diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.ts
index 0442d420..41ee9924 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ function readUpliftSummary(item: Record<string, unknown>): WorkOrderUpliftSummar
     hasUplift: hasUplift || pendingCount > 0,
     pendingCount,
   };
-  const primaryStatus = readString(source, "primaryStatus", "PrimaryStatus", "status", "Status");
+  const primaryStatus =
+    readString(nested, "primaryStatus", "PrimaryStatus") ||
+    readString(item, "primaryStatus", "PrimaryStatus");
   if (primaryStatus) {
     summary.primaryStatus = primaryStatus;
   }
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.ts
index 024a1ca5..be377091 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function getClosabilityGaps(row: WoClosabilityInput): string[] {
 }
 
 export function formatClosabilityMissingTitle(gaps: string[]): string {
-  if (gaps.length === 1 && gaps[0] === PENDING_UPLIFT_GAP) {
+  if (gaps.includes(PENDING_UPLIFT_GAP)) {
     return UPLIFT_PENDING_COMPLETED_TITLE;
   }
   return `Missing: ${gaps.join(", ")}`;
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-mapper.test.ts b/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-mapper.test.ts
index 76d4af5c..107d63f0 100644
--- a/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-mapper.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-mapper.test.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@ describe("mapWorkOrderTableRow (board DTO)", () => {
     expect(clear.upliftSummary).toEqual({ hasUplift: false, pendingCount: 0 });
   });
 
+  it("does not copy work-order status into uplift primaryStatus on flat board rows", () => {
+    const row = mapWorkOrderTableRow({
+      id: 308,
+      pendingUpliftCount: 1,
+      status: "In Progress",
+      Status: "In Progress",
+    });
+    expect(row.upliftSummary?.primaryStatus).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it("leaves hasPendingUplift undefined when board count is absent", () => {
     const row = mapWorkOrderTableRow({ id: 307 });
     expect(row.hasPendingUplift).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.test.ts b/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.test.ts
index 7c761560..8af2724e 100644
--- a/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.test.ts
@@ -128,9 +128,15 @@ describe("formatClosabilityMissingTitle", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("joins multiple gaps with Missing prefix", () => {
+  it("uses design Completed title when pending uplift is among mixed gaps", () => {
     expect(formatClosabilityMissingTitle(["Dispatcher", PENDING_UPLIFT_GAP])).toBe(
-      `Missing: Dispatcher, ${PENDING_UPLIFT_GAP}`,
+      UPLIFT_PENDING_COMPLETED_TITLE,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("joins multiple non-uplift gaps with Missing prefix", () => {
+    expect(formatClosabilityMissingTitle(["Dispatcher", "Company"])).toBe(
+      "Missing: Dispatcher, Company",
     );
   });
 });