diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni_webpage_generator.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni_webpage_generator.py
index 8db13a1..a34ad90 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni_webpage_generator.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni_webpage_generator.py
@@ -2764,22 +2764,39 @@ function calcProjections(params){{
 function renderTomoQueue(jobs){{
   const el=document.getElementById('tomo-queue-content');
   if(!el) return;  // setup has no tomo-queue card (HAS_TOMO_QUEUE=False)
-  // Snapshot which job indices are currently open before replacing innerHTML
-  const openIndices=new Set();
-  el.querySelectorAll('details.tq-job').forEach((det,i)=>{{
-    if(det.open) openIndices.add(i);
+  // Snapshot which jobs are currently open, keyed by a stable identity
+  // (added_at|label) rather than positional index, so add/remove/reorder
+  // does not carry the open flag onto the wrong job. This reflects the
+  // user's manual expand/collapse since the last render (the DOM persists
+  // across refreshes; only innerHTML is replaced).
+  const openKeys=new Set();
+  el.querySelectorAll('details.tq-job').forEach(det=>{{
+    if(det.open && det.dataset.key) openKeys.add(det.dataset.key);
   }});
   if(!jobs||jobs.length===0){{
     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||{{}};
-    // Auto-open running jobs on first render; preserve user-opened state after that
-    const shouldOpen=openIndices.size>0?openIndices.has(i):(status==='running');
+    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);
+    }}
     let paramRows='';
     TQ_PARAM_DISPLAY.forEach(([key,dispLabel])=>{{
       if(key in params){{
@@ -2797,7 +2814,7 @@ function renderTomoQueue(jobs){{
     const addedAt=job.added_at
       ?'Added '+new Date(job.added_at).toLocaleString([],{{month:'short',day:'numeric',hour:'2-digit',minute:'2-digit'}})
       :'';
-    html+='<details class="tq-job"'+(shouldOpen?' open':'')+'>'
+    html+='<details class="tq-job" data-key="'+esc(key)+'"'+(shouldOpen?' open':'')+'>'
       +'<summary class="tq-summary">'
       +'<span class="tq-num">#'+(i+1)+'</span>'
       +'<span class="tq-label">'+esc(label)+'</span>'
@@ -2809,6 +2826,9 @@ 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;
 }}