diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 1367754..bc3aed3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -424,7 +424,9 @@
       if (i >= 0) {
         brief.items[i] = repl;
         brief = { ...brief, items: [...brief.items] };
-        P.saveJSON(BRIEF_VIEW_KEY, { generated_at: brief.generated_at, items: brief.items });
+        // Sign the save (dismissed just changed) so the next load can still
+        // instant-paint this edited brief instead of falling back to "Gathering…".
+        P.saveJSON(BRIEF_VIEW_KEY, { generated_at: brief.generated_at, items: brief.items, sig: briefSig() });
       }
     } else {
       const i = feed.findIndex((a) => a.id === article.id);