diff --git a/apps/backoffice/app/api/jobs/stream/route.ts b/apps/backoffice/app/api/jobs/stream/route.ts
index 04cb4cb..caec1fc 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/app/api/jobs/stream/route.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/app/api/jobs/stream/route.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
   const stream = new ReadableStream({
     async start(controller) {
       controller.enqueue(new TextEncoder().encode(""));
-      
+
       let lastData: string | null = null;
       let isActive = true;
       let consecutiveErrors = 0;
+      let intervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
 
       const fetchJobs = async () => {
         if (!isActive) return;
@@ -25,51 +26,52 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
             const data = await response.json();
             const dataStr = JSON.stringify(data);
 
-            // Send if data changed
+            // Send only if data changed
             if (dataStr !== lastData && isActive) {
               lastData = dataStr;
               try {
                 controller.enqueue(
                   new TextEncoder().encode(`data: ${dataStr}\n\n`)
                 );
-              } catch (err) {
-                // Controller closed, ignore
+              } catch {
                 isActive = false;
               }
             }
+
+            // Adapt interval: 2s when active jobs exist, 15s when idle
+            const hasActiveJobs = data.some((j: { status: string }) =>
+              j.status === "running" || j.status === "pending" || j.status === "extracting_pages" || j.status === "generating_thumbnails"
+            );
+            const nextInterval = hasActiveJobs ? 2000 : 15000;
+            restartInterval(nextInterval);
           }
         } catch (error) {
           if (isActive) {
             consecutiveErrors++;
-            // Only log first failure and every 30th to avoid spam
             if (consecutiveErrors === 1 || consecutiveErrors % 30 === 0) {
               console.warn(`SSE fetch error (${consecutiveErrors} consecutive):`, error);
             }
           }
         }
       };
-      
-      // Initial fetch
+
+      const restartInterval = (ms: number) => {
+        if (intervalId !== null) clearInterval(intervalId);
+        intervalId = setInterval(fetchJobs, ms);
+      };
+
+      // Initial fetch + start polling
       await fetchJobs();
-      
-      // Poll every 2 seconds
-      const interval = setInterval(async () => {
-        if (!isActive) {
-          clearInterval(interval);
-          return;
-        }
-        await fetchJobs();
-      }, 2000);
-      
+
       // Cleanup
       request.signal.addEventListener("abort", () => {
         isActive = false;
-        clearInterval(interval);
+        if (intervalId !== null) clearInterval(intervalId);
         controller.close();
       });
     },
   });
-  
+
   return new Response(stream, {
     headers: {
       "Content-Type": "text/event-stream",
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/app/components/JobsIndicator.tsx b/apps/backoffice/app/components/JobsIndicator.tsx
index e0d26f5..45ffe1e 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/app/components/JobsIndicator.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/app/components/JobsIndicator.tsx
@@ -54,44 +54,60 @@ export function JobsIndicator() {
   const [popinStyle, setPopinStyle] = useState<React.CSSProperties>({});
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    let intervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+    let eventSource: EventSource | null = null;
+    let reconnectTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
 
-    const fetchActiveJobs = async () => {
-      try {
-        const response = await fetch("/api/jobs/active");
-        if (response.ok) {
-          const jobs: Job[] = await response.json();
-          setActiveJobs(jobs);
-          // Adapt polling interval: 2s when jobs are active, 30s when idle
-          restartInterval(jobs.length > 0 ? 2000 : 30000);
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error("Failed to fetch jobs:", error);
+    const connect = () => {
+      if (eventSource) {
+        eventSource.close();
       }
+      eventSource = new EventSource("/api/jobs/stream");
+
+      eventSource.onmessage = (event) => {
+        try {
+          const allJobs: Job[] = JSON.parse(event.data);
+          const active = allJobs.filter(j =>
+            j.status === "running" || j.status === "pending" ||
+            j.status === "extracting_pages" || j.status === "generating_thumbnails"
+          );
+          setActiveJobs(active);
+        } catch {
+          // ignore malformed data
+        }
+      };
+
+      eventSource.onerror = () => {
+        eventSource?.close();
+        eventSource = null;
+        // Reconnect after 5s on error
+        reconnectTimeout = setTimeout(connect, 5000);
+      };
     };
 
-    const restartInterval = (ms: number) => {
-      if (intervalId !== null) clearInterval(intervalId);
-      intervalId = setInterval(fetchActiveJobs, ms);
+    const disconnect = () => {
+      if (reconnectTimeout) {
+        clearTimeout(reconnectTimeout);
+        reconnectTimeout = null;
+      }
+      if (eventSource) {
+        eventSource.close();
+        eventSource = null;
+      }
     };
 
     const handleVisibilityChange = () => {
       if (document.hidden) {
-        if (intervalId !== null) {
-          clearInterval(intervalId);
-          intervalId = null;
-        }
+        disconnect();
       } else {
-        // Refetch immediately when tab becomes visible, then resume polling
-        fetchActiveJobs();
+        connect();
       }
     };
 
-    fetchActiveJobs();
+    connect();
     document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
 
     return () => {
-      if (intervalId !== null) clearInterval(intervalId);
+      disconnect();
       document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
     };
   }, []);