diff --git a/public/app.html b/public/app.html
index 4216591..533a191 100644
--- a/public/app.html
+++ b/public/app.html
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
   <footer class="foot">Rewards are for completed missions, not income. The daily pool is limited; when it is spent, claims close until midnight Central. Cryptocurrency involves risk of loss.</footer>
 </div>
 <div class="modal" id="shareModal" hidden><div class="modal-card"><button class="modal-x" id="shareClose" type="button" aria-label="Close">×</button><div id="shareBody"></div></div></div>
-<script src="/app.js?v=10"></script>
+<script src="/app.js?v=11"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index 196053b..8aa5b16 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@
     host.appendChild(t); requestAnimationFrame(() => t.classList.add('in'));
     setTimeout(() => { t.classList.remove('in'); setTimeout(() => t.remove(), 400); }, kind === 'big' ? 9000 : 6000);
   }
-  const seenPaid = new Set(); let seenLedger = null;
-  // a drip that flips to paid while the board is open gets a toast with its proof
+  const seenPaid = new Set(); let seenLedger = null, paidPrimed = false;
+  // a drip that flips to paid while the board is open gets a toast with its proof. The first pass only
+  // records what is already paid: history is on the ledger, not in the toasts (Marty, 2026-09-21).
   function watchPaid() {
-    for (const d of (board.drips || [])) if (d.status === 'paid' && d.tx) { if (seenPaid.size && !seenPaid.has(d.id)) toast('\u{1F4B0} <b>' + d.pol + ' POL</b> landed in your wallet.', 'ok', { href: explorer + '/tx/' + d.tx, text: 'verify \u2197' }); seenPaid.add(d.id); }
-    if (!seenPaid.size) for (const d of (board.drips || [])) if (d.status === 'paid') seenPaid.add(d.id);
+    for (const d of (board.drips || [])) if (d.status === 'paid' && d.tx) {
+      if (paidPrimed && !seenPaid.has(d.id)) toast('\u{1F4B0} <b>' + d.pol + ' POL</b> landed in your wallet.', 'ok', { href: explorer + '/tx/' + d.tx, text: 'verify \u2197' });
+      seenPaid.add(d.id);
+    }
+    paidPrimed = true;
   }
   // other hunters' finds, as they happen
   async function watchLedger() {