diff --git a/backend/internal/runner/runner.go b/backend/internal/runner/runner.go
index 66a4edf..56b2179 100644
--- a/backend/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/backend/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -505,7 +505,11 @@ func (r *Runner) runScrapeTask(ctx context.Context, task domain.ScrapeTask) {
 		log.Warn("runner: unknown task kind")
 	}
 
-	if err := r.deps.Consumer.FinishScrapeTask(ctx, task.ID, result); err != nil {
+	// Use a fresh context for the final write so a cancelled task context doesn't
+	// prevent the result counters from being persisted to PocketBase.
+	finishCtx, finishCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
+	defer finishCancel()
+	if err := r.deps.Consumer.FinishScrapeTask(finishCtx, task.ID, result); err != nil {
 		log.Error("runner: FinishScrapeTask failed", "err", err)
 	}
 
@@ -551,7 +555,7 @@ func (r *Runner) runCatalogueTask(ctx context.Context, task domain.ScrapeTask, o
 			TargetURL: entry.URL,
 		}
 		bookResult := o.RunBook(ctx, bookTask)
-		result.BooksFound += bookResult.BooksFound + 1
+		result.BooksFound += bookResult.BooksFound
 		result.ChaptersScraped += bookResult.ChaptersScraped
 		result.ChaptersSkipped += bookResult.ChaptersSkipped
 		result.Errors += bookResult.Errors