diff --git a/front/devices.php b/front/devices.php
index 0c6bab74..d8855fea 100755
--- a/front/devices.php
+++ b/front/devices.php
@@ -577,11 +577,15 @@ var _nextScanTimeAnchor = null;
 var _currentStateAnchor = null;
 var _scanEtaTickerId    = null;
 var _pluginsData        = null;
+var _wasImminent        = false; // true once the countdown displayed "imminent"; gates the Scanning... label
+var _imminentForTime    = null;  // the _nextScanTimeAnchor value that last set _wasImminent
+                                 // prevents re-arming on the same (already-consumed) timestamp
 
 // Returns true when the backend is actively scanning (not idle).
-// States that indicate scanning: Process: Start, Check scan, Scan processed.
+// Uses an exclusion approach — only "Process: Idle" and an empty/null state are non-scanning.
+// This future-proofs against new states added to the scan pipeline (e.g. "Plugin: AVAHISCAN").
 function isScanningState(state) {
-  return ['Process: Start', 'Check scan', 'Scan processed'].indexOf(state) !== -1;
+  return !!state && state !== 'Process: Idle';
 }
 
 // Fetch plugins.json once on page load so we can guard ETA display to device_scanner plugins only.
@@ -603,31 +607,37 @@ function updateScanEtaDisplay(nextScanTime, currentState) {
   _nextScanTimeAnchor = nextScanTime || _nextScanTimeAnchor;
   _currentStateAnchor = currentState || _currentStateAnchor;
 
+  // Reset the imminent gate when the scan finishes back to idle so the next cycle starts clean.
+  if (currentState === 'Process: Idle') { _wasImminent = false; }
+
   // Restart the per-second title-bar ticker
   if (_scanEtaTickerId !== null) { clearInterval(_scanEtaTickerId); }
 
+  function getEtaLabel() {
+    if (!hasEnabledDeviceScanners()) return '';
+    if (isScanningState(_currentStateAnchor) && _wasImminent) return getString('Device_Scanning');
+    var label = computeNextScanLabel(_nextScanTimeAnchor);
+    // Arm _wasImminent only for a NEW next_scan_time anchor — not the already-consumed one.
+    // This prevents the ticker from re-arming immediately after "Process: Idle" resets the flag
+    // while _nextScanTimeAnchor still holds the now-past timestamp.
+    if (label === getString('Device_NextScan_Imminent') && _nextScanTimeAnchor !== _imminentForTime) {
+      _wasImminent = true;
+      _imminentForTime = _nextScanTimeAnchor;
+    }
+    return label;
+  }
+
   function tickTitleBar() {
     var eta = document.getElementById('nextScanEta');
     if (!eta) return;
-    if (!hasEnabledDeviceScanners()) {
-      eta.style.display = 'none';
-      return;
-    }
-    // Show 'Scanning...' when the backend is actively scanning, countdown otherwise.
-    eta.textContent = isScanningState(_currentStateAnchor)
-      ? getString('Device_Scanning')
-      : computeNextScanLabel(_nextScanTimeAnchor);
+    var label = getEtaLabel();
+    if (!label) { eta.style.display = 'none'; return; }
+    eta.textContent = label;
     eta.style.display = '';
   }
 
   // Update DataTables empty message once per SSE event — avoids AJAX spam on server-side tables.
-  // Show 'Scanning...' when active, countdown when idle, nothing when no device_scanner enabled.
-  var label = '';
-  if (hasEnabledDeviceScanners()) {
-    label = isScanningState(_currentStateAnchor)
-      ? getString('Device_Scanning')
-      : computeNextScanLabel(_nextScanTimeAnchor);
-  }
+  var label = getEtaLabel();
   if ($.fn.DataTable.isDataTable('#tableDevices')) {
     var dt = $('#tableDevices').DataTable();
     dt.settings()[0].oLanguage.sEmptyTable = buildEmptyDeviceTableMessage(label);
diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/ar_ar.json b/front/php/templates/language/ar_ar.json
index 17d8e876..98ec45a4 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/ar_ar.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/ar_ar.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "نظام",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "قم بتحديث القيمة أدناه. احرص على اتباع التنسيق السابق. <b>لم يتم إجراء التحقق.</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "احفظ التغييرات أولاً قبل اختبار الإعدادات."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/ca_ca.json b/front/php/templates/language/ca_ca.json
index d79950bb..67b4292b 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/ca_ca.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/ca_ca.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "Sistema",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "Actualitza el valor sota. Sigues curós de seguir el format anterior. <b>No hi ha validació.</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Deseu els canvis primer abans de comprovar la configuració."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/de_de.json b/front/php/templates/language/de_de.json
index 4988cd77..77d4ca40 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/de_de.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/de_de.json
@@ -877,4 +877,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "System",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Speichere die Änderungen, bevor Sie die Einstellungen testen."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
index c83f074b..efad9975 100755
--- a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
     "Device_MultiEdit_MassActions": "Mass actions:",
     "Device_MultiEdit_No_Devices": "No devices selected.",
     "Device_MultiEdit_Tooltip": "Careful. Clicking this will apply the value on the left to all devices selected above.",
-    "Device_NextScan_Imminent": "imminent",
+    "Device_NextScan_Imminent": "Imminent...",
     "Device_NextScan_In": "Next scan in ",
     "Device_NoData_Help": "If devices don't appear after the scan, check your SCAN_SUBNETS setting and <a href=\"https://docs.netalertx.com/SUBNETS\" target=\"_blank\">documentation</a>.",
     "Device_NoData_Scanning": "Waiting for the first scan - this may take several minutes after the initial setup.",
diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/es_es.json b/front/php/templates/language/es_es.json
index 2a72ab1c..577e1fda 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/es_es.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/es_es.json
@@ -875,4 +875,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "Sistema",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "Actualice el valor a continuación. Tenga cuidado de seguir el formato anterior. <b>O la validación no se realiza.</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Guarda tus cambios antes de probar nuevos ajustes."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/fr_fr.json b/front/php/templates/language/fr_fr.json
index 4adb756e..4fa8ee6e 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/fr_fr.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/fr_fr.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "Système",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "Mettre à jour la valeur ci-dessous. Veillez à bien suivre le même format qu'auparavant. <b>Il n'y a pas de pas de contrôle.</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Enregistrer d'abord vos modifications avant de tester vôtre paramétrage."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/ja_jp.json b/front/php/templates/language/ja_jp.json
index a0da15be..a1fe40ac 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/ja_jp.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/ja_jp.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "システム",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "以下の値を更新してください。以前のフォーマットに従うよう注意してください。<b>検証は行われません。</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "設定をテストする前に、まず変更を保存してください。"
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/nb_no.json b/front/php/templates/language/nb_no.json
index 8bbb9a05..3fc67966 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/nb_no.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/nb_no.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "System",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "Oppdater verdien nedenfor. Pass på å følge forrige format. <b>Validering etterpå utføres ikke.</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Lagre endringene først, før du tester innstillingene dine."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/pl_pl.json b/front/php/templates/language/pl_pl.json
index fb25d082..1e46dc20 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/pl_pl.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/pl_pl.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "System",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "Zaktualizuj wartość poniżej. Uważaj, aby zachować poprzedni format. <b>Walidacja nie jest wykonywana.</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Najpierw zapisz swoje zmiany, zanim przetestujesz ustawienia."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/pt_br.json b/front/php/templates/language/pt_br.json
index 89cff78b..2005b90e 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/pt_br.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/pt_br.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Guarde as alterações antes de testar as definições."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/pt_pt.json b/front/php/templates/language/pt_pt.json
index 045faf1b..b60aa27d 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/pt_pt.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/pt_pt.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Guarde as alterações antes de testar as definições."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/ru_ru.json b/front/php/templates/language/ru_ru.json
index c23f2c7a..6a8cb0df 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/ru_ru.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/ru_ru.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "Система",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "Обновить значение ниже. Будьте осторожны, следуя предыдущему формату. <b>Проверка не выполняется.</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Сначала сохраните изменения, прежде чем проверять настройки."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/tr_tr.json b/front/php/templates/language/tr_tr.json
index 8621925e..e9e3d63c 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/tr_tr.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/tr_tr.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "Sistem",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "",
     "test_event_tooltip": ""
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/uk_ua.json b/front/php/templates/language/uk_ua.json
index bd33374c..3fe7e7ca 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/uk_ua.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/uk_ua.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "Система",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "Оновіть значення нижче. Слідкуйте за попереднім форматом. <b>Перевірка не виконана.</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "Перш ніж перевіряти налаштування, збережіть зміни."
-}
+}
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diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/zh_cn.json b/front/php/templates/language/zh_cn.json
index ca715ad6..17321914 100644
--- a/front/php/templates/language/zh_cn.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/zh_cn.json
@@ -804,4 +804,4 @@
     "settings_system_label": "系统",
     "settings_update_item_warning": "更新下面的值。请注意遵循先前的格式。<b>未执行验证。</b>",
     "test_event_tooltip": "在测试设置之前，请先保存更改。"
-}
+}
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