diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
index 4231a37..8c319ea 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ export interface MediaCardAvailability {
   transcribe: boolean;
 }
 
+const NOTHING_AVAILABLE: MediaCardAvailability = { export: false, transcribe: false };
+
 const OPERATION_ICONS: Record<MediaOperation, LucideIcon> = {
   generate_image: Sparkles,
   generate_video: Sparkles,
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ function OutputActions({
 export function MediaCardView({
   block,
   target,
-  available = { export: false, transcribe: false },
+  available = NOTHING_AVAILABLE,
   onAction,
 }: {
   block: MediaJobBlock;
@@ -304,7 +306,6 @@ export function MediaCardView({
   );
 }
 
-const NOTHING_AVAILABLE: MediaCardAvailability = { export: false, transcribe: false };
 const CAPABILITIES_TTL_MS = 60_000;
 let capabilities:
   | { spaceId: string | null; at: number; value: Promise<MediaCardAvailability> }
@@ -359,9 +360,9 @@ export function MediaCard({
   /** The message carrying the card; a follow-up job is posted by the same bot. */
   messageId: string;
 }) {
-  // Follow-ups apply to finished video and audio only; other cards never ask.
+  // Follow-ups apply to video and audio of a settled job only; other cards never ask.
   const available = useAvailability(
-    block.status === "done" &&
+    !isActiveMediaStatus(block.status) &&
       block.outputs.some((output) => output.kind === "video" || output.kind === "audio"),
   );
   const onAction = async (action: MediaCardAction) => {