diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe99dd7..30ec8ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - Fixed popup preview authentication for background thumbnail capture.
 - Fixed thumbnails so they use the same popup-preview canvas and resolve API/RSS placeholders, fonts, styles, and cached images correctly.
+- Fixed manual scheduled-task run notifications so they use task-neutral wording.
 
 ## 2.8.3 - 2026-08-17
 
diff --git a/src/web/public/js/settings/background-tasks.js b/src/web/public/js/settings/background-tasks.js
index 55d87e9..f37eeb2 100644
--- a/src/web/public/js/settings/background-tasks.js
+++ b/src/web/public/js/settings/background-tasks.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (function () {
-  if (window.location.pathname.replace(/\/$/, '') !== '/settings/tasks-background' && window.location.pathname.replace(/\/$/, '') !== '/settings/tasks-scheduled') {
+  var normalizedPathname = window.location.pathname.replace(/\/$/, '');
+  if (normalizedPathname !== '/settings/tasks-background' && normalizedPathname !== '/settings/tasks-scheduled') {
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/web/routes/settings/background-tasks.js b/src/web/routes/settings/background-tasks.js
index 49c6441..90f630d 100644
--- a/src/web/routes/settings/background-tasks.js
+++ b/src/web/routes/settings/background-tasks.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ module.exports = function registerSettingsRoutes(app, deps) {
   app.post('/settings/tasks-scheduled/recurring/:key/run', requireRecurringTaskAccess, async function (req, res, next) {
     try {
       const ran = await backgroundTaskQueue.runRecurringTask(String(req.params.key || '').trim());
-      res.redirect('/settings/tasks-scheduled?message=' + encodeURIComponent(ran ? 'Scheduled refresh run queued.' : 'Unable to run that scheduled refresh.'));
+      res.redirect('/settings/tasks-scheduled?message=' + encodeURIComponent(ran ? 'Task run queued.' : 'Unable to run that task.'));
     } catch (error) {
       next(error);
     }