diff --git a/src/main/package-telemetry.ts b/src/main/package-telemetry.ts
index 7fa3110..b970207 100644
--- a/src/main/package-telemetry.ts
+++ b/src/main/package-telemetry.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ function getFailure(
     return { failurePhase: "extract", errorCategory: failedArchive.errorCategory };
   }
   const downloadError = downloadErrors.find(Boolean);
-  if (downloadError) {
-    return { failurePhase: "download", errorCategory: downloadError };
+  if (downloadErrors.length > 0) {
+    return { failurePhase: "download", errorCategory: downloadError || "download" };
   }
   return { failurePhase: null, errorCategory: "" };
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function finalizePackageResult(telemetry: PackageTelemetry): PackageResul
   const cancelledFiles = cancelledDownloads + postProcessCancellations;
   const successfulFiles = Math.max(0, completedDownloads - postProcessFailures - postProcessCancellations);
   const startedAt = finiteNonNegative(packageEntry.downloadStartedAt);
-  const downloadEndedAt = finiteNonNegative(packageEntry.downloadEndedAt ?? packageEntry.downloadCompletedAt);
+  const downloadEndedAt = finiteNonNegative(packageEntry.downloadEndedAt) || finiteNonNegative(packageEntry.downloadCompletedAt);
   const postProcessStartedAt = finiteNonNegative(packageEntry.postProcessStartedAt);
   const postProcessCompletedAt = finiteNonNegative(packageEntry.postProcessCompletedAt);
   const completedAt = finiteNonNegative(packageEntry.terminalAt);
diff --git a/tests/package-telemetry.test.ts b/tests/package-telemetry.test.ts
index fcff01b..7b817e5 100644
--- a/tests/package-telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/tests/package-telemetry.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   durationSecondsBetween,
   finalizePackageResult
 } from "../src/main/package-telemetry";
+import { normalizeLoadedSession } from "../src/main/storage";
 
 function packageEntry(overrides: Partial<PackageEntry> = {}): PackageEntry {
   return {
@@ -173,6 +174,21 @@ describe("package lifecycle telemetry", () => {
     }));
   });
 
+  it("classifies a failed download without error text as a download-phase failure", () => {
+    const item = { ...downloadItem("item-1", "failed"), lastError: "", fullStatus: "" };
+    const result = finalizePackageResult(telemetry({
+      package: packageEntry({ status: "failed", itemIds: [item.id] }),
+      items: [item]
+    }));
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
+      status: "failed",
+      failedFiles: 1,
+      failurePhase: "download",
+      errorCategory: "download"
+    }));
+  });
+
   it("classifies a package with only cancelled work as cancelled", () => {
     const item = downloadItem("item-1", "cancelled");
     const result = finalizePackageResult(telemetry({
@@ -211,6 +227,43 @@ describe("package lifecycle telemetry", () => {
     }));
   });
 
+  it("retains legacy download timing after session normalization", () => {
+    const item = { ...downloadItem("item-1"), downloadedBytes: 240_000, totalBytes: 240_000 };
+    const legacyPackage = packageEntry({
+      itemIds: [item.id],
+      downloadStartedAt: 1_000,
+      downloadCompletedAt: 121_000,
+      terminalAt: 121_000,
+      updatedAt: 121_000
+    });
+    delete legacyPackage.downloadEndedAt;
+    const normalized = normalizeLoadedSession({
+      version: 2,
+      packageOrder: [legacyPackage.id],
+      packages: { [legacyPackage.id]: legacyPackage },
+      items: { [item.id]: item },
+      runStartedAt: 1_000,
+      totalDownloadedBytes: 240_000,
+      summaryText: "",
+      reconnectUntil: 0,
+      reconnectReason: "",
+      paused: false,
+      running: false,
+      updatedAt: 121_000
+    });
+    const normalizedPackage = normalized.packages[legacyPackage.id];
+    const result = finalizePackageResult({
+      package: normalizedPackage,
+      items: normalizedPackage.itemIds.map((itemId) => normalized.items[itemId])
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
+      downloadEndedAt: 121_000,
+      downloadDurationSeconds: 120,
+      averageDownloadSpeedBps: 2_000
+    }));
+  });
+
   it("uses cleanup, remux, extract, and download as deterministic failure precedence", () => {
     const failedItem = downloadItem("item-1", "failed");
     const failedArchive = archiveOperation({ status: "failed", errorCategory: "archive-error" });