diff --git a/internal/store/jobs.go b/internal/store/jobs.go
index 1cec113..633fcc6 100644
--- a/internal/store/jobs.go
+++ b/internal/store/jobs.go
@@ -193,20 +193,18 @@ func (s *Store) GetJob(ctx context.Context, id string) (*Job, error) {
 	return &j, nil
 }
 
-// LatestJobByKind returns the most recent terminal job (status in
-// 'succeeded','failed','cancelled' — UK spelling matches the wire/DB
-// literal, see api.JobCancelled) of the given kind for the host, or
+// LatestJobByKind returns the most recent job (any status, including
+// queued and running) of the given kind for the host, or
 // (nil, ErrNotFound) if no such job exists. Used by the maintenance
 // ticker to compute "last fire" anchors for the cron-due check;
-// queued and running jobs are excluded so an in-flight run doesn't
-// suppress its own cron tick from firing. //nolint:misspell // wire format
+// in-flight jobs MUST be considered or a long-running prune (>60s)
+// would re-fire on the next tick while the first is still running.
 func (s *Store) LatestJobByKind(ctx context.Context, hostID, kind string) (*Job, error) {
 	row := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT id, host_id, kind, status, scheduled_id, actor_kind, actor_id,
 		        started_at, finished_at, exit_code, stats, error, created_at
 		 FROM jobs
 		 WHERE host_id = ? AND kind = ?
-		   AND status IN ('succeeded','failed','cancelled')
 		 ORDER BY created_at DESC
 		 LIMIT 1`, hostID, kind)
 	var (
diff --git a/internal/store/jobs_test.go b/internal/store/jobs_test.go
index 46af279..9339a66 100644
--- a/internal/store/jobs_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/jobs_test.go
@@ -49,20 +49,41 @@ func TestLatestJobByKind(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("want j-new, got %q", got.ID)
 	}
 
-	// A queued job should be ignored — terminal-status filter.
-	queuedAt := time.Now().UTC()
+	// An in-flight running job must be returned — long-prune-suppresses-tick
+	// scenario: if a prune runs >60s the next tick must not re-fire it.
+	runningAt := time.Now().UTC()
+	if err := s.CreateJob(ctx, Job{
+		ID: "j-running", HostID: hostID, Kind: "forget",
+		ActorKind: "system", CreatedAt: runningAt,
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create running: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := s.MarkJobStarted(ctx, "j-running", runningAt); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mark started: %v", err)
+	}
+	got2, err := s.LatestJobByKind(ctx, hostID, "forget")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LatestJobByKind 2: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got2.ID != "j-running" {
+		t.Errorf("in-flight running job must be returned; want j-running, got %q", got2.ID)
+	}
+
+	// A queued (not-yet-started) job is also returned (it is newer than
+	// j-running because CreatedAt is later).
+	queuedAt := runningAt.Add(time.Millisecond)
 	if err := s.CreateJob(ctx, Job{
 		ID: "j-queued", HostID: hostID, Kind: "forget",
 		ActorKind: "system", CreatedAt: queuedAt,
 	}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("create queued: %v", err)
 	}
-	got2, err := s.LatestJobByKind(ctx, hostID, "forget")
+	got3, err := s.LatestJobByKind(ctx, hostID, "forget")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("LatestJobByKind 2: %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("LatestJobByKind 3: %v", err)
 	}
-	if got2.ID != "j-new" {
-		t.Errorf("queued job should be ignored; want j-new, got %q", got2.ID)
+	if got3.ID != "j-queued" {
+		t.Errorf("queued job must be returned as newest; want j-queued, got %q", got3.ID)
 	}
 
 	// Different kind → ErrNotFound.