diff --git a/backend/app/sync/playlists.py b/backend/app/sync/playlists.py
index 764ad7d..bb60489 100644
--- a/backend/app/sync/playlists.py
+++ b/backend/app/sync/playlists.py
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ def recompute_dirty(db: Session, pl: Playlist) -> None:
     (and Watch later) are never dirty; a missing baseline counts as dirty (unknown YT state)."""
     if not pl.yt_playlist_id:
         pl.dirty = False
-    else:
-        pl.dirty = pl.synced_fingerprint != current_fingerprint(db, pl)
+        return
+    # The session has autoflush off, so the caller's pending item/order/name edits aren't
+    # visible to current_fingerprint's query yet — flush first or dirty would lag one edit.
+    db.flush()
+    pl.dirty = pl.synced_fingerprint != current_fingerprint(db, pl)
 
 
 def _ensure_videos(db: Session, yt: YouTubeClient, video_ids: list[str]) -> None: