diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index fd6e23c..a634053 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.90.2"
+version = "0.90.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index a791cb9..32c27a4 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.90.2"
+version = "0.90.3"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "mangalord"
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api/admin/analysis.rs b/backend/src/api/admin/analysis.rs
index 32d8d99..5776965 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/admin/analysis.rs
+++ b/backend/src/api/admin/analysis.rs
@@ -368,21 +368,15 @@ async fn reenqueue(
         (repo::page_analysis::ReenqueueScope::All, "analysis", None)
     };
 
+    // Enqueue + audit in one transaction so a failed audit insert rolls the
+    // enqueue back too — the audit trail can't silently miss a re-enqueue that
+    // actually landed. Both are plain DB writes, so they share the tx cleanly
+    // (the live event + response are emitted only after commit).
+    let mut tx = state.db.begin().await?;
     let enqueued =
-        repo::page_analysis::enqueue_pages(&state.db, scope, body.only_unanalyzed).await?;
-
-    // Push a live event so connected dashboards mark the in-scope pages as
-    // queued. Skip the no-op (nothing actually enqueued).
-    if enqueued > 0 {
-        state.analysis_events.publish(AnalysisEvent::Enqueued {
-            count: enqueued,
-            manga_id: body.manga_id,
-            chapter_id: body.chapter_id,
-        });
-    }
-
+        repo::page_analysis::enqueue_pages(&mut *tx, scope, body.only_unanalyzed).await?;
     repo::admin_audit::insert(
-        &state.db,
+        &mut *tx,
         admin.0.id,
         "analysis_reenqueue",
         target_type,
@@ -395,6 +389,18 @@ async fn reenqueue(
         }),
     )
     .await?;
+    tx.commit().await?;
+
+    // Push a live event so connected dashboards mark the in-scope pages as
+    // queued. Skip the no-op (nothing actually enqueued). After commit so a
+    // rolled-back enqueue never emits a phantom event.
+    if enqueued > 0 {
+        state.analysis_events.publish(AnalysisEvent::Enqueued {
+            count: enqueued,
+            manga_id: body.manga_id,
+            chapter_id: body.chapter_id,
+        });
+    }
 
     Ok(Json(ReenqueueResponse { enqueued }))
 }
@@ -421,8 +427,13 @@ async fn analyze_page(
     // when a `force=false` job was already pending — the worker would
     // then pick up the non-force row, hit skip-if-done, ack done, and
     // the admin saw "queued for re-analysis" with no re-analysis.
+    //
+    // Enqueue + audit in one transaction (via the `_conn` form) so a failed
+    // audit insert rolls the enqueue/upgrade back too — the audit trail can't
+    // miss a force-reanalyze that landed.
+    let mut tx = state.db.begin().await?;
     let outcome =
-        repo::page_analysis::enqueue_for_page(&state.db, page_id, true).await?;
+        repo::page_analysis::enqueue_for_page_conn(&mut tx, page_id, true).await?;
 
     let outcome_label = match outcome {
         repo::page_analysis::EnqueueForPageOutcome::Inserted => "inserted",
@@ -430,7 +441,7 @@ async fn analyze_page(
         repo::page_analysis::EnqueueForPageOutcome::AlreadyEnqueued => "already_force_enqueued",
     };
     repo::admin_audit::insert(
-        &state.db,
+        &mut *tx,
         admin.0.id,
         "analysis_force_page",
         "page",
@@ -438,6 +449,7 @@ async fn analyze_page(
         json!({ "force": true, "outcome": outcome_label }),
     )
     .await?;
+    tx.commit().await?;
 
     Ok(Json(AnalyzePageResponse { enqueued: true }))
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/admin/storage.rs b/backend/src/api/admin/storage.rs
index e227309..ccc8cc4 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/admin/storage.rs
+++ b/backend/src/api/admin/storage.rs
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ async fn backfill(
         resp.more_remaining = more_pages || more_covers;
     }
 
+    // Audit is written after the action here *by necessity*, not oversight
+    // (unlike reenqueue/analyze_page, which wrap their single DB mutation +
+    // audit in one tx). The backfill is a budgeted scan that interleaves
+    // filesystem `storage.size()` reads with per-batch DB writes across many
+    // iterations; wrapping it in a transaction would hold one open across all
+    // that I/O (a long-running tx). The batch size-writes are also idempotent
+    // recomputations, so a lost audit row has negligible impact.
     repo::admin_audit::insert(
         &state.db,
         admin.0.id,
diff --git a/backend/src/crawler/jobs.rs b/backend/src/crawler/jobs.rs
index 87c5e09..9ab0224 100644
--- a/backend/src/crawler/jobs.rs
+++ b/backend/src/crawler/jobs.rs
@@ -132,14 +132,17 @@ fn backoff_for(attempts: i32) -> Duration {
 /// `Skipped`. The slot frees again once the previous job leaves the
 /// in-flight states (done/failed/dead), so a re-enqueue after a force
 /// refetch succeeds.
-pub async fn enqueue(pool: &PgPool, payload: &JobPayload) -> sqlx::Result<EnqueueResult> {
+pub async fn enqueue<'e, E>(executor: E, payload: &JobPayload) -> sqlx::Result<EnqueueResult>
+where
+    E: sqlx::PgExecutor<'e>,
+{
     let json = serde_json::to_value(payload).expect("JobPayload is always serializable");
     let id: Option<Uuid> = sqlx::query_scalar(
         "INSERT INTO crawler_jobs (payload) VALUES ($1) \
          ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING RETURNING id",
     )
     .bind(json)
-    .fetch_optional(pool)
+    .fetch_optional(executor)
     .await?;
     Ok(match id {
         Some(id) => EnqueueResult::Inserted(id),
@@ -422,7 +425,10 @@ pub async fn release(
 /// the original worker becomes a no-op. Returns the attempt to
 /// `pending` and refunds the retry attempt (the operator click
 /// isn't a job-level failure).
-pub async fn release_unowned(pool: &PgPool, lease_id: Uuid) -> sqlx::Result<()> {
+pub async fn release_unowned<'e, E>(executor: E, lease_id: Uuid) -> sqlx::Result<()>
+where
+    E: sqlx::PgExecutor<'e>,
+{
     let res = sqlx::query(
         "UPDATE crawler_jobs \
             SET state = 'pending', leased_until = NULL, \
@@ -432,7 +438,7 @@ pub async fn release_unowned(pool: &PgPool, lease_id: Uuid) -> sqlx::Result<()>
           WHERE id = $1 AND state = 'running'",
     )
     .bind(lease_id)
-    .execute(pool)
+    .execute(executor)
     .await?;
     if res.rows_affected() == 0 {
         tracing::warn!(
diff --git a/backend/src/repo/page_analysis.rs b/backend/src/repo/page_analysis.rs
index 58edf53..3258e46 100644
--- a/backend/src/repo/page_analysis.rs
+++ b/backend/src/repo/page_analysis.rs
@@ -78,13 +78,30 @@ pub enum EnqueueForPageOutcome {
 /// with `force=true`, running an UPDATE that flips the existing pending
 /// row's `force` flag to `true`; (3) reporting which path ran so the
 /// caller can audit accurately.
+/// Pool convenience wrapper for [`enqueue_for_page_conn`]. Use this from
+/// callers that don't need to share a transaction (chapter upload, the
+/// crawler). The admin force-reanalyze handler uses the `_conn` form so the
+/// enqueue and its `admin_audit` row commit together.
 pub async fn enqueue_for_page(
     pool: &PgPool,
     page_id: Uuid,
     force: bool,
+) -> AppResult<EnqueueForPageOutcome> {
+    let mut conn = pool.acquire().await?;
+    enqueue_for_page_conn(&mut conn, page_id, force).await
+}
+
+/// Enqueue (or force-upgrade) an `analyze_page` job on a caller-supplied
+/// connection, so the admin handler can run it inside the same transaction as
+/// its audit insert. The body is a sequence of single statements, each
+/// reborrowing `&mut *conn`.
+pub async fn enqueue_for_page_conn(
+    conn: &mut sqlx::PgConnection,
+    page_id: Uuid,
+    force: bool,
 ) -> AppResult<EnqueueForPageOutcome> {
     use crate::crawler::jobs::EnqueueResult;
-    match jobs::enqueue(pool, &JobPayload::AnalyzePage { page_id, force }).await? {
+    match jobs::enqueue(&mut *conn, &JobPayload::AnalyzePage { page_id, force }).await? {
         EnqueueResult::Inserted(_) => Ok(EnqueueForPageOutcome::Inserted),
         EnqueueResult::Skipped if !force => Ok(EnqueueForPageOutcome::AlreadyEnqueued),
         EnqueueResult::Skipped => {
@@ -106,7 +123,7 @@ pub async fn enqueue_for_page(
                   RETURNING id, state",
             )
             .bind(page_id.to_string())
-            .fetch_all(pool)
+            .fetch_all(&mut *conn)
             .await?;
             if upgraded.is_empty() {
                 // Race: between the skipped INSERT and the UPDATE the
@@ -115,7 +132,9 @@ pub async fn enqueue_for_page(
                 // would succeed. Retry once to close the race without
                 // unbounded loops.
                 return Ok(
-                    match jobs::enqueue(pool, &JobPayload::AnalyzePage { page_id, force }).await? {
+                    match jobs::enqueue(&mut *conn, &JobPayload::AnalyzePage { page_id, force })
+                        .await?
+                    {
                         EnqueueResult::Inserted(_) => EnqueueForPageOutcome::Inserted,
                         EnqueueResult::Skipped => EnqueueForPageOutcome::AlreadyEnqueued,
                     },
@@ -139,7 +158,7 @@ pub async fn enqueue_for_page(
             // the original's ack would clobber it.
             for (id, state) in &upgraded {
                 if state == "running" {
-                    let _ = jobs::release_unowned(pool, *id).await;
+                    let _ = jobs::release_unowned(&mut *conn, *id).await;
                 }
             }
             Ok(EnqueueForPageOutcome::UpgradedToForce)
@@ -168,11 +187,14 @@ pub enum ReenqueueScope {
 /// skip-if-done net would no-op them). Pages with a pending/running
 /// `analyze_page` job are always skipped so repeated calls don't pile up
 /// duplicates. Returns the number of jobs enqueued.
-pub async fn enqueue_pages(
-    pool: &PgPool,
+pub async fn enqueue_pages<'e, E>(
+    executor: E,
     scope: ReenqueueScope,
     only_unanalyzed: bool,
-) -> AppResult<u64> {
+) -> AppResult<u64>
+where
+    E: sqlx::PgExecutor<'e>,
+{
     // Scope predicate; the bound uuid (when present) is always $2.
     let scope_clause = match scope {
         ReenqueueScope::All => "",
@@ -206,7 +228,7 @@ pub async fn enqueue_pages(
         ReenqueueScope::All => query,
         ReenqueueScope::Manga(id) | ReenqueueScope::Chapter(id) => query.bind(id),
     };
-    Ok(query.execute(pool).await?.rows_affected())
+    Ok(query.execute(executor).await?.rows_affected())
 }
 
 /// Per-manga analysis coverage for the admin overview. Only mangas that
diff --git a/backend/tests/api_admin_analysis.rs b/backend/tests/api_admin_analysis.rs
index 3b4ec78..a58d3a2 100644
--- a/backend/tests/api_admin_analysis.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/api_admin_analysis.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,38 @@ async fn analyze_job_count(pool: &PgPool) -> i64 {
     .unwrap()
 }
 
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn force_analyze_enqueue_rolls_back_with_its_transaction(pool: PgPool) {
+    // The admin force-reanalyze handler runs enqueue_for_page_conn + the audit
+    // insert in one transaction. Prove the enqueue genuinely participates in
+    // that tx: when the tx is abandoned (the path taken if the audit insert
+    // fails and the `?` propagates), no job survives — so the audit trail can
+    // never miss a force-reanalyze that actually landed.
+    let page_id = seed_pages(&pool, 1).await[0];
+
+    let mut tx = pool.begin().await.unwrap();
+    let outcome =
+        mangalord::repo::page_analysis::enqueue_for_page_conn(&mut tx, page_id, true)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        outcome,
+        mangalord::repo::page_analysis::EnqueueForPageOutcome::Inserted
+    ));
+    // Visible inside the open transaction…
+    let in_tx: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM crawler_jobs WHERE payload->>'kind' = 'analyze_page'",
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(in_tx, 1);
+
+    // …but gone once the tx rolls back instead of committing.
+    tx.rollback().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(analyze_job_count(&pool).await, 0);
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
 async fn chapter_upload_enqueues_one_analysis_job_per_page(pool: PgPool) {
     let h = common::harness_with_analysis(pool.clone());
@@ -194,6 +226,38 @@ async fn reenqueue_backfills_existing_pages(pool: PgPool) {
     assert_eq!(analyze_job_count(&pool).await, 3);
 }
 
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn reenqueue_writes_audit_row_atomically_with_jobs(pool: PgPool) {
+    // The enqueue and its admin_audit row are committed in one transaction,
+    // so a successful re-enqueue always leaves both the jobs AND exactly one
+    // matching audit row — the audit trail can't miss an enqueue that landed.
+    let h = common::harness_with_analysis(pool.clone());
+    let cookie = seed_admin(&pool, &h.app).await;
+    seed_pages(&pool, 2).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            "/api/v1/admin/analysis/reenqueue",
+            json!({ "only_unanalyzed": true }),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    assert_eq!(analyze_job_count(&pool).await, 2);
+
+    let audit: serde_json::Value = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        "SELECT payload FROM admin_audit WHERE action = 'analysis_reenqueue'",
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&pool)
+    .await
+    .expect("exactly one analysis_reenqueue audit row committed with the jobs");
+    assert_eq!(audit["enqueued"], 2);
+    assert_eq!(audit["only_unanalyzed"], true);
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
 async fn reenqueue_scoped_to_manga(pool: PgPool) {
     let h = common::harness_with_analysis(pool.clone());
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index ba0db7f..5fa7fce 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mangalord-frontend",
-  "version": "0.90.2",
+  "version": "0.90.3",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {