diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c732dd9..512b524 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "netfelix-audio-fix",
-	"version": "2026.04.20.12",
+	"version": "2026.04.20.13",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev:server": "NODE_ENV=development bun --hot server/index.tsx",
 		"dev:client": "vite",
diff --git a/server/api/execute.ts b/server/api/execute.ts
index 9b5dcde..39c6104 100644
--- a/server/api/execute.ts
+++ b/server/api/execute.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const app = new Hono();
 // ─── Sequential local queue ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 let queueRunning = false;
+let queueAbort: AbortController | null = null;
 let runningProc: ReturnType<typeof Bun.spawn> | null = null;
 let runningJobId: number | null = null;
 let activeQueue: Job[] | null = null;
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ function emitQueueStatus(
 async function runSequential(initial: Job[]): Promise<void> {
 	if (queueRunning) return;
 	queueRunning = true;
+	queueAbort = new AbortController();
+	const { signal } = queueAbort;
 	try {
 		let first = true;
 		const queue: Job[] = [...initial];
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ async function runSequential(initial: Job[]): Promise<void> {
 		activeSeen = seen;
 
 		while (queue.length > 0) {
+			if (signal.aborted) break;
 			const job = queue.shift() as Job;
 
 			// Pause outside the processing window
@@ -111,8 +115,8 @@ async function runSequential(initial: Job[]): Promise<void> {
 
 			// When the local queue drains, re-check the DB for jobs that were
 			// approved mid-run. Without this they'd sit pending until the user
-			// manually clicks "Run all" again.
-			if (queue.length === 0) {
+			// manually clicks "Run all" again. Skip if aborted — user wants to stop.
+			if (queue.length === 0 && !signal.aborted) {
 				const more = db.prepare("SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE status = 'pending' ORDER BY created_at").all() as Job[];
 				enqueueUnseenJobs(queue, seen, more);
 			}
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ async function runSequential(initial: Job[]): Promise<void> {
 		activeQueue = null;
 		activeSeen = null;
 		queueRunning = false;
+		queueAbort = null;
 		emitQueueStatus("idle");
 	}
 }
@@ -300,8 +305,12 @@ app.post("/clear-completed", (c) => {
 // ─── Stop running job ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 app.post("/stop", (c) => {
+	// Abort the queue loop so no more jobs start after the current one
+	if (queueAbort) queueAbort.abort();
+
 	if (!runningProc || runningJobId == null) {
-		return c.json({ ok: false, error: "No job is currently running" }, 409);
+		// No active ffmpeg but queue loop might be between jobs — abort is enough
+		return c.json({ ok: true, stopped: null });
 	}
 	const stoppedId = runningJobId;
 	try {