diff --git a/templates/admin/pending_deployments.html b/templates/admin/pending_deployments.html
index 1d22ffd..04df4fe 100644
--- a/templates/admin/pending_deployments.html
+++ b/templates/admin/pending_deployments.html
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ async function openClassifyModal(pendingId) {
     document.getElementById('new-project-name').value = '';
     document.getElementById('new-location-name').value = '';
 
+    // Reset the submit button — the success path closes the modal without
+    // clearing it, so without this it stays stuck on "Classifying…" on reopen.
+    const submitBtn = document.getElementById('classify-submit');
+    submitBtn.disabled = false;
+    submitBtn.textContent = 'Classify';
+
     // Coords hint for "use captured coords" checkbox.
     const hint = document.getElementById('captured-coords-hint');
     if (pd.coordinates) {