diff --git a/data/upload_log.csv b/data/upload_log.csv
index b642e2e..21a4138 100644
--- a/data/upload_log.csv
+++ b/data/upload_log.csv
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ add,273240,,The Red Dragon Inn Smorgasbox,446069,,added,2026-08-06T02:24:46+00:0
 add,419687,,Munchkin Big Box,711400,,failed,2026-08-06T02:38:12+00:00,"TimeoutError: Locator.click: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. Call log: - waiting for get_by_role(""dialog"").locator(""ul.pagination a[title=\""First Page\""]"").first - locator resolved to <a href="""" role=""menuitem"" title=""First Page"" class=""pagination-pager"" ng-click=""selectPage(1)""> ⇆⇆⇆⇆First ⇆⇆⇆</a> - attempting click action 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 20ms 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 100ms 55 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 500ms"
 add,252153,,Tang Garden,404702,,failed,2026-08-06T02:38:48+00:00,"TimeoutError: Locator.click: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. Call log: - waiting for get_by_role(""dialog"").locator(""ul.pagination a[title=\""First Page\""]"").first - locator resolved to <a href="""" role=""menuitem"" title=""First Page"" class=""pagination-pager"" ng-click=""selectPage(1)""> ⇆⇆⇆⇆First ⇆⇆⇆</a> - attempting click action 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 20ms 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 100ms 56 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 500ms"
 add,255984,,Sleeping Gods,701034,,failed,2026-08-06T02:39:23+00:00,"TimeoutError: Locator.click: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. Call log: - waiting for get_by_role(""dialog"").locator(""ul.pagination a[title=\""First Page\""]"").first - locator resolved to <a href="""" role=""menuitem"" title=""First Page"" class=""pagination-pager"" ng-click=""selectPage(1)""> ⇆⇆⇆⇆First ⇆⇆⇆</a> - attempting click action 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 20ms 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 100ms 56 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 500ms"
+add,589,,Wiz-War,27352,,added,2026-08-06T02:45:10+00:00,
+add,419687,,Munchkin Big Box,711400,,added,2026-08-06T02:45:16+00:00,
+add,252153,,Tang Garden,404702,,added,2026-08-06T02:45:23+00:00,
+add,255984,,Sleeping Gods,701034,,failed,2026-08-06T02:45:58+00:00,"TimeoutError: Locator.click: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. Call log: - waiting for get_by_role(""dialog"").locator(""li:has(.summary-item-thumbnail)"").filter(has_text=re.compile(r""Sleeping\ Gods\ \(English\ Gamefound\ edition\)\ \(2023\)"", re.IGNORECASE)).first"
+add,283766,,Sleeping Gods: Tides of Ruin,463140,,added,2026-08-06T02:46:07+00:00,
diff --git a/src/bggpipe/upload.py b/src/bggpipe/upload.py
index b61674d..02bdc73 100644
--- a/src/bggpipe/upload.py
+++ b/src/bggpipe/upload.py
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ def _job_key(row: dict) -> tuple[str, str, str]:
     return _key(row["action"], row["bgg_id"], row["collid"], row["version_id"])
 
 
+def outstanding_failures(log_rows: list[dict]) -> int:
+    """Jobs whose LATEST attempt failed. upload_log.csv is an append-only
+    audit trail, so counting every 'failed' row ever written would keep
+    growing after a successful retry."""
+    last: dict[tuple[str, str, str], str] = {}
+    for row in log_rows:
+        last[_job_key(row)] = row["status"]
+    return sum(1 for status in last.values() if status == "failed")
+
+
 def _read_csv(path: Path) -> list[dict]:
     if not path.exists():
         return []
@@ -443,11 +453,12 @@ class PlaywrightUploader:
 
         hits = exact or loose
         if len(hits) == 1:
-            page_ix, text = hits[0]
-            self._goto_picker_page(dialog, page_ix)
-            dialog.locator(self._VERSION_ROWS).filter(
-                has_text=re.compile(re.escape(text), re.I)
-            ).first.click()
+            _, text = hits[0]
+            if not self._click_row(dialog, text):
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"{text!r} was listed a moment ago but vanished on the "
+                    "second pass — retryable"
+                )
             how = "" if exact else f" (matched loosely as {text!r})"
             return True, how
 
@@ -461,17 +472,28 @@ class PlaywrightUploader:
             f"({', '.join(t for _, t in hits[:3])}…) — refusing to guess"
         )
 
-    def _goto_picker_page(self, dialog, page_ix: int) -> None:
-        """Reopen the sub-view (it always starts on page 1) and step
-        forward. The First/Prev anchors exist only in the mobile variant,
-        so they can never be clicked on a desktop viewport."""
+    def _click_row(self, dialog, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Reopen the sub-view (it always starts on page 1) and hunt for the
+        row again by its NORMALIZED text, clicking by index.
+
+        Two traps this avoids: First/Prev exist only in the mobile variant
+        (unclickable on a desktop viewport), and Playwright's has_text
+        regex matches raw textContent — whose tabs and newlines a
+        whitespace-normalized capture will never equal."""
         dialog.get_by_role("button", name="Cancel").first.click()
         self._page.wait_for_timeout(300)
         dialog.get_by_role("button", name="Set version/edition").click()
         dialog.locator(self._VERSION_ROWS).first.wait_for(timeout=15_000)
-        for _ in range(page_ix):
+        for _ in range(MAX_VERSION_PAGES):
+            for i, row_text in enumerate(self._rows_on_page(dialog)):
+                if row_text == text:
+                    dialog.locator(self._VERSION_ROWS).nth(i).click()
+                    return True
+            if not self._has_next_page(dialog):
+                return False
             self._visible(dialog, self._NEXT_PAGE).click()
             self._page.wait_for_timeout(400)
+        return False
 
     def add_game(self, job: UploadJob) -> tuple[str, str]:
         self._ensure_logged_in()
diff --git a/src/bggpipe/webreview.py b/src/bggpipe/webreview.py
index b75c303..463bf76 100644
--- a/src/bggpipe/webreview.py
+++ b/src/bggpipe/webreview.py
@@ -785,10 +785,15 @@ def create_app(
             freshen()
             match_counts = Counter(row["match_status"] for row in session.rows)
             log_counts: Counter[str] = Counter()
+            failed_now = 0
             log_path = cfg.upload_log_path
             if log_path.exists():
+                from bggpipe.upload import outstanding_failures
+
                 with log_path.open(newline="") as f:
-                    log_counts = Counter(row["status"] for row in csv.DictReader(f))
+                    log_rows = list(csv.DictReader(f))
+                log_counts = Counter(row["status"] for row in log_rows)
+                failed_now = outstanding_failures(log_rows)
             games = len(read_games())
             return {
                 "boot": boot,
@@ -829,7 +834,7 @@ def create_app(
                 "to_add": _csv_count(cfg.to_add_path),
                 "to_update": _csv_count(cfg.to_update_path),
                 "upload_log": dict(log_counts),
-                "upload_failed": log_counts.get("failed", 0),
+                "upload_failed": failed_now,
                 "games": games,
                 "job": jobs.snapshot(),
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_upload.py b/tests/test_upload.py
index f6a7993..d256ef8 100644
--- a/tests/test_upload.py
+++ b/tests/test_upload.py
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ class _FakePicker:
         self.pages = pages
         self.page = 0
         self.clicked = None
+        self.clicked_index = None
         self.cancelled = False
         self.reopened = 0
 
@@ -601,6 +602,9 @@ class _FakePicker:
                     raise AssertionError("clicked a HIDDEN paging control")
                 if "Next Page" in selector:
                     picker.page += 1
+                elif "summary-item-thumbnail" in selector:
+                    picker.clicked_index = self.index
+                    picker.clicked = picker.pages[picker.page][self.index]
 
             def filter(self, has_text=None):
                 picker.clicked = has_text.pattern if has_text else None
@@ -648,7 +652,7 @@ def test_version_found_on_a_later_page():
     )
     picked, why = up._select_version(dialog, "English Gamefound edition")
     assert picked is True  # the old code gave up after page one
-    assert "Gamefound" in dialog.clicked  # regex-escaped row text
+    assert dialog.clicked_index == 0  # clicked by index, not by regex
     assert why == ""
 
 
@@ -695,3 +699,35 @@ def test_paging_never_clicks_a_hidden_mobile_control():
     assert picked is True  # no AssertionError from the fake = no hidden click
     # the initial open plus ONE reopen — never a "First Page" click
     assert dialog.reopened == 2
+
+
+def test_outstanding_failures_ignores_retried_jobs():
+    """upload_log.csv is append-only: a failure line stays forever, so the
+    UI badge must count LAST status per job, not every 'failed' ever."""
+    from bggpipe.upload import outstanding_failures
+
+    rows = [
+        {
+            "action": "add",
+            "bgg_id": "1",
+            "collid": "",
+            "version_id": "",
+            "status": "failed",
+        },
+        {
+            "action": "add",
+            "bgg_id": "1",
+            "collid": "",
+            "version_id": "",
+            "status": "added",
+        },
+        {
+            "action": "add",
+            "bgg_id": "2",
+            "collid": "",
+            "version_id": "",
+            "status": "failed",
+        },
+    ]
+    assert outstanding_failures(rows) == 1  # game 1 was retried and landed
+    assert outstanding_failures([]) == 0