diff --git a/app/static/index.html b/app/static/index.html
index 7de7785..731cffd 100644
--- a/app/static/index.html
+++ b/app/static/index.html
@@ -366,8 +366,13 @@ async function runQueue(){
   }finally{ qRunning=false; }
   if(pend.size){ qTimer=setTimeout(runQueue,Math.max(minDelay||15000,1000)); }
 }
-/* optimistic decision set for list/matches + deck commits share this */
+/* optimistic decision set for list/matches + deck commits share this.
+   localDecisions remembers the latest intent per listing so section
+   progress stays correct while the persistence queue is mid-flight. */
+const localDecisions=new Map(); // listing_id -> action|null
+let lastResyncAt=0;
 function setDecision(id, act, secId=null){
+  localDecisions.set(id, act);
   updateRowDecision(id, act);      // optimistic paint
   enqueue(id, act, secId);
 }
@@ -553,9 +558,17 @@ function maybeRefill(){
     return;
   }
   if(!pile.length&&!buffer.length&&!deckLoading){
-    if(section&&(section.exhausted||(section.progress&&section.progress.undecided===0))){
+    if(section&&sectDecided>=sectTotal){
+      // locally exhausted (last POSTs may still be flushing — the report
+      // shows from localDecisions; a quiet resync freshens counts and the
+      // server's report flip, rate-limited so a failing last POST can't
+      // cause a resync loop)
       $('report').classList.add('on');
       $('empty').classList.remove('on');
+      if(!section.exhausted&&Date.now()-lastResyncAt>2000){
+        lastResyncAt=Date.now();
+        loadSection();
+      }
     }else if(section){
       $('empty').classList.remove('on'); $('report').classList.remove('on');
     }
@@ -921,7 +934,13 @@ function paintMode(){
   else if(!forgeBusy) btn.disabled=false;
 }
 function updateSectionUI(body){
-  sectDecided=body.progress.decided; sectTotal=body.progress.total;
+  sectTotal=body.progress.total;
+  let decided=0;
+  for(const it of (body.items||[])){
+    const local=localDecisions.get(it.id);
+    if(local===undefined? it.decision!=null : local!=null) decided++;
+  }
+  sectDecided=decided;
   paintSect();
   paintMode();
   const c=body.counts||{};