diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/cloud-paid.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/cloud-paid.md
index aaaaaa9b62..8d90d9d6e6 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/cloud-paid.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/cloud-paid.md
@@ -3500,7 +3500,9 @@ without requiring a second restart; an unchanged visit stays silent. A stale
 panel is replaced only after the refreshed running plan is confirmed, never
 because the billing return URL says a change was made. When the return check
 finishes before the initial plan load, the panel may show that confirmed paid
-plan silently but must keep its second check for a later webhook. Regression
+plan silently but must keep its second check for a later webhook. A cancelled
+or unknown checkout return value must not assert whether a charge occurred.
+Regression
 coverage:
 `TestLoadConfig_ProviderHostedMSPPrefersRenewedLicense` in
 `internal/cloudcp/config_test.go`,
diff --git a/internal/cloudcp/portal/dist/build_manifest.json b/internal/cloudcp/portal/dist/build_manifest.json
index 58e6172e48..7780992355 100644
--- a/internal/cloudcp/portal/dist/build_manifest.json
+++ b/internal/cloudcp/portal/dist/build_manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "source_hash": "a630a1a29019df3a176613efe21ad63fd006ea2a531bdb1d4cadc2bbb50b2158",
+  "source_hash": "d5c69f37d9cf32a2e8ef727af6779bd44148235ed352fcb427967ef8a6a24859",
   "build_inputs": [
     "package.json",
     "tsconfig.json",
diff --git a/internal/cloudcp/portal/dist/portal_app.js b/internal/cloudcp/portal/dist/portal_app.js
index 897d926212..bc85e87910 100644
--- a/internal/cloudcp/portal/dist/portal_app.js
+++ b/internal/cloudcp/portal/dist/portal_app.js
@@ -3043,8 +3043,8 @@
         pollAfterCheckout(0);
       } else if (returned === "billing") {
         checkAfterBillingReturn(0);
-      } else {
-        view.notice = "Checkout was cancelled. Nothing was charged.";
+      } else if (returned === "cancelled") {
+        view.notice = "Checkout was not completed here. Check your current plan below.";
       }
     }
     return {
diff --git a/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend/src/provider_plan.test.ts b/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend/src/provider_plan.test.ts
index aa5b3148a8..bea0801219 100644
--- a/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend/src/provider_plan.test.ts
+++ b/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend/src/provider_plan.test.ts
@@ -485,9 +485,15 @@ describe('installProviderPlan', () => {
     expect(controller.view().notice).toBe('');
   });
 
-  it('says nothing was charged when checkout is cancelled', () => {
+  it('does not infer a charge outcome from a cancelled checkout return', () => {
     const { controller } = install(providerBootstrap(), '?provider_msp_checkout=cancelled');
-    expect(controller.view().notice).toBe('Checkout was cancelled. Nothing was charged.');
+    expect(controller.view().notice).toBe('Checkout was not completed here. Check your current plan below.');
+    expect(api.refreshLicense).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('ignores an unrecognised checkout return value', () => {
+    const { controller } = install(providerBootstrap(), '?provider_msp_checkout=unknown');
+    expect(controller.view().notice).toBe('');
     expect(api.refreshLicense).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
diff --git a/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend/src/provider_plan.ts b/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend/src/provider_plan.ts
index 5664292c35..144af167e1 100644
--- a/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend/src/provider_plan.ts
+++ b/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend/src/provider_plan.ts
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ export function installProviderPlan(deps: ProviderPlanDeps): ProviderPlanControl
       pollAfterCheckout(0);
     } else if (returned === 'billing') {
       checkAfterBillingReturn(0);
-    } else {
-      view.notice = 'Checkout was cancelled. Nothing was charged.';
+    } else if (returned === 'cancelled') {
+      view.notice = 'Checkout was not completed here. Check your current plan below.';
     }
   }