diff --git a/apps/cursor/src/app/admin/plugins/stuck-scan-list.tsx b/apps/cursor/src/app/admin/plugins/stuck-scan-list.tsx
index f2f01d49..bd788efe 100644
--- a/apps/cursor/src/app/admin/plugins/stuck-scan-list.tsx
+++ b/apps/cursor/src/app/admin/plugins/stuck-scan-list.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function StuckCard({ plugin }: { plugin: PluginRow }) {
           </div>
           <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
             <span className="text-text-tertiary">
-              created {new Date(plugin.created_at).toLocaleString()}
+              last change {new Date(plugin.updated_at).toLocaleString()}
             </span>
             {plugin.scan_run_id && (
               <span className="font-mono text-text-tertiary">
diff --git a/apps/cursor/src/data/queries.ts b/apps/cursor/src/data/queries.ts
index 86e2f64e..db2b731c 100644
--- a/apps/cursor/src/data/queries.ts
+++ b/apps/cursor/src/data/queries.ts
@@ -538,11 +538,15 @@ export async function getStuckScans() {
   const supabase = await createClient();
   const fifteenMinutesAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 15 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
 
+  // A scan counts as stuck 15 minutes after the row last changed, the same
+  // test the recover-stuck-scans cron and the MCP rescan tool apply. Every
+  // status write bumps updated_at through the plugins_set_updated_at trigger,
+  // so a fresh re-scan of an old plugin is not stuck until that time passes.
   const { data, error } = await supabase
     .from("plugins")
     .select("*, plugin_components(*)")
     .or(
-      `scan_status.eq.error,and(scan_status.in.(pending,scanning),created_at.lt.${fifteenMinutesAgo})`,
+      `scan_status.eq.error,and(scan_status.in.(pending,scanning),updated_at.lt.${fifteenMinutesAgo})`,
     )
     .order("created_at", { ascending: false })
     .limit(200);