diff --git a/src/views/LibraryView.vue b/src/views/LibraryView.vue
index 33dfca3..7e7ac5e 100644
--- a/src/views/LibraryView.vue
+++ b/src/views/LibraryView.vue
@@ -2276,22 +2276,31 @@ async function ctxUnregister(f: any) {
 // Pause / Resume functions
 async function ctxPause(f: any) {
   closeContextMenu()
-  if (!f?.file_uuid) return
+  if (!f?.file_uuid) { console.error('[ctxPause] no file_uuid'); return }
   try {
     const base = getApiBase()
-    const res = await fetch(`${base}/api/v1/jobs/${f.file_uuid}/pause`, { method: 'POST' })
+    const url = `${base}/api/v1/jobs/${f.file_uuid}/pause`
+    console.log('[ctxPause] calling:', url)
+    const res = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST' })
+    console.log('[ctxPause] response status:', res.status)
     if (res.ok) {
       pausedFileUuids.value = new Set(pausedFileUuids.value).add(f.file_uuid)
+      // Manually update file status in cache (backend pause only updates monitor_jobs, not videos table)
+      const file = filesCache.value.find((x: any) => x.file_uuid === f.file_uuid)
+      if (file) {
+        file.status = 'paused'
+        fileStatusCache.value[f.file_uuid] = 'paused'
+      }
       actionMsg.value = `⏸ Paused: ${f.file_name}`
-      await loadFiles()
-      await loadPausedFiles()
+      console.log('[ctxPause] success, status updated to paused')
     } else {
       const err = await res.json().catch(() => ({}))
       actionMsg.value = `Pause failed: ${err.error || res.statusText}`
+      console.error('[ctxPause] failed:', err)
     }
   } catch (e: any) {
     actionMsg.value = `Pause error: ${e.message}`
-    console.error('[ctxPause]', e)
+    console.error('[ctxPause] error:', e)
   }
   setTimeout(() => { actionMsg.value = '' }, 5000)
 }
@@ -2333,6 +2342,12 @@ async function batchPause() {
     try {
       const res = await fetch(`${base}/api/v1/jobs/${f.file_uuid}/pause`, { method: 'POST' })
       if (res.ok) {
+        // Manually update status in cache
+        const file = filesCache.value.find((x: any) => x.file_uuid === f.file_uuid)
+        if (file) {
+          file.status = 'paused'
+          fileStatusCache.value[f.file_uuid] = 'paused'
+        }
         successCount++
       } else {
         failCount++
@@ -2345,9 +2360,10 @@ async function batchPause() {
 
   await Promise.all(filesToPause.map(f => limit(() => pauseFile(f))))
 
+  // Update paused set for reactivity
+  pausedFileUuids.value = new Set(pausedFileUuids.value)
+
   if (successCount > 0) {
-    await loadFiles()
-    await loadPausedFiles()
     actionMsg.value = `⏸ Paused ${successCount} files${failCount > 0 ? `, ${failCount} failed` : ''}`
   } else {
     actionMsg.value = `Failed to pause all ${failCount} files`