diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/DesktopState.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/DesktopState.kt
index 5419b8f..6898eba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/DesktopState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/DesktopState.kt
@@ -1527,19 +1527,23 @@ class DesktopState(private val appDir: File = defaultAppDir()) {
                     d0.remoteId = null
                     d0.busy = null
                     d0.error = "That server recording no longer exists — press Transcribe to upload again."
+                    _detail.value = d0.copy()
+                    return@launch
                 } else if (it is ProviderError.Transient &&
                     it.message?.contains("already running") == true) {
                     // The engine already works this stage (earlier click,
                     // auto-queue, or a job that survived an app restart):
-                    // that IS the work the user asked for — attach to it
-                    // and show live progress instead of an error.
+                    // that IS the work the user asked for — fall through to
+                    // the poll loop below and show its live progress.
+                    // (Returning here used to strand the initial
+                    // "Summarizing… 0%" label on screen forever.)
                     d0.error = null
                 } else {
                     d0.busy = null
                     d0.error = it.message ?: "Reprocess failed."
+                    _detail.value = d0.copy()
+                    return@launch
                 }
-                _detail.value = d0.copy()
-                return@launch
             }
             // Poll the target job to a terminal state.
             while (true) {