diff --git a/admin.html b/admin.html
index 0e71eee..9a55cfe 100644
--- a/admin.html
+++ b/admin.html
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@
         </section>
     </main>
 
-    <script src="/admin.js?v=6" defer></script>
+    <script src="/admin.js?v=7" defer></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/admin.js b/admin.js
index cc85914..3232812 100644
--- a/admin.js
+++ b/admin.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const containerStatus = document.querySelector('#containerStatus');
 let config = null;
 let tokenSet = null;
 let opsRefreshTimer = null;
+let latestWatchtower = null;
+let lastManualWatchtowerRun = null;
 
 function base64UrlEncode(buffer) {
   return btoa(String.fromCharCode(...new Uint8Array(buffer)))
@@ -312,6 +314,23 @@ function renderDisks(disks = []) {
 }
 
 function renderWatchtower(watchtower) {
+  latestWatchtower = watchtower;
+  if (lastManualWatchtowerRun) {
+    const run = lastManualWatchtowerRun;
+    const session = run.session;
+    const finished = run.finishedAt ? new Date(run.finishedAt).toLocaleString('de-DE') : 'laeuft noch';
+    const state = run.running ? 'Laeuft' : `Beendet (${run.exitCode ?? '--'})`;
+    watchtowerStatus.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="ops-line"><strong>Manueller Lauf</strong><span>${state}</span></div>
+      <div class="ops-line"><strong>Gestartet</strong><span>${run.startedAt ? new Date(run.startedAt).toLocaleString('de-DE') : '--'}</span></div>
+      <div class="ops-line"><strong>Fertig</strong><span>${finished}</span></div>
+      <div class="ops-line"><strong>Geprueft</strong><span>${session?.scanned ?? '--'}</span></div>
+      <div class="ops-line"><strong>Aktualisiert</strong><span>${session?.updated ?? '--'}</span></div>
+      <div class="ops-line"><strong>Fehler</strong><span>${session?.failed ?? (run.exitCode ? 1 : 0)}</span></div>
+    `;
+    return;
+  }
+
   const session = watchtower?.lastSession;
   if (!session) {
     const tail = watchtower?.tail?.slice(-4)?.join(' | ');
@@ -424,12 +443,20 @@ async function runWatchtowerOnce() {
     const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
     if (!response.ok) throw new Error(payload.error || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
 
+    lastManualWatchtowerRun = {
+      id: payload.fullId || payload.id,
+      name: payload.name,
+      running: true,
+      startedAt: payload.startedAt,
+      session: null,
+      tail: []
+    };
     watchtowerStatus.innerHTML = `
       <div class="ops-line"><strong>Manueller Lauf</strong><span>Gestartet</span></div>
       <div class="ops-line"><strong>Container</strong><span>${payload.name}</span></div>
     `;
     window.clearTimeout(opsRefreshTimer);
-    opsRefreshTimer = window.setTimeout(refreshOps, 25000);
+    pollWatchtowerRun(payload.fullId || payload.id);
   } catch (error) {
     watchtowerStatus.textContent = `Watchtower konnte nicht gestartet werden: ${error.message}`;
   } finally {
@@ -440,6 +467,32 @@ async function runWatchtowerOnce() {
   }
 }
 
+async function pollWatchtowerRun(runId, attempt = 0) {
+  try {
+    const cleanup = attempt > 0 ? '&cleanup=1' : '';
+    const response = await fetch(`/api/watchtower/runs/${encodeURIComponent(runId)}?${cleanup}`, {
+      cache: 'no-store',
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${tokenSet.id_token}`
+      }
+    });
+    const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(payload.error || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
+
+    lastManualWatchtowerRun = payload;
+    renderWatchtower(latestWatchtower);
+
+    if (payload.running && attempt < 36) {
+      opsRefreshTimer = window.setTimeout(() => pollWatchtowerRun(runId, attempt + 1), 5000);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    opsRefreshTimer = window.setTimeout(refreshOps, 4000);
+  } catch (error) {
+    watchtowerStatus.textContent = `Manueller Watchtower-Lauf nicht lesbar: ${error.message}`;
+  }
+}
+
 async function refreshOps() {
   diskStatus.textContent = 'Lade...';
   watchtowerStatus.textContent = 'Lade...';
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 550cefb..50701db 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ async function runWatchtowerOnce() {
       'com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable': 'false'
     },
     HostConfig: {
-      AutoRemove: true,
+      AutoRemove: false,
       Binds: [
         '/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock',
         `${WATCHTOWER_CONFIG_PATH}:/config.json:ro`
@@ -317,12 +317,61 @@ async function runWatchtowerOnce() {
   await dockerRequest(`/containers/${created.Id}/start`, { method: 'POST' });
   return {
     id: created.Id.slice(0, 12),
+    fullId: created.Id,
     name,
     image: WATCHTOWER_RUN_IMAGE,
     startedAt: new Date().toISOString()
   };
 }
 
+async function removeContainer(id) {
+  await dockerRequest(`/containers/${encodeURIComponent(id)}?force=1`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+}
+
+async function getWatchtowerRun(runId, cleanup = false) {
+  const id = normalizeContainerName(runId);
+  if (!id || !/^[a-fA-F0-9]{12,64}$/.test(id)) {
+    const error = new Error('Ungueltige Watchtower-Run-ID.');
+    error.statusCode = 400;
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  const [inspect, logs] = await Promise.all([
+    dockerRequest(`/containers/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/json`),
+    dockerLogs(id, 260).catch((error) => [`watchtower run logs unavailable: ${error.message}`])
+  ]);
+
+  const labels = inspect.Config?.Labels || {};
+  if (labels['com.mischlabs.role'] !== 'manual-watchtower-run') {
+    const error = new Error('Container gehoert nicht zu manuellen Watchtower-Laeufen.');
+    error.statusCode = 403;
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  const state = inspect.State || {};
+  const parsed = Array.isArray(logs) ? parseWatchtower(logs) : null;
+  const payload = {
+    id: inspect.Id.slice(0, 12),
+    fullId: inspect.Id,
+    name: normalizeContainerName(inspect.Name),
+    image: inspect.Config?.Image || WATCHTOWER_RUN_IMAGE,
+    state: state.Status || 'unknown',
+    running: Boolean(state.Running),
+    exitCode: state.ExitCode,
+    startedAt: state.StartedAt || null,
+    finishedAt: state.FinishedAt && !state.FinishedAt.startsWith('0001-') ? state.FinishedAt : null,
+    session: parsed,
+    tail: Array.isArray(logs) ? logs.slice(-20) : logs
+  };
+
+  if (cleanup && !payload.running) {
+    removeContainer(inspect.Id).catch(() => {});
+    payload.cleanedUp = true;
+  }
+
+  return payload;
+}
+
 async function getDisks() {
   const disks = [];
 
@@ -549,6 +598,24 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
     return;
   }
 
+  const watchtowerRunMatch = req.url?.match(/^\/api\/watchtower\/runs\/([^/?#]+)(?:[?#].*)?$/);
+  if (watchtowerRunMatch) {
+    if (req.method !== 'GET') {
+      json(res, 405, { error: 'Method not allowed' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await verifyAdminRequest(req);
+      const requestUrl = new URL(req.url, `http://${req.headers.host}`);
+      const cleanup = requestUrl.searchParams.get('cleanup') === '1';
+      json(res, 200, await getWatchtowerRun(decodeURIComponent(watchtowerRunMatch[1]), cleanup));
+    } catch (error) {
+      json(res, error.statusCode || 500, { error: error.message });
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   await serveStatic(req, res);
 });