diff --git a/renderer/app.js b/renderer/app.js
index 2cbaecf..efa8e92 100644
--- a/renderer/app.js
+++ b/renderer/app.js
@@ -563,21 +563,29 @@ function buildPersistedQueueState() {
     return null;
   }
 
+  // After a restart no upload manager is running, so any in-flight state
+  // (queued / getting-server / uploading / retrying / aborted) is
+  // meaningless. Collapse them all to 'preview' so the queue shows a
+  // consistent "Bereit" for everything that didn't actually terminate.
+  // Only true terminal states (done / error / skipped) survive as-is.
+  const TERMINAL = new Set(['done', 'error', 'skipped']);
   return {
     selectedUploadHosters: getSelectedHosters(),
     selectedFiles: Array.from(selectedFileMap.values()),
-    queueJobs: queueJobs.map(job => ({
-      id: job.id,
-      file: job.file,
-      fileName: job.fileName,
-      hoster: job.hoster,
-      // Save aborted jobs as queued so they survive restart
-      status: job.status === 'aborted' ? 'queued' : job.status,
-      bytesTotal: job.bytesTotal || 0,
-      error: job.status === 'aborted' ? null : (job.error || null),
-      result: job.result || null,
-      maxAttempts: job.maxAttempts || 0
-    }))
+    queueJobs: queueJobs.map(job => {
+      const isTerminal = TERMINAL.has(job.status);
+      return {
+        id: job.id,
+        file: job.file,
+        fileName: job.fileName,
+        hoster: job.hoster,
+        status: isTerminal ? job.status : 'preview',
+        bytesTotal: job.bytesTotal || 0,
+        error: isTerminal ? (job.error || null) : null,
+        result: isTerminal ? (job.result || null) : null,
+        maxAttempts: job.maxAttempts || 0
+      };
+    })
   };
 }