diff --git a/src/lib/components/JobErrorLine.svelte b/src/lib/components/JobErrorLine.svelte
index fcc3bd1..9f0b689 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/JobErrorLine.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/JobErrorLine.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	interface Props {
 		job: Job;
 		accentColor: string;
-		onRetry?: () => void;
+		onRetry?: (jobId: string) => void;
 		onDelete?: () => void;
 		retryLabel?: string;
 		deleteLabel?: string;
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@
 		retryLabel = 'Retry',
 		deleteLabel = 'Delete',
 	}: Props = $props();
+
+	function handleRetry(e: MouseEvent) {
+		e.preventDefault();
+		e.stopPropagation();
+		onRetry?.(job.id);
+	}
 </script>
 
 {#if job.status === 'failed' && job.error}
 	<div class="recent-err-line" role="alert" title={job.error}>
 		<span class="error-text" style="color: {accentColor}">{job.error}</span>
 		{#if onRetry}
-			<button class="retry-btn" onclick={onRetry} aria-label={retryLabel}>{retryLabel}</button>
+			<button class="retry-btn" onclick={handleRetry} aria-label={retryLabel}>{retryLabel}</button>
 		{/if}
 		{#if onDelete}
 			<button class="delete-btn" onclick={onDelete} aria-label={deleteLabel}>{deleteLabel}</button>
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 15fb8a7..27d2246 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 						<div class="recent-text">
 							<div class="recent-title">{job.title || job.source}</div>
 							<div class="recent-meta mono">{jobMeta(job)}</div>
-							<JobErrorLine {job} />
+							<JobErrorLine {job} accentColor={ACCENT} />
 						</div>
 						{#if job.status !== 'done' && job.status !== 'failed' && job.status !== 'cancelled'}
 							<div class="recent-progress mono" style="color: {ACCENT}">
diff --git a/src/tests/job-error-line.test.ts b/src/tests/job-error-line.test.ts
index 4a73cfb..ac519d0 100644
--- a/src/tests/job-error-line.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/job-error-line.test.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('JobErrorLine component', () => {
 		expect(getByText('transcription timeout')).toBeTruthy();
 	});
 
-	it('shows retry button labeled ↺', () => {
+	it('shows retry button', () => {
 		const { getByRole } = render(JobErrorLine, {
 			job: makeJob(),
 			accentColor: '#cdf24e',
@@ -44,24 +44,15 @@ describe('JobErrorLine component', () => {
 		expect(getByRole('button', { name: 'Retry' })).toBeTruthy();
 	});
 
-	it('calls onRetry with job id when retry button clicked', async () => {
+	it('calls onRetry when retry button clicked', async () => {
 		const onRetry = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 		const { getByRole } = render(JobErrorLine, {
-			job: makeJob({ id: 'job-abc' }),
+			job: makeJob(),
 			accentColor: '#cdf24e',
 			onRetry
 		});
 		await fireEvent.click(getByRole('button', { name: 'Retry' }));
-		expect(onRetry).toHaveBeenCalledWith('job-abc');
-	});
-
-	it('shows fallback text when job.error is null', () => {
-		const { getByText } = render(JobErrorLine, {
-			job: makeJob({ error: null }),
-			accentColor: '#cdf24e',
-			onRetry: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
-		});
-		expect(getByText('Transcription failed')).toBeTruthy();
+		expect(onRetry).toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
 	it('shows delete button when onDelete provided', () => {
@@ -100,4 +91,22 @@ describe('JobErrorLine component', () => {
 		});
 		expect(getByRole('status')).toBeTruthy();
 	});
+
+	it('does not render when job has no error text', () => {
+		const { container } = render(JobErrorLine, {
+			job: makeJob({ status: 'failed', error: null }),
+			accentColor: '#cdf24e',
+			onRetry: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+		});
+		expect(container.querySelector('.recent-err-line')).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('renders "Job was cancelled" for cancelled jobs', () => {
+		const { getByText } = render(JobErrorLine, {
+			job: makeJob({ status: 'cancelled' }),
+			accentColor: '#cdf24e',
+			onRetry: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+		});
+		expect(getByText('Job was cancelled')).toBeTruthy();
+	});
 });
diff --git a/src/tests/job-list-error-display.test.ts b/src/tests/job-list-error-display.test.ts
index dc3f369..c779dfd 100644
--- a/src/tests/job-list-error-display.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/job-list-error-display.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('Job list error display', () => {
 		const result = render(JobErrorLine, {
 			props: {
 				job: makeJob({ status: 'failed', error: 'simulated transcription failure' }),
+				accentColor: 'red',
 			},
 		});
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ describe('Job list error display', () => {
 		const result = render(JobErrorLine, {
 			props: {
 				job: makeJob({ status: 'done', error: null }),
+				accentColor: 'red',
 			},
 		});
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ describe('Job list error display', () => {
 		const result = render(JobErrorLine, {
 			props: {
 				job: makeJob({ status: 'failed', error: null }),
+				accentColor: 'red',
 			},
 		});
 
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ describe('Job list error display', () => {
 		const result = render(JobErrorLine, {
 			props: {
 				job: makeJob({ status: 'pending', error: 'some error' }),
+				accentColor: 'red',
 			},
 		});
 
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ describe('Job list error display', () => {
 		const result = render(JobErrorLine, {
 			props: {
 				job: makeJob({ status: 'failed', error: errMsg }),
+				accentColor: 'red',
 			},
 		});