diff --git a/src/app/components/SearchLocal.tsx b/src/app/components/SearchLocal.tsx
index b579a9a..6fa1f15 100644
--- a/src/app/components/SearchLocal.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/SearchLocal.tsx
@@ -233,8 +233,13 @@ export default function SearchLocal({ config, setConfig, onClose, onOpenFolder }
         setEngineProgress({ received: 0, total: null });
         setDatabaseProgress({ received: 0, total: null });
         await openLocateDb(p => flushSync(() => {
-          if (p.kind === 'engine')   setEngineProgress({ received: p.received, total: p.total });
-          else                       setDatabaseProgress({ received: p.received, total: p.total });
+          if (p.kind === 'engine') {
+            setEngineProgress({ received: p.received, total: p.total });
+          } else {
+            // First database chunk arrives → engine phase is done, advance UI.
+            setDatabaseProgress({ received: p.received, total: p.total });
+            setDbPhase(phase => phase === 'engine' ? 'downloading' : phase);
+          }
         }));
         setDbPhase('ready');
       }