diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/AdminPipeline.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/AdminPipeline.tsx
index eb7d781..f80de1f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/AdminPipeline.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/AdminPipeline.tsx
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ function RunList({ videoId, videoStatus }: { videoId: string; videoStatus: strin
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [expandedRunId, setExpandedRunId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [showLegacy, setShowLegacy] = useState(false);
+  const hasAutoExpanded = useRef(false);
 
   const load = useCallback(async (silent = false) => {
     if (!silent) setLoading(true);
@@ -716,17 +717,18 @@ function RunList({ videoId, videoStatus }: { videoId: string; videoStatus: strin
       const res = await fetchPipelineRuns(videoId);
       setRuns(res.items);
       setLegacyCount(res.legacy_event_count);
-      // Auto-expand the latest run on first load
-      if (!silent && res.items.length > 0 && expandedRunId === null) {
+      // Auto-expand the latest run only on first load
+      if (!hasAutoExpanded.current && res.items.length > 0) {
         const firstRun = res.items[0];
         if (firstRun) setExpandedRunId(firstRun.id);
+        hasAutoExpanded.current = true;
       }
     } catch {
       // silently fail
     } finally {
       if (!silent) setLoading(false);
     }
-  }, [videoId, expandedRunId]);
+  }, [videoId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     void load();