diff --git a/scripts/api.py b/scripts/api.py
index baa223f..2c29c9e 100644
--- a/scripts/api.py
+++ b/scripts/api.py
@@ -659,9 +659,11 @@ async def dreamer_status(auth: str = Depends(require_auth)):
             state = {}
         last_ts = state.get("last_dream_timestamp", 0)
         last_dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(last_ts).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M") if last_ts else "never"
+        raw_mode = state.get("last_dream_mode", "none")
+        display_mode = "full pipeline" if raw_mode == "pipeline" else raw_mode
         return JSONResponse({
             "last_dream": last_dt,
-            "last_mode": state.get("last_dream_mode", "none"),
+            "last_mode": display_mode,
             "last_file": state.get("last_dream_file", ""),
         })
     except Exception as e: