diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/LiveActivityManager.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/LiveActivityManager.swift
index ee99985..7831ce0 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/LiveActivityManager.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/LiveActivityManager.swift
@@ -143,13 +143,31 @@ final class LiveActivityManager {
         tokenObservation = nil
         pendingState = nil
         lastState = nil
-        guard let activity else { return }
+        let tracked = activity
         self.activity = nil
-        onActivityEnded?(activity.id)  // let the Macs stop pushing to this token
+        if let tracked { onActivityEnded?(tracked.id) }  // let the Macs stop pushing to this token
+        // Dismiss the tracked Activity *and any strays*: ending only the one we track would leave an
+        // orphan (from a prior launch killed before `end()`) rendering a stale "needs attention"
+        // glance in the Dynamic Island after the work it described has finished. Clear them all so
+        // "everything idle" can't get stuck on screen.
         Task {
-            await activity.end(
-                ActivityContent(state: activity.content.state, staleDate: nil),
-                dismissalPolicy: .immediate)
+            for activity in Activity<NucleicSessionAttributes>.activities {
+                await activity.end(
+                    ActivityContent(state: activity.content.state, staleDate: nil),
+                    dismissalPolicy: .immediate)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Dismiss every live Activity except `keep` — collapses accidental duplicates down to one so
+    /// iOS can't render a stale orphan alongside the tracked glance.
+    private func endStrays(keeping keep: String) {
+        for stray in Activity<NucleicSessionAttributes>.activities where stray.id != keep {
+            Task {
+                await stray.end(
+                    ActivityContent(state: stray.content.state, staleDate: nil),
+                    dismissalPolicy: .immediate)
+            }
         }
     }