diff --git a/templates/recounting.html b/templates/recounting.html
index 5e45751..0859255 100644
--- a/templates/recounting.html
+++ b/templates/recounting.html
@@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ async function startRecount() {
     streamUrl = data.stream_url;
     streaming = true;
     selectedFile = data.path;
+    lastRecountCount = null;
+    lastRecountTime = null;
 
     document.getElementById('btn-stop').disabled = false;
     btnStart.textContent = 'STREAMING';
@@ -751,6 +753,9 @@ function resetVideoToggle() {
 
 // --- Recount counter ---
 
+let lastRecountCount = null;
+let lastRecountTime = null;
+
 async function loadRecountProgress() {
   const countEl = document.getElementById('recount-count');
   const timeEl = document.getElementById('recount-time');
@@ -759,26 +764,34 @@ async function loadRecountProgress() {
     const res = await fetch('/api/recount-progress');
     const data = await res.json();
     if (!data.success) {
-      countEl.textContent = '--';
-      timeEl.textContent = data.error || 'unreachable';
+      if (lastRecountCount === null) {
+        countEl.textContent = '--';
+        timeEl.textContent = data.error || 'unreachable';
+      }
       statusEl.className = 'counter-status disconnected';
-      statusEl.textContent = 'no connection';
+      statusEl.textContent = 'completed';
       return;
     }
-    countEl.textContent = data.count.toLocaleString();
+    lastRecountCount = data.count.toLocaleString();
+    countEl.textContent = lastRecountCount;
     if (data.last_detection_time) {
       const d = new Date(data.last_detection_time);
-      timeEl.textContent = d.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', { hour12: false, hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', second: '2-digit' });
+      lastRecountTime = d.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', { hour12: false, hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', second: '2-digit' });
+      timeEl.textContent = lastRecountTime;
+    } else if (lastRecountTime) {
+      timeEl.textContent = lastRecountTime;
     } else {
       timeEl.textContent = 'waiting...';
     }
     statusEl.className = 'counter-status connected';
     statusEl.textContent = 'connected';
   } catch (err) {
-    countEl.textContent = '--';
-    timeEl.textContent = 'unreachable';
+    if (lastRecountCount === null) {
+      countEl.textContent = '--';
+      timeEl.textContent = 'unreachable';
+    }
     statusEl.className = 'counter-status disconnected';
-    statusEl.textContent = 'no connection';
+    statusEl.textContent = 'completed';
   }
 }
 </script>