diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DownloadCenter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DownloadCenter.tsx
index d67eae6..a423692 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DownloadCenter.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DownloadCenter.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { lazy, Suspense, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { lazy, Suspense, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import {
@@ -586,6 +586,12 @@ export default function DownloadCenter({ me }: { me: Me }) {
     { id: "shared", label: t("downloads.tabs.shared") },
     ...(me.role === "admin" ? [{ id: "system", label: t("downloads.tabs.system") }] : []),
   ];
+  // A persisted tab can point at one no longer available (e.g. "system" restored for a now-non-admin
+  // account) — that would render a blank page with no active tab. Fall back to the default.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!tabs.some((tb) => tb.id === tab)) setTab("queue");
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [tab, me.role]);
 
   const saveBtn = (job: DownloadJob) => (
     <a
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VideoEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/VideoEditor.tsx
index f77ab51..971e7d1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VideoEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VideoEditor.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ export default function VideoEditor({ job, onClose }: { job: DownloadJob; onClos
     if (!v) return;
     const d = v.duration && isFinite(v.duration) ? v.duration : srcDur;
     setDuration(d);
-    setSegments((s) => (s.length === 1 && s[0].end <= 0 ? [{ id: 0, start: 0, end: d, keep: true }] : s));
+    // Reconcile the still-pristine full-length segment to the REAL decoded duration. The initial
+    // segment ends at the (integer, often-rounded) metadata `srcDur`; once the media loads we know
+    // the true length (e.g. 213.44 vs 213). Without this the untouched last segment stays short, so
+    // the no-op guard (isFullSingle: end >= duration) reads false and enables a "Create" that files a
+    // clip of an unmodified video and drops its tail. Only touches the untouched segment (end===srcDur).
+    setSegments((s) => (s.length === 1 && s[0].end === srcDur ? [{ ...s[0], end: d }] : s));
   };
   const onTimeUpdate = () => {
     const v = videoRef.current;
@@ -242,7 +247,7 @@ export default function VideoEditor({ job, onClose }: { job: DownloadJob; onClos
     segments.length === 1 && kept.length === 1 && kept[0].start <= 0.01 && kept[0].end >= duration - 0.01;
   const valid = kept.length >= 1 && keptDur >= MIN_SEG && (cropOn || !isFullSingle);
   const willJoin = output === "join" && kept.length > 1;
-  const reencode = cropOn || (willJoin ? accurate : accurate);
+  const reencode = cropOn || accurate;
 
   const cropPx = (): { x: number; y: number; w: number; h: number } | undefined => {
     const v = videoRef.current;