diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/OMNY_shared/webpage_generator_base.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/OMNY_shared/webpage_generator_base.py
index 1097c39..0bdddcb 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/OMNY_shared/webpage_generator_base.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/OMNY_shared/webpage_generator_base.py
@@ -2754,12 +2754,6 @@ function renderTomoQueue(jobs){{
     el.innerHTML='<div class="tq-empty">No jobs queued</div>';
     return;
   }}
-  // Running jobs are auto-opened once, on first appearance. We remember which
-  // we have already auto-opened so a manual collapse is not undone on the next
-  // refresh (previously, collapsing the only open job made the snapshot empty
-  // and re-triggered the auto-open).
-  const autoOpened=window.__tqAutoOpened||(window.__tqAutoOpened=new Set());
-  const presentKeys=new Set();
   let html='';
   jobs.forEach((job,i)=>{{
     const status=job.status||'pending';
@@ -2767,14 +2761,9 @@ function renderTomoQueue(jobs){{
     const isCommand=job.kind==='command';
     const params=job.params||{{}};
     const key=(job.added_at||'')+'|'+label;
-    presentKeys.add(key);
-    // Open if the user currently has it open, or it is a running job we have
-    // not auto-opened before (its first appearance). Auto-open fires once.
-    let shouldOpen=openKeys.has(key);
-    if(status==='running' && !autoOpened.has(key)){{
-      shouldOpen=true;
-      autoOpened.add(key);
-    }}
+    // Open only if the user currently has it open -- never force-open a
+    // job just because it started running.
+    const shouldOpen=openKeys.has(key);
     // Command jobs have no "params" key -- render their step sequence
     // instead of an (otherwise blank) params table.
     const paramRows=isCommand?'':buildParamRows(params);
@@ -2799,9 +2788,6 @@ function renderTomoQueue(jobs){{
       +'</div>'
       +'</details>';
   }});
-  // Drop remembered auto-open keys for jobs that are gone, so the set stays
-  // small and a job that later reappears is treated as new.
-  autoOpened.forEach(k=>{{ if(!presentKeys.has(k)) autoOpened.delete(k); }});
   el.innerHTML=html;
 }}
 
diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/omny/omny_webpage_generator.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/omny/omny_webpage_generator.py
index b1e74f7..3866630 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/omny/omny_webpage_generator.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/omny/omny_webpage_generator.py
@@ -2839,26 +2839,15 @@ function renderTomoQueue(jobs){{
     el.innerHTML='<div class="tq-empty">No jobs queued</div>';
     return;
   }}
-  // Running jobs are auto-opened once, on first appearance. We remember which
-  // we have already auto-opened so a manual collapse is not undone on the next
-  // refresh (previously, collapsing the only open job made the snapshot empty
-  // and re-triggered the auto-open).
-  const autoOpened=window.__tqAutoOpened||(window.__tqAutoOpened=new Set());
-  const presentKeys=new Set();
   let html='';
   jobs.forEach((job,i)=>{{
     const status=job.status||'pending';
     const label=job.label||('Job '+(i+1));
     const params=job.params||{{}};
     const key=(job.added_at||'')+'|'+label;
-    presentKeys.add(key);
-    // Open if the user currently has it open, or it is a running job we have
-    // not auto-opened before (its first appearance). Auto-open fires once.
-    let shouldOpen=openKeys.has(key);
-    if(status==='running' && !autoOpened.has(key)){{
-      shouldOpen=true;
-      autoOpened.add(key);
-    }}
+    // Open only if the user currently has it open -- never force-open a
+    // job just because it started running.
+    const shouldOpen=openKeys.has(key);
     const paramRows=buildParamRows(params);
     const addedAt=job.added_at
       ?'Added '+new Date(job.added_at).toLocaleString([],{{month:'short',day:'numeric',hour:'2-digit',minute:'2-digit'}})
@@ -2875,9 +2864,6 @@ function renderTomoQueue(jobs){{
       +'</div>'
       +'</details>';
   }});
-  // Drop remembered auto-open keys for jobs that are gone, so the set stays
-  // small and a job that later reappears is treated as new.
-  autoOpened.forEach(k=>{{ if(!presentKeys.has(k)) autoOpened.delete(k); }});
   el.innerHTML=html;
 }}