diff --git a/src/static/dashboard.html b/src/static/dashboard.html
index c5f8ee9..311f659 100644
--- a/src/static/dashboard.html
+++ b/src/static/dashboard.html
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
     <script src="/static/js/components.js?v=20260427a"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/layout.js?v=20260316b"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/pipeline.js?v=20260501i"></script>
-    <script src="/static/js/app.js?v=20260501h"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/app.js?v=20260512a"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/cluster-data.js?v=20260322f"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/tutorial.js?v=20260316z"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/chat.js?v=20260422a"></script>
diff --git a/src/static/js/app.js b/src/static/js/app.js
index 23dd3f7..48553b7 100644
--- a/src/static/js/app.js
+++ b/src/static/js/app.js
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ async handleRefresh() {
         { const _e = document.getElementById('inc-visibility'); if (_e) _e.checked = incident.visibility !== 'private'; }
         updateVisibilityHint();
         updateSourcesHint();
-        toggleTypeDefaults();
+        toggleTypeDefaults(true);
         toggleRefreshInterval();
 
         // Modal-Titel und Submit ändern
@@ -3666,15 +3666,18 @@ function updateSourcesHint() {
     }
 }
 
-function toggleTypeDefaults() {
+function toggleTypeDefaults(preserveMode = false) {
     const type = document.getElementById('inc-type').value;
     const hint = document.getElementById('type-hint');
     const refreshMode = document.getElementById('inc-refresh-mode');
 
     if (type === 'research') {
         hint.textContent = 'Recherchiert in Tiefe: Nachrichtenarchive, Parlamentsdokumente, Fachmedien, Expertenquellen. Empfohlen: Manuell starten und bei Bedarf vertiefen.';
-        refreshMode.value = 'manual';
-        toggleRefreshInterval();
+        // Nur bei Typ-Wechsel/Neuanlage Modus zurückziehen, beim Edit bestehender Lagen DB-Wert respektieren
+        if (!preserveMode) {
+            refreshMode.value = 'manual';
+            toggleRefreshInterval();
+        }
     } else {
         hint.textContent = 'Durchsucht laufend hunderte Nachrichtenquellen nach neuen Meldungen. Empfohlen: Automatische Aktualisierung.';
     }