data-maps/pplr-data-maps.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
  *
  * profile-config: { "profile":"pplr-data-maps", "tk":"pk...", "view":"pplr-religion" }
  */
-import { inject, ref, computed, defineAsyncComponent, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount } from 'vue'
+import { inject, ref, computed, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount } from 'vue'
+import { retryableAsyncComponent } from '@map/composables/retryableAsyncComponent.js'
 import { useShadowStyles } from '@map/composables/useShadowStyles.js'
 import { resolveAssetsBase } from '@map/utils/embedBase.js'
 import { setDataBase, ensureD3 } from './src/utils/pplrData.js'
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ const VIEWS = [
   { key: 'pplr-coverage',          label: 'Translation coverage', tKey: 'pplr.tabs.coverage',      load: () => import('./src/views/pplr-coverage.vue') },
   { key: 'pplr-index',             label: 'Index', tKey: 'pplr.tabs.index',                     load: () => import('./src/views/pplr-index.vue') },
 ]
-const COMPONENTS = Object.fromEntries(VIEWS.map((v) => [v.key, defineAsyncComponent(v.load)]))
+// The library wrapper, not Vue's raw async component: Vue caches a REJECTED loader, so one network blip
+// left that tab dead until a full reload. retryableAsyncComponent retries the import instead.
+const COMPONENTS = Object.fromEntries(VIEWS.map((v) => [v.key, retryableAsyncComponent(v.load)]))
 const VALID = new Set(VIEWS.map((v) => v.key))
 
 // Chosen at setup so a non-default view never mounts the default first (see upg-neighbor.vue).