diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-12-server-live-state-display-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-12-server-live-state-display-design.md
index e52f8a0..c7e26bc 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-12-server-live-state-display-design.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-12-server-live-state-display-design.md
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Implementation notes:
 - Single TCP connection per query (loopback, ~10-20ms total round-trip — pooling not worth it at this scale).
 - Header regex on `map :` and `players :` lines (the `(hibernating|not hibernating)` token is in `players :`).
 - Roster regex: split lines starting with `#`, skip the column-header line, robustly extract the quoted name + the `STEAM_X:Y:Z` token + `MM:SS` or `HH:MM:SS` connected duration + ping. Tolerate the two-numeric-prefix L4D2 variant (`#  2 1 "Crone" STEAM_1:0:...`).
-- Steam ID conversion: `STEAM_X:Y:Z` → `76561197960265728 + (Y * 2) + Z` (returned as string).
+- Steam ID conversion: `STEAM_X:Y:Z` → `76561197960265728 + (Z * 2) + Y` (Y is the low bit; returned as string).
 
 ### `l4d2web/services/steam_users.py` (new)
 
diff --git a/l4d2web/services/rcon.py b/l4d2web/services/rcon.py
index 0bee2cc..ea5e74f 100644
--- a/l4d2web/services/rcon.py
+++ b/l4d2web/services/rcon.py
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ def parse_status(body: str) -> StatusResponse:
 
 def _parse_duration(text: str) -> int:
     """Parse Source's connected duration: HH:MM:SS or MM:SS -> seconds."""
-    parts = [int(p) for p in text.split(":")]
+    try:
+        parts = [int(p) for p in text.split(":")]
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise RconError(f"unparseable connected duration: {text!r}") from exc
     if len(parts) == 2:
         return parts[0] * 60 + parts[1]
     if len(parts) == 3:
diff --git a/l4d2web/tests/test_rcon.py b/l4d2web/tests/test_rcon.py
index 29ee0fe..d6c0d41 100644
--- a/l4d2web/tests/test_rcon.py
+++ b/l4d2web/tests/test_rcon.py
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ def _unpack_one(conn: socket.socket) -> tuple[int, int, str]:
 
 @contextmanager
 def fake_rcon_server(handler) -> Iterator[int]:
-    """Start a TCP server on an ephemeral port; handler(conn) runs in a thread."""
+    """Start a TCP server on an ephemeral port; handler(conn) runs in a thread.
+
+    Handler exceptions propagate at context exit so a buggy handler surfaces
+    as a real test failure instead of degrading into a client-side timeout.
+    """
     server = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     server.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
     server.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
@@ -50,6 +54,8 @@ def fake_rcon_server(handler) -> Iterator[int]:
     port = server.getsockname()[1]
     server.settimeout(3.0)
 
+    handler_error: list[BaseException] = []
+
     def serve() -> None:
         try:
             conn, _ = server.accept()
@@ -57,8 +63,8 @@ def fake_rcon_server(handler) -> Iterator[int]:
                 handler(conn)
             finally:
                 conn.close()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            handler_error.append(exc)
 
     t = threading.Thread(target=serve, daemon=True)
     t.start()
@@ -67,6 +73,8 @@ def fake_rcon_server(handler) -> Iterator[int]:
     finally:
         server.close()
         t.join(timeout=1.0)
+    if handler_error:
+        raise AssertionError("fake_rcon_server handler raised") from handler_error[0]
 
 
 def test_auth_success_then_status(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
@@ -129,3 +137,19 @@ def test_timeout_raises(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     with fake_rcon_server(handler) as port:
         with pytest.raises(RconError):
             query_status("127.0.0.1", port, "x", timeout=0.3)
+
+
+def test_parse_duration_handles_hours() -> None:
+    from l4d2web.services.rcon import _parse_duration
+
+    assert _parse_duration("00:21") == 21
+    assert _parse_duration("01:23:45") == 5025
+    assert _parse_duration("12:00") == 720
+
+
+def test_parse_duration_rejects_malformed_as_rcon_error() -> None:
+    from l4d2web.services.rcon import _parse_duration
+
+    for bad in ["", ":", "abc", "1:", ":5", "1:2:3:4"]:
+        with pytest.raises(RconError):
+            _parse_duration(bad)