diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7714ea15..8e82e1b2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - **Fixes**  
   - fix inpaint image metadata  
   - fix processing image save loop  
+  - fix api progress reporting endpoint  
 
 ## Update for 2025-07-29
 
diff --git a/modules/api/server.py b/modules/api/server.py
index d495c1e3b..b9a471fc7 100644
--- a/modules/api/server.py
+++ b/modules/api/server.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def get_history(req: models.ReqHistory = Depends()):
     return res
 
 def get_progress(req: models.ReqProgress = Depends()):
-    if shared.state.job_count == 0:
+    if shared.state.job_count == 0: # idle state
         return models.ResProgress(id=shared.state.id, progress=0, eta_relative=0, state=shared.state.dict(), textinfo=shared.state.textinfo)
     shared.state.do_set_current_image()
     current_image = None
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ def get_progress(req: models.ReqProgress = Depends()):
     progress = min((current / total) if current > 0 and total > 0 else 0, 1)
     time_since_start = time.time() - shared.state.time_start
     eta_relative = (time_since_start / progress) - time_since_start if progress > 0 else 0
+    # shared.log.critical(f'get_progress: batch {batch_x}/{batch_y} step {step_x}/{step_y} current {current}/{total} time={time_since_start} eta={eta_relative}')
     res = models.ResProgress(id=shared.state.id, progress=round(progress, 2), eta_relative=round(eta_relative, 2), current_image=current_image, textinfo=shared.state.textinfo, state=shared.state.dict(), )
     return res
 
diff --git a/modules/shared_state.py b/modules/shared_state.py
index 0d03ebb17..b9f975d1a 100644
--- a/modules/shared_state.py
+++ b/modules/shared_state.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class State:
         self.results = []
         self.id = self.get_id(task_id)
         self.job = title
-        self.job_count = 0
+        self.job_count = 1 # cannot be less than 1 on new job
         self.frame_count = 0
         self.batch_no = 0
         self.batch_count = 0