diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index e28f245..943d14c 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1115,6 +1115,52 @@ ipcMain.handle('run-health-check', async (_event, payload) => {
   return runHosterHealthCheck(config, hosters);
 });
 
+// Validate ephemeral credentials WITHOUT persisting them to config.hosters.
+// This is the IPC that backs the two-step "Prüfen → Anlegen" modal flow: the
+// new account is never on disk until the user confirms after a green check, so
+// failed/OTP-pending creds can't leak into config (and a double-click on the
+// Prüfen button cannot create duplicates because nothing is written until the
+// second, distinct "Anlegen" click). NOTE: this payload carries plaintext creds
+// across the IPC boundary — same trust level as save-config — DO NOT log it.
+ipcMain.handle('validate-credentials', async (_event, payload) => {
+  if (!payload || !payload.hoster) {
+    return { status: 'error', message: 'Hoster fehlt' };
+  }
+  const ephemeralHosterConfig = {
+    username: payload.username || '',
+    password: payload.password || '',
+    apiKey: payload.apiKey || '',
+    enabled: true
+  };
+  try {
+    return await _dispatchHealthCheck(payload.hoster, ephemeralHosterConfig, payload.otp || '');
+  } catch (err) {
+    return { status: 'error', message: err && err.message ? err.message : 'Validierung fehlgeschlagen' };
+  }
+});
+
+async function _dispatchHealthCheck(hoster, hosterConfig, otp) {
+  // Mirrors the per-hoster switch in runHosterHealthCheck so both code paths
+  // (batch check by accountId and ephemeral validate) go through identical
+  // checkers + timeout wrappers and surface identical result shapes.
+  if (hoster === 'doodstream.com') {
+    return withTimeout(checkDoodstreamHealth(hosterConfig, otp), HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT, 'Doodstream-Check');
+  }
+  if (hoster === 'vidmoly.me') {
+    return withTimeout(checkVidmolyHealth(hosterConfig), HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT, 'Vidmoly-Check');
+  }
+  if (hoster === 'voe.sx') {
+    return withTimeout(checkVoeHealth(hosterConfig), HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT, 'VOE-Check');
+  }
+  if (hoster === 'byse.sx') {
+    return withTimeout(checkByseHealth(hosterConfig), HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT, 'Byse-Check');
+  }
+  if (hoster === 'clouddrop.cc') {
+    return withTimeout(checkClouddropHealth(hosterConfig), HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT, 'Clouddrop-Check');
+  }
+  return { status: 'skipped', message: 'Kein Health-Check fuer diesen Hoster' };
+}
+
 ipcMain.handle('select-files', async () => {
   const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog(mainWindow, {
     properties: ['openFile', 'multiSelections'],
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 654793b..ed16a3b 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('api', {
   addJobsToBatch: (payload) => ipcRenderer.invoke('add-jobs-to-batch', payload),
   finishAfterActive: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('finish-after-active'),
   runHealthCheck: (payload) => ipcRenderer.invoke('run-health-check', payload),
+  validateCredentials: (payload) => ipcRenderer.invoke('validate-credentials', payload),
 
   // Log import
   readOwnUploadLog: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('read-own-upload-log'),
diff --git a/renderer/app.js b/renderer/app.js
index 8441b31..cd32912 100644
--- a/renderer/app.js
+++ b/renderer/app.js
@@ -3040,6 +3040,11 @@ function _buildAccountCardHtml(name, account, idx) {
   const statusLabel = isDisabled ? 'Deaktiviert' : (_STATUS_LABELS[st.status] || 'Nicht geprüft');
   const statusClass = isDisabled ? 'disabled' : st.status;
   const credLabel = getCredentialLabel(name, account);
+  const userLabel = account.label && String(account.label).trim();
+  // Subtitle: "Label: XYZ • API: ABC… • <status>" — the user-set label is the
+  // disambiguator for accounts that otherwise look identical (e.g. two byse
+  // API-key accounts where you can't tell what's what from the masked key).
+  const subtitleText = (userLabel ? `Label: ${userLabel} • ` : '') + credLabel;
   const toggleLabel = isDisabled ? 'Aktivieren' : 'Deaktivieren';
   const priorityLabel = idx === 0 ? 'Primär' : `Fallback #${idx}`;
 
@@ -3048,7 +3053,7 @@ function _buildAccountCardHtml(name, account, idx) {
       <div class="account-card-drag-handle" title="Ziehen zum Sortieren">&#9776;</div>
       <div class="account-card-info">
         <div class="account-card-title">${escapeHtml(getAccountDisplayName(name, account))} <span class="account-priority-badge">${priorityLabel}</span></div>
-        <div class="account-card-subtitle" title="${escapeAttr(credLabel)}">${escapeHtml(credLabel)}${st.message && !isDisabled ? ` • ${escapeHtml(st.message)}` : ''}</div>
+        <div class="account-card-subtitle" title="${escapeAttr(subtitleText)}">${escapeHtml(subtitleText)}${st.message && !isDisabled ? ` • ${escapeHtml(st.message)}` : ''}</div>
       </div>
       <span class="account-status status-${statusClass}">
         <span class="account-status-dot"></span>
@@ -3268,6 +3273,9 @@ function getCredsFieldsHtml(authType, account, hoster) {
 
 function openAccountModal(editAccountId) {
   editingAccountId = editAccountId || null;
+  // Reset the two-step state — any previously validated snapshot from a prior
+  // modal session is stale and must not allow a no-recheck commit.
+  _resetAccountModalState();
   const modal = document.getElementById('accountModal');
   const title = document.getElementById('accountModalTitle');
   const subtitle = document.getElementById('accountModalSubtitle');
@@ -3276,6 +3284,7 @@ function openAccountModal(editAccountId) {
   const credsContainer = document.getElementById('accountCredsFields');
   const statusEl = document.getElementById('accountModalStatus');
   const saveBtn = document.getElementById('saveAccountBtn');
+  const labelInput = document.getElementById('accField_label');
 
   statusEl.textContent = '';
   statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status';
@@ -3287,18 +3296,20 @@ function openAccountModal(editAccountId) {
     title.textContent = 'Account bearbeiten';
     subtitle.textContent = `Zugangsdaten für ${getAccountDisplayName(found.name, found.account)} bearbeiten.`;
     hosterRow.style.display = 'none';
-    saveBtn.textContent = 'Speichern & prüfen';
+    saveBtn.textContent = 'Prüfen';
+    if (labelInput) labelInput.value = found.account.label || '';
     credsContainer.innerHTML = getCredsFieldsHtml(found.account.authType || 'login', found.account, found.name);
   } else {
     // Add mode — always show all options (multiple accounts per hoster allowed)
     title.textContent = 'Account hinzufügen';
-    subtitle.textContent = 'Wähle einen Hoster und gib deine Zugangsdaten ein.';
+    subtitle.textContent = 'Wähle einen Hoster und gib deine Zugangsdaten ein. Erst „Prüfen" klicken; nach grünem Login wird daraus „Anlegen".';
     hosterRow.style.display = 'flex';
-    saveBtn.textContent = 'Anlegen & prüfen';
+    saveBtn.textContent = 'Prüfen';
     hosterSelect.innerHTML = HOSTER_ADD_OPTIONS.map(opt =>
       `<option value="${opt.value}">${escapeHtml(opt.label)}</option>`
     ).join('');
     const firstOpt = HOSTER_ADD_OPTIONS[0];
+    if (labelInput) labelInput.value = '';
     credsContainer.innerHTML = getCredsFieldsHtml(firstOpt.authType, {}, firstOpt.value);
   }
 
@@ -3310,6 +3321,12 @@ function openAccountModal(editAccountId) {
     });
   });
 
+  // Wire field invalidation: any change to a cred field after a green check
+  // drops the validated snapshot so the next click is a re-check, not a commit
+  // of unverified creds. Re-wired here every open because credsContainer's HTML
+  // was replaced.
+  _wireCredFieldInvalidation();
+
   modal.style.display = 'flex';
 }
 
@@ -3317,6 +3334,11 @@ function closeAccountModal() {
   document.getElementById('accountModal').style.display = 'none';
   _hideOtpField();
   editingAccountId = null;
+  // Cancel any pending auto-close so a stale timer can't close a future modal
+  // the user reopens within the auto-close window.
+  if (_autoCloseTimer) { clearTimeout(_autoCloseTimer); _autoCloseTimer = null; }
+  _validatedCreds = null;
+  _accountModalBusy = false;
 }
 
 function openDeleteAccountModal(accountId) {
@@ -3342,130 +3364,249 @@ async function deleteAccount(accountId) {
     config.hosters[found.name] = accounts.filter(a => a.id !== accountId);
   }
   delete accountStatuses[accountId];
-  await window.api.saveConfig({ hosters: config.hosters });
-  config = await window.api.getConfig();
+  // saveConfig is async — close the modal immediately so the UI feels
+  // responsive instead of waiting for the atomic write + safeStorage encrypt.
+  // The in-memory config already reflects the delete; the IPC just persists it.
+  closeDeleteModal();
   ensureAccountStatusEntries();
   syncSelectedUploadHosters();
   if (getAllAccountsFlat().length === 0) renderHealthCheckResults([]);
   renderAccounts();
   renderHosterSummary();
-  renderHosterModal();
-  renderSettings();
-  closeDeleteModal();
+  // Fire-and-forget the persist. The earlier `await getConfig()` round-trip
+  // was redundant (we already have the truth in memory) and was the main
+  // source of perceived lag on add/delete.
+  window.api.saveConfig({ hosters: config.hosters }).catch(() => {});
 }
 
 function readAccountCredsFromModal(authType) {
+  const label = (document.getElementById('accField_label')?.value || '').trim();
   if (authType === 'login') {
     const username = (document.getElementById('accField_username')?.value || '').trim();
     const password = (document.getElementById('accField_password')?.value || '').trim();
-    return { enabled: !!(username && password), authType: 'login', username, password };
+    return { enabled: !!(username && password), authType: 'login', username, password, label };
   }
   // API
   const apiKey = (document.getElementById('accField_apiKey')?.value || '').trim();
-  return { enabled: !!apiKey, authType: 'api', apiKey };
+  return { enabled: !!apiKey, authType: 'api', apiKey, label };
+}
+
+// --- Two-step account-modal state machine ---
+//
+// Goal: never persist invalid/unverified credentials to config.hosters. The
+// user clicks "Prüfen" → ephemeral validate-credentials IPC runs → on green
+// the button label flips to "Anlegen" / "Speichern" → the next click commits
+// to config. Editing any cred field between the two clicks drops the validated
+// snapshot so the user can't sneak unverified creds through by editing
+// post-green.
+//
+// Invariants enforced here:
+//  1. Nothing reaches config.hosters until _validatedCreds matches a green
+//     result for the currently-typed creds.
+//  2. _accountModalBusy is set SYNCHRONOUSLY at the top of the click handler
+//     before any await — guards against double-clicks producing duplicates.
+//  3. OTP retry stays ephemeral: each retry re-runs validate-credentials with
+//     the new OTP, no config writes until green.
+//  4. Edit mode hits the same path → bad edits never overwrite known-good
+//     creds on disk.
+let _accountModalBusy = false;
+let _validatedCreds = null; // { hosterName, authType, snapshot, status } when green
+let _autoCloseTimer = null;
+// Session token used to ignore stale validate-credentials responses: if the
+// user closes the modal mid-flight and reopens it, the late .then must NOT
+// stomp the new session's state. Bumped on every modal reset.
+let _accountModalSession = 0;
+
+function _resetAccountModalState() {
+  _accountModalBusy = false;
+  _validatedCreds = null;
+  _accountModalSession++;
+  if (_autoCloseTimer) { clearTimeout(_autoCloseTimer); _autoCloseTimer = null; }
+}
+
+function _credsSnapshotKey(authType, creds) {
+  // Identity key for the typed creds — used to detect post-validation edits.
+  // Label changes do NOT invalidate (label is metadata, not a credential).
+  if (authType === 'login') return `login:${creds.username || ''}:${creds.password || ''}`;
+  return `api:${creds.apiKey || ''}`;
+}
+
+function _wireCredFieldInvalidation() {
+  // Any change to a cred IDENTITY field (username/password/apiKey) clears the
+  // validated snapshot and reverts the button to "Prüfen". Label edits don't
+  // invalidate (label is metadata, not a credential). OTP edits don't either:
+  // OTP is an ephemeral auth challenge — once doodstream returned "ok" for
+  // these username+password+OTP, the resulting trust is on the creds; the user
+  // clearing or fixing the OTP field afterward shouldn't force a re-prompt.
+  const ids = ['accField_username', 'accField_password', 'accField_apiKey'];
+  for (const id of ids) {
+    const el = document.getElementById(id);
+    if (!el || el.dataset.invalidateBound === '1') continue;
+    el.addEventListener('input', () => {
+      if (_validatedCreds) {
+        _validatedCreds = null;
+        const saveBtn = document.getElementById('saveAccountBtn');
+        if (saveBtn) saveBtn.textContent = 'Prüfen';
+        const statusEl = document.getElementById('accountModalStatus');
+        if (statusEl) { statusEl.textContent = ''; statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status'; }
+      }
+    });
+    el.dataset.invalidateBound = '1';
+  }
+}
+
+function _determineHosterContext() {
+  if (editingAccountId) {
+    const found = findAccountById(editingAccountId);
+    if (!found) return null;
+    return { hosterName: found.name, authType: found.account.authType || 'login', accountId: editingAccountId, isEdit: true };
+  }
+  const selectValue = document.getElementById('accountHosterSelect')?.value;
+  if (!selectValue) return null;
+  const opt = HOSTER_ADD_OPTIONS.find(o => o.value === selectValue);
+  if (!opt) return null;
+  return { hosterName: opt.hoster, authType: opt.authType, accountId: null, isEdit: false };
 }
 
 async function saveAccount() {
-  let hosterName, authType, accountId;
+  // SYNCHRONOUS re-entry guard — must come before any await. Without this a
+  // double-click before the first IPC returns triggers two saveAccount() calls
+  // and (in the old code) two pushes/two IPCs. _accountModalBusy is checked
+  // synchronously and set synchronously, so the second click no-ops cleanly.
+  if (_accountModalBusy) return;
 
-  if (editingAccountId) {
-    // Edit existing account
-    const found = findAccountById(editingAccountId);
-    if (!found) return;
-    hosterName = found.name;
-    authType = found.account.authType || 'login';
-    accountId = editingAccountId;
-  } else {
-    // Add new account
-    const selectValue = document.getElementById('accountHosterSelect')?.value;
-    if (!selectValue) return;
-    const opt = HOSTER_ADD_OPTIONS.find(o => o.value === selectValue);
-    if (!opt) return;
-    hosterName = opt.hoster;
-    authType = opt.authType;
-    accountId = `${hosterName}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 6)}`;
-  }
-
-  const creds = readAccountCredsFromModal(authType);
+  const ctx = _determineHosterContext();
+  if (!ctx) return;
+  const creds = readAccountCredsFromModal(ctx.authType);
+  const statusEl = document.getElementById('accountModalStatus');
+  const saveBtn = document.getElementById('saveAccountBtn');
   if (!creds.enabled) {
-    const statusEl = document.getElementById('accountModalStatus');
     statusEl.textContent = 'Bitte Zugangsdaten eingeben.';
     statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status error';
     return;
   }
 
-  // Save credentials
-  if (!Array.isArray(config.hosters[hosterName])) config.hosters[hosterName] = [];
-  if (editingAccountId) {
-    // Update existing account in array
-    const idx = config.hosters[hosterName].findIndex(a => a.id === editingAccountId);
-    if (idx >= 0) {
-      config.hosters[hosterName][idx] = { ...config.hosters[hosterName][idx], ...creds };
+  // STEP 2: commit. Only fires if a previous "Prüfen" already validated the
+  // EXACT same creds (label changes don't break this — label isn't part of the
+  // credential identity).
+  const snapshotKey = _credsSnapshotKey(ctx.authType, creds);
+  if (_validatedCreds &&
+      _validatedCreds.hosterName === ctx.hosterName &&
+      _validatedCreds.authType === ctx.authType &&
+      _validatedCreds.snapshot === snapshotKey) {
+    // Set busy INSIDE the try so a sync throw on the saveBtn deref above can't
+    // leak _accountModalBusy=true and lock the user out for the session.
+    try {
+      _accountModalBusy = true;
+      saveBtn.disabled = true;
+      saveBtn.textContent = ctx.isEdit ? 'Speichere…' : 'Lege an…';
+      await _commitAccount(ctx, creds, _validatedCreds.status, _validatedCreds.message);
+    } finally {
+      _accountModalBusy = false;
+      if (saveBtn) saveBtn.disabled = false;
     }
-  } else {
-    // Add new account
-    config.hosters[hosterName].push({ id: accountId, ...creds });
+    return;
   }
-  await window.api.saveConfig({ hosters: config.hosters });
-  config = await window.api.getConfig();
 
-  // Show checking status
-  const statusEl = document.getElementById('accountModalStatus');
-  const saveBtn = document.getElementById('saveAccountBtn');
-  statusEl.textContent = 'Prüfe Login...';
-  statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status checking';
+  // STEP 1: validate ephemerally. NOTHING is written to config.hosters here.
+  // Snapshot the session token so a stale late-arriving response from a
+  // closed-and-reopened modal can't stomp the new session's state.
+  const mySession = _accountModalSession;
+  _accountModalBusy = true;
   saveBtn.disabled = true;
+  statusEl.textContent = 'Prüfe Login…';
+  statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status checking';
 
-  accountStatuses[accountId] = { status: 'checking', message: '' };
-  syncSelectedUploadHosters();
-  renderAccounts();
-  renderHosterSummary();
-  renderHosterModal();
-  renderSettings();
-
-  // Check if OTP was entered (for retry after OTP prompt)
   const otpInput = document.getElementById('accField_otp');
   const otp = otpInput ? otpInput.value.trim() : '';
+  const payload = {
+    hoster: ctx.hosterName,
+    authType: ctx.authType,
+    username: creds.username || '',
+    password: creds.password || '',
+    apiKey: creds.apiKey || '',
+    otp
+  };
 
-  // Run health check for this specific account (include OTP if provided)
-  const checkPayload = { hoster: hosterName, accountId };
-  if (otp) checkPayload.otp = otp;
-
+  let row;
   try {
-    const result = await window.api.runHealthCheck({ hosters: [checkPayload] });
-    const rows = result && Array.isArray(result.results) ? result.results : [];
-    const row = rows.find(r => r.accountId === accountId);
-    if (row && row.status === 'otp_required') {
-      // Show OTP input field if not already visible
-      accountStatuses[accountId] = { status: 'error', message: row.message || 'OTP erforderlich' };
-      statusEl.textContent = row.message || 'OTP wurde an deine E-Mail gesendet.';
-      statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status error';
-      _showOtpField();
-      saveBtn.textContent = 'OTP bestätigen';
-    } else if (row && (row.status === 'ok' || row.status === 'warn')) {
-      accountStatuses[accountId] = { status: row.status || 'ok', message: row.message || '' };
-      statusEl.textContent = row.status === 'warn' ? row.message || 'Prüfung mit Warnung abgeschlossen.' : 'Login erfolgreich!';
-      statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status ok';
-      _hideOtpField();
-      setTimeout(() => closeAccountModal(), 1200);
-    } else {
-      const msg = (row && row.message) || 'Login fehlgeschlagen';
-      accountStatuses[accountId] = { status: 'error', message: msg };
-      statusEl.textContent = msg;
-      statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status error';
-    }
+    row = await window.api.validateCredentials(payload);
   } catch (err) {
-    accountStatuses[accountId] = { status: 'error', message: err.message || 'Prüfung fehlgeschlagen' };
-    statusEl.textContent = err.message || 'Prüfung fehlgeschlagen';
-    statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status error';
+    row = { status: 'error', message: err && err.message ? err.message : 'Prüfung fehlgeschlagen' };
   } finally {
-    saveBtn.disabled = false;
-    ensureAccountStatusEntries();
-    renderAccounts();
-    renderHosterSummary();
-    renderHosterModal();
-    renderSettings();
+    if (mySession === _accountModalSession) {
+      _accountModalBusy = false;
+      if (saveBtn) saveBtn.disabled = false;
+    }
   }
+
+  // Stale response — modal was closed/reopened while we awaited. Drop it.
+  if (mySession !== _accountModalSession) return;
+
+  if (row && row.status === 'otp_required') {
+    statusEl.textContent = row.message || 'OTP wurde an deine E-Mail gesendet.';
+    statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status error';
+    _showOtpField();
+    _wireCredFieldInvalidation(); // OTP input now exists — wire its listener too
+    saveBtn.textContent = 'Mit OTP prüfen';
+    return;
+  }
+  if (row && (row.status === 'ok' || row.status === 'warn')) {
+    statusEl.textContent = row.status === 'warn' ? row.message || 'Prüfung mit Warnung abgeschlossen.' : 'Login erfolgreich! Klick „' + (ctx.isEdit ? 'Speichern' : 'Anlegen') + '" zum Übernehmen.';
+    statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status ok';
+    _hideOtpField();
+    _validatedCreds = {
+      hosterName: ctx.hosterName,
+      authType: ctx.authType,
+      snapshot: snapshotKey,
+      status: row.status,
+      message: row.message || ''
+    };
+    saveBtn.textContent = ctx.isEdit ? 'Speichern' : 'Anlegen';
+    return;
+  }
+  // error
+  const msg = (row && row.message) || 'Login fehlgeschlagen';
+  statusEl.textContent = msg;
+  statusEl.className = 'account-modal-status error';
+}
+
+async function _commitAccount(ctx, creds, validatedStatus, validatedMessage) {
+  // Persist the validated creds to config.hosters and close the modal. By the
+  // time we reach this function the validate-credentials IPC has already
+  // returned ok/warn for these exact creds, so we skip a redundant re-check.
+  let accountId;
+  if (!Array.isArray(config.hosters[ctx.hosterName])) config.hosters[ctx.hosterName] = [];
+  if (ctx.isEdit) {
+    accountId = ctx.accountId;
+    const idx = config.hosters[ctx.hosterName].findIndex(a => a.id === accountId);
+    if (idx >= 0) {
+      config.hosters[ctx.hosterName][idx] = { ...config.hosters[ctx.hosterName][idx], ...creds };
+    }
+  } else {
+    accountId = `${ctx.hosterName}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 6)}`;
+    config.hosters[ctx.hosterName].push({ id: accountId, ...creds });
+  }
+  await window.api.saveConfig({ hosters: config.hosters });
+  // Skip the redundant await getConfig() — the in-memory state is the source
+  // of truth for what we just wrote, decrypted creds didn't change, and the
+  // round-trip was the main lag source on add/delete.
+  accountStatuses[accountId] = { status: validatedStatus, message: validatedMessage || '' };
+  ensureAccountStatusEntries();
+  syncSelectedUploadHosters();
+  // Targeted updates instead of the 4-panel cascade. For add we need a full
+  // accounts-list re-render (new card) and the hoster summary count; for edit
+  // we can update the single card. Settings panel only needs re-render if its
+  // hoster-summary section is visible — that's covered by renderHosterSummary.
+  if (ctx.isEdit) {
+    updateAccountCard(accountId);
+  } else {
+    renderAccounts();
+  }
+  renderHosterSummary();
+  // Auto-close after a short pause so the user sees the success state.
+  if (_autoCloseTimer) clearTimeout(_autoCloseTimer);
+  _autoCloseTimer = setTimeout(() => { closeAccountModal(); _autoCloseTimer = null; }, 600);
 }
 
 function _showOtpField() {
@@ -3924,6 +4065,14 @@ function setupListeners() {
     });
     document.getElementById('accountModalStatus').textContent = '';
     document.getElementById('accountModalStatus').className = 'account-modal-status';
+    // Hoster changed → any prior validation is stale by construction. Drop the
+    // snapshot and revert the button so the user has to re-Prüfen.
+    _validatedCreds = null;
+    const sb = document.getElementById('saveAccountBtn');
+    if (sb) sb.textContent = 'Prüfen';
+    // The cred inputs were just replaced — rewire invalidation listeners on
+    // the fresh elements so post-validation edits still revert the button.
+    _wireCredFieldInvalidation();
   });
 
   // Delete account modal
diff --git a/renderer/index.html b/renderer/index.html
index 78769af..b894f80 100644
--- a/renderer/index.html
+++ b/renderer/index.html
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@
           <label>Hoster</label>
           <select class="key-input" id="accountHosterSelect" style="max-width:300px"></select>
         </div>
+        <div class="settings-row">
+          <label>Label (optional)</label>
+          <input type="text" class="key-input" id="accField_label" placeholder="z.B. Hauptaccount, Premium, Kunde XY" maxlength="60">
+        </div>
         <div id="accountCredsFields"></div>
         <div class="account-modal-status" id="accountModalStatus"></div>
       </div>
diff --git a/tests/validate-credentials.test.js b/tests/validate-credentials.test.js
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/validate-credentials.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+// Pure unit tests for the validate-credentials shape contract — does NOT spin
+// up Electron or the real per-hoster checkers. Those need network. We verify
+// the SHAPE the ephemeral hosterConfig is built into (which the per-hoster
+// checkers consume) plus the snapshot-key/invalidation invariants that the
+// renderer relies on to enforce "validated creds only".
+//
+// The three assertions the advisor called out as the regression guard for the
+// user's "mehrfach angelegt" complaint:
+//   (a) failed validation persists nothing to config.hosters
+//   (b) a second "Anlegen" click with the guard set persists exactly one entry
+//   (c) OTP-required path persists nothing
+// are exercised at the state-machine level by simulating the renderer's logic
+// (re-implemented here as pure functions for testability — the real ones live
+// in renderer/app.js which can't run under node:test).
+
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+
+// ---- Re-implementations of the renderer's pure helpers ----
+// These mirror the production code exactly so the tests serve as both a guard
+// and executable spec for what saveAccount() must do.
+
+function credsSnapshotKey(authType, creds) {
+  if (authType === 'login') return `login:${creds.username || ''}:${creds.password || ''}`;
+  return `api:${creds.apiKey || ''}`;
+}
+
+function buildEphemeralHosterConfig(payload) {
+  return {
+    username: payload.username || '',
+    password: payload.password || '',
+    apiKey: payload.apiKey || '',
+    enabled: true
+  };
+}
+
+// State-machine simulator that mirrors saveAccount() WITHOUT DOM/IPC.
+function makeStateMachine({ validateImpl, persistImpl }) {
+  let busy = false;
+  let validated = null; // { hosterName, authType, snapshot, status }
+  const log = []; // log of every persist call, for assertions
+
+  async function click(ctx, creds, otp = '') {
+    if (busy) { log.push({ type: 'click-ignored-busy' }); return; }
+    const snapshot = credsSnapshotKey(ctx.authType, creds);
+
+    // STEP 2: commit if validated matches.
+    if (validated &&
+        validated.hosterName === ctx.hosterName &&
+        validated.authType === ctx.authType &&
+        validated.snapshot === snapshot) {
+      busy = true;
+      try {
+        await persistImpl(ctx, creds);
+        log.push({ type: 'persisted', accountId: ctx.accountId || `${ctx.hosterName}-NEW` });
+      } finally { busy = false; }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // STEP 1: ephemeral validate.
+    busy = true;
+    let row;
+    try {
+      row = await validateImpl({ hoster: ctx.hosterName, authType: ctx.authType, ...creds, otp });
+    } finally { busy = false; }
+    if (row && (row.status === 'ok' || row.status === 'warn')) {
+      validated = { hosterName: ctx.hosterName, authType: ctx.authType, snapshot, status: row.status };
+      log.push({ type: 'validated', status: row.status });
+      return;
+    }
+    if (row && row.status === 'otp_required') {
+      log.push({ type: 'otp-required' });
+      return;
+    }
+    log.push({ type: 'validation-failed', message: row && row.message });
+  }
+
+  function editField() { validated = null; log.push({ type: 'invalidated-by-edit' }); }
+  return { click, editField, log: () => log.slice(), getValidated: () => validated };
+}
+
+// ---- Tests ----
+
+test('regression (a): failed validation persists NOTHING to config.hosters', async () => {
+  const persistCalls = [];
+  const sm = makeStateMachine({
+    validateImpl: async () => ({ status: 'error', message: 'Falsches Passwort' }),
+    persistImpl: async (ctx, creds) => persistCalls.push({ ctx, creds })
+  });
+  await sm.click({ hosterName: 'doodstream.com', authType: 'login', isEdit: false }, { username: 'u', password: 'wrong' });
+  assert.equal(persistCalls.length, 0, 'no persist should happen on failed validation');
+  assert.equal(sm.getValidated(), null);
+  assert.deepEqual(sm.log().map(e => e.type), ['validation-failed']);
+});
+
+test('regression (b): second click with guard set persists exactly ONE entry — no duplication', async () => {
+  const persistCalls = [];
+  let validateCount = 0;
+  const sm = makeStateMachine({
+    validateImpl: async () => { validateCount++; return { status: 'ok' }; },
+    persistImpl: async (ctx, creds) => persistCalls.push({ ctx, creds })
+  });
+  const ctx = { hosterName: 'doodstream.com', authType: 'login', isEdit: false };
+  const creds = { username: 'u', password: 'p' };
+  // Click 1 = validate → green.
+  await sm.click(ctx, creds);
+  // Click 2 = commit (same creds, validated snapshot matches).
+  await sm.click(ctx, creds);
+  // Click 3 = guard prevents a second commit because after persistImpl the
+  // state-machine in real code closes the modal. In this simulator the
+  // validated snapshot is still set — but a real double-click WHILE persistImpl
+  // is in flight would be caught by busy. Simulate that:
+  const sm2 = makeStateMachine({
+    validateImpl: async () => ({ status: 'ok' }),
+    persistImpl: () => new Promise(r => setTimeout(() => { persistCalls.push('slow'); r(); }, 30))
+  });
+  await sm2.click(ctx, creds); // validate
+  const p1 = sm2.click(ctx, creds); // start commit
+  const p2 = sm2.click(ctx, creds); // racing click — must be ignored
+  await Promise.all([p1, p2]);
+
+  assert.equal(persistCalls.length, 2, 'one persist from the deliberate two-step flow + one from sm2; racing click ignored');
+  assert.equal(validateCount, 1, 'second click reused the validated snapshot — no re-validate');
+  // The racing click MUST have been ignored by the busy guard.
+  assert.ok(sm2.log().some(e => e.type === 'click-ignored-busy'), 'busy guard fired on racing click');
+});
+
+test('regression (c): OTP-required persists NOTHING — and a follow-up click with OTP re-validates ephemerally', async () => {
+  const persistCalls = [];
+  let calls = 0;
+  const sm = makeStateMachine({
+    validateImpl: async (payload) => {
+      calls++;
+      if (!payload.otp) return { status: 'otp_required', message: 'OTP sent' };
+      if (payload.otp === '123456') return { status: 'ok' };
+      return { status: 'error', message: 'Bad OTP' };
+    },
+    persistImpl: async (ctx, creds) => persistCalls.push({ ctx, creds })
+  });
+  const ctx = { hosterName: 'doodstream.com', authType: 'login', isEdit: false };
+  const creds = { username: 'u', password: 'p' };
+  await sm.click(ctx, creds, '');         // first click → otp_required
+  await sm.click(ctx, creds, '123456');   // retry with otp → ok
+  await sm.click(ctx, creds);             // final click → commit
+  assert.equal(persistCalls.length, 1, 'exactly one persist after OTP confirmed');
+  assert.equal(calls, 2, 'validate ran twice (initial + OTP) before commit');
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    sm.log().map(e => e.type),
+    ['otp-required', 'validated', 'persisted']
+  );
+});
+
+test('field edit after green check invalidates the snapshot — next click is a re-Prüfen, not a commit', async () => {
+  const persistCalls = [];
+  let validateCount = 0;
+  const sm = makeStateMachine({
+    validateImpl: async () => { validateCount++; return { status: 'ok' }; },
+    persistImpl: async (ctx, creds) => persistCalls.push({ ctx, creds })
+  });
+  const ctx = { hosterName: 'doodstream.com', authType: 'login', isEdit: false };
+  await sm.click(ctx, { username: 'u', password: 'p' });   // validate → green
+  sm.editField();                                           // user edits cred field → snapshot dropped
+  await sm.click(ctx, { username: 'u', password: 'newpw' }); // creds differ → re-validate
+  await sm.click(ctx, { username: 'u', password: 'newpw' }); // now commit the NEW creds
+  assert.equal(persistCalls.length, 1, 'one persist of the new (re-validated) creds');
+  assert.equal(persistCalls[0].creds.password, 'newpw', 'persisted creds match the re-validated set');
+  assert.equal(validateCount, 2, 'second validate was forced by the edit-induced invalidation');
+});
+
+test('snapshot key is identical for same creds and DIFFERENT for any cred change (excluding label)', () => {
+  // Label changes must NOT invalidate validation — label is metadata, not a credential.
+  assert.equal(credsSnapshotKey('login', { username: 'u', password: 'p' }),
+               credsSnapshotKey('login', { username: 'u', password: 'p', label: 'XYZ' }));
+  assert.notEqual(credsSnapshotKey('login', { username: 'u', password: 'p' }),
+                  credsSnapshotKey('login', { username: 'u', password: 'P' })); // password char-case
+  assert.notEqual(credsSnapshotKey('login', { username: 'u', password: 'p' }),
+                  credsSnapshotKey('login', { username: 'U', password: 'p' })); // username diff
+  assert.equal(credsSnapshotKey('api', { apiKey: 'KEY' }),
+               credsSnapshotKey('api', { apiKey: 'KEY', label: 'mein key' }));
+  assert.notEqual(credsSnapshotKey('api', { apiKey: 'KEY' }),
+                  credsSnapshotKey('api', { apiKey: 'KEY2' }));
+});
+
+test('ephemeral hosterConfig shape matches what per-hoster checkers expect', () => {
+  // The per-hoster checkers in main.js read .username/.password/.apiKey directly.
+  // This guards the validate-credentials IPC contract from drifting.
+  const cfg = buildEphemeralHosterConfig({ hoster: 'doodstream.com', username: 'u', password: 'p' });
+  assert.equal(cfg.username, 'u');
+  assert.equal(cfg.password, 'p');
+  assert.equal(cfg.apiKey, '');
+  assert.equal(cfg.enabled, true);
+  const cfg2 = buildEphemeralHosterConfig({ hoster: 'byse.sx', apiKey: 'K' });
+  assert.equal(cfg2.apiKey, 'K');
+  assert.equal(cfg2.username, '');
+});