diff --git a/admin.html b/admin.html
index 25e158e..13ced18 100644
--- a/admin.html
+++ b/admin.html
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@
         </section>
     </main>
 
-    <script src="/admin.js?v=15" defer></script>
+    <script src="/admin.js?v=16" defer></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/admin.js b/admin.js
index 1e6cb17..935980b 100644
--- a/admin.js
+++ b/admin.js
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ async function pollWatchtowerRun(runId, attempt = 0) {
     lastManualWatchtowerRun = payload;
     renderWatchtower(latestWatchtower);
 
-    if (payload.running && attempt < 36) {
+    if (payload.running && attempt < 60) {
       opsRefreshTimer = window.setTimeout(() => pollWatchtowerRun(runId, attempt + 1), 5000);
       return;
     }
@@ -668,6 +668,24 @@ async function refreshOps(options = {}) {
     }
   }
 
+  if (lastManualWatchtowerRun && lastManualWatchtowerRun.running) {
+    try {
+      const runId = lastManualWatchtowerRun.id;
+      const response = await fetch(`/api/watchtower/runs/${encodeURIComponent(runId)}`, {
+        cache: 'no-store',
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${tokenSet?.id_token}`
+        }
+      });
+      if (response.ok) {
+        const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        lastManualWatchtowerRun = payload;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('Failed to refresh manual watchtower run status:', e);
+    }
+  }
+
   try {
     const response = await fetch('/api/status', { cache: 'no-store' });
     if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 05c60c4..b912e56 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -461,12 +461,25 @@ async function getWatchtowerRun(runId) {
   }
 
   if (manualWatchtowerRuns.has(id)) {
-    return manualWatchtowerRuns.get(id);
+    const cached = manualWatchtowerRuns.get(id);
+    if (!cached.running) {
+      return cached;
+    }
   }
 
   try {
-    return await readWatchtowerRunContainer(id);
+    const livePayload = await readWatchtowerRunContainer(id);
+    manualWatchtowerRuns.set(id, livePayload);
+
+    if (!livePayload.running) {
+      removeContainer(id).catch(() => {});
+    }
+
+    return livePayload;
   } catch (error) {
+    if (manualWatchtowerRuns.has(id)) {
+      return manualWatchtowerRuns.get(id);
+    }
     error.statusCode = error.statusCode || 404;
     throw error;
   }