diff --git a/backend/routers/coverage.py b/backend/routers/coverage.py
index 96479ef..2f1bfb5 100644
--- a/backend/routers/coverage.py
+++ b/backend/routers/coverage.py
@@ -565,6 +565,13 @@ async def sync_sources(days: int = 7, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
         if name:
             parsed_by_source[name] = row.get("parsed", 0)
 
+    # Preserve existing parser_detected values so a source once confirmed as
+    # parsed never loses its "Covered" status due to a sampling gap or timeout.
+    existing_detected: dict[str, int] = {
+        s.source_name: (s.parser_detected or 0)
+        for s in db.query(ActiveSource).all()
+    }
+
     rows = volume_result.get("events", [])
     db.query(ActiveSource).delete()
     synced_at = datetime.utcnow()
@@ -572,11 +579,14 @@ async def sync_sources(days: int = 7, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     for row in rows:
         name = row.get("dataSource.name")
         if name and name not in _S1_NATIVE_SOURCES:
+            # Keep the highest parser_detected ever seen for this source
+            new_detected = parsed_by_source.get(name, 0)
+            prev_detected = existing_detected.get(name, 0)
             db.add(ActiveSource(
                 source_name=name,
                 event_count=row.get("events", 0),
                 synced_at=synced_at,
-                parser_detected=parsed_by_source.get(name, 0),
+                parser_detected=max(new_detected, prev_detected),
             ))
             seen += 1