diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index 54325005..1c965e07 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -2364,6 +2364,14 @@ window.marked = marked;
   function renderMetaInputs(s) {
     const root = $('meta-inputs-section');
     if (!root) return;
+    // Snapshot which checkboxes the operator has ticked before wiping the
+    // DOM. A MetaInputsChanged event (e.g. triggered by a concurrent
+    // meta-update completing) would otherwise silently clear pending
+    // selections mid-flight. We restore them after rebuilding the list.
+    const checkedInputs = new Set(
+      Array.from(root.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"][data-meta-input]:checked'))
+        .map((cb) => cb.dataset.metaInput),
+    );
     root.replaceChildren();
     const inputs = s.meta_inputs || [];
     if (!inputs.length) {
@@ -2410,6 +2418,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
         value: inp.name,
         'data-meta-input': inp.name,
       });
+      if (checkedInputs.has(inp.name)) cb.checked = true;
       const label = el('label', { for: id, title: inp.name });
       label.append(cb);
       if (depth > 0) label.append(el('span', { class: 'meta-input-twig' }, '└ '));