diff --git a/backend/app/services/strategy_service.py b/backend/app/services/strategy_service.py
index dbb4a0b..3f4bb6d 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/strategy_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/strategy_service.py
@@ -711,21 +711,25 @@ def get_strategy_status(user_id: str):
     run_id = running_run_id or get_active_run_id(user_id)
     cfg = _load_config(user_id, run_id) if run_id else {}
     default_status = "RUNNING" if running_run_id else ("STOPPED" if run_id else "IDLE")
+    engine_row = None
     with db_connection() as conn:
         with conn.cursor() as cur:
             cur.execute(
-                "SELECT last_updated FROM engine_status WHERE user_id = %s AND run_id = %s",
+                "SELECT status, last_updated FROM engine_status WHERE user_id = %s AND run_id = %s",
                 (user_id, run_id),
             )
-            row = cur.fetchone()
-            if not row:
+            engine_row = cur.fetchone()
+            if not engine_row:
                 status = {"status": default_status, "last_updated": None}
             else:
                 status = {
                     "status": default_status,
-                    "last_updated": _format_local_ts(row[0]),
+                    "last_updated": _format_local_ts(engine_row[1]),
                 }
     status["run_id"] = run_id
+    engine_state = str((engine_row or [None])[0] or "").strip().upper()
+    if running_run_id and engine_state in {"STOPPED", "ERROR"}:
+        status["status"] = "STOPPED"
     sip_frequency = cfg.get("sip_frequency")
     if not isinstance(sip_frequency, dict):
         frequency = cfg.get("frequency")