diff --git a/apps/api/src/metadata_refresh.rs b/apps/api/src/metadata_refresh.rs
index b77ca4f..531acfc 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/metadata_refresh.rs
+++ b/apps/api/src/metadata_refresh.rs
@@ -110,9 +110,16 @@ pub async fn start_refresh(
         })));
     }
 
-    // Check there are approved links to refresh
+    // Check there are approved links to refresh (only ongoing series)
     let link_count: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
-        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM external_metadata_links WHERE library_id = $1 AND status = 'approved'",
+        r#"
+        SELECT COUNT(*) FROM external_metadata_links eml
+        LEFT JOIN series_metadata sm
+            ON sm.library_id = eml.library_id AND sm.name = eml.series_name
+        WHERE eml.library_id = $1
+          AND eml.status = 'approved'
+          AND COALESCE(sm.status, 'ongoing') NOT IN ('ended', 'cancelled')
+        "#,
     )
     .bind(library_id)
     .fetch_one(&state.pool)
@@ -234,13 +241,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn process_metadata_refresh(
         .await
         .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
 
-    // Get all approved links for this library
+    // Get approved links for this library, only for ongoing series (not ended/cancelled)
     let links: Vec<(Uuid, String, String, String)> = sqlx::query_as(
         r#"
-        SELECT id, series_name, provider, external_id
-        FROM external_metadata_links
-        WHERE library_id = $1 AND status = 'approved'
-        ORDER BY series_name
+        SELECT eml.id, eml.series_name, eml.provider, eml.external_id
+        FROM external_metadata_links eml
+        LEFT JOIN series_metadata sm
+            ON sm.library_id = eml.library_id AND sm.name = eml.series_name
+        WHERE eml.library_id = $1
+          AND eml.status = 'approved'
+          AND COALESCE(sm.status, 'ongoing') NOT IN ('ended', 'cancelled')
+        ORDER BY eml.series_name
         "#,
     )
     .bind(library_id)
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/app/components/JobRow.tsx b/apps/backoffice/app/components/JobRow.tsx
index 87cb2b8..b3c5d24 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/app/components/JobRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/app/components/JobRow.tsx
@@ -203,18 +203,25 @@ export function JobRow({ job, libraryName, highlighted, onCancel, formatDate, fo
         </td>
         <td className="px-4 py-3">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <Link 
+            <Link
               href={`/jobs/${job.id}`}
-              className="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded-lg bg-primary text-white hover:bg-primary/90 transition-colors"
+              className="inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 h-7 px-2.5 text-xs font-medium rounded-md bg-primary text-white hover:bg-primary/90 transition-colors"
             >
+              <svg className="w-3.5 h-3.5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M15 12a3 3 0 11-6 0 3 3 0 016 0z" />
+                <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M2.458 12C3.732 7.943 7.523 5 12 5c4.478 0 8.268 2.943 9.542 7-1.274 4.057-5.064 7-9.542 7-4.477 0-8.268-2.943-9.542-7z" />
+              </svg>
               {t("jobRow.view")}
             </Link>
             {(job.status === "pending" || job.status === "running" || job.status === "extracting_pages" || job.status === "generating_thumbnails") && (
-              <Button 
-                variant="danger" 
-                size="sm"
+              <Button
+                variant="danger"
+                size="xs"
                 onClick={() => onCancel(job.id)}
               >
+                <svg className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mr-1.5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                  <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12" />
+                </svg>
                 {t("common.cancel")}
               </Button>
             )}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/app/components/ui/Button.tsx b/apps/backoffice/app/components/ui/Button.tsx
index 3e11387..b34e587 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/app/components/ui/Button.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/app/components/ui/Button.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type ButtonVariant =
 interface ButtonProps extends ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement> {
   children: ReactNode;
   variant?: ButtonVariant;
-  size?: "sm" | "md" | "lg";
+  size?: "xs" | "sm" | "md" | "lg";
 }
 
 const variantStyles: Record<ButtonVariant, string> = {
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const variantStyles: Record<ButtonVariant, string> = {
 };
 
 const sizeStyles: Record<string, string> = {
+  xs: "h-7 px-2.5 text-xs rounded-md",
   sm: "h-9 px-3 text-xs rounded-md",
   md: "h-10 px-4 py-2 text-sm rounded-md",
   lg: "h-11 px-8 text-base rounded-md",