js/ui.js

@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ async function saveInstance() {
     hardware_acceleration: +document.getElementById('f-hardware-accel').checked,
   };
 
+  // Snapshot job state before creation — jobs fire immediately after the 201
+  // so the baseline must be captured before the POST, not after.
+  const jobBaseline = !editingVmid ? await _snapshotJobBaseline() : null;
+
   const result = editingVmid
     ? await updateInstance(editingVmid, data)
     : await createInstance(data);
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ async function saveInstance() {
   showToast(`${name} ${editingVmid ? 'updated' : 'created'}`, 'success');
   closeModal();
 
-  if (!editingVmid) await _waitForOnCreateJobs();
+  if (jobBaseline) await _waitForOnCreateJobs(jobBaseline);
 
   if (currentVmid && document.getElementById('page-detail').classList.contains('active')) {
     await renderDetailPage(vmid);
@@ -307,16 +311,18 @@ async function saveInstance() {
   }
 }
 
-async function _waitForOnCreateJobs() {
+async function _snapshotJobBaseline() {
+  const jobs = await fetch('/api/jobs').then(r => r.json());
+  return new Map(jobs.map(j => [j.id, j.last_run_id ?? null]));
+}
+
+async function _waitForOnCreateJobs(baseline) {
   const jobs = await fetch('/api/jobs').then(r => r.json());
   const relevant = jobs.filter(j => {
     try { return JSON.parse(j.config || '{}').run_on_create; } catch { return false; }
   });
   if (!relevant.length) return;
 
-  // Snapshot run IDs before jobs fire so we can detect new completions
-  const baseline = new Map(relevant.map(j => [j.id, j.last_run_id ?? null]));
-
   const deadline = Date.now() + 30_000;
   while (Date.now() < deadline) {
     await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));