diff --git a/models/lms.model b/models/lms.model
index 437de5179..e6923fa17 100644
--- a/models/lms.model
+++ b/models/lms.model
@@ -66,24 +66,21 @@ QualificationUser
   --     - delete-flag: isJust LmsUserStatus
   --   Note: REST means that LmsUserResetPin and LmsUserDelete remain unchanged by this GET request!
   --
-  -- 3. REST POST Userlist.csv:   
-  --     -- save as is to LmsUserlist
-  --     -- change LmsUserEnded from Nothing to Just now, if not included in received list 
+  -- 3. REST POST Userlist.csv: just save as is to LmsUserlist
   --
   -- 4. REST POST Ergebnisse.csv: just save as is to LmsResult
   --
   -- 5. Daily Job LmsUserlist:               -- Note: containment needs at-once processing
   --     - For all LmsUser:
-  --         + if contained, set LmsUserReceived to Just now()
-  --         + otherwise,    set LmsUserEnded    to Just now()      
-  --     - if LmsUserlistFailed: 
-  --         + set LmsUserStatus to Just Day
-  --         + set LmsUserDelete  to True 
+  --         + if contained:
+  --              set LmsUserReceived to Just now()
+  --              if LmsUserlistFailed: set LmsUserStatus to Just Day  
+  --         + not contianed, by LmsUserReceived is set: set LmsUserEnded to Just now()
   --     - move row to LmsAudit
   --
   -- 6. Daily Job LmsResult:
   --     - set LmsUserReceived to Just now()
-  --     - set LmsUserStatus  to Just Day
+  --     - set LmsUserStatus  to Just Day    -- always
   --     - move row to LmsAudit
 
 
diff --git a/src/Jobs/Handler/LMS.hs b/src/Jobs/Handler/LMS.hs
index d27fa4c0f..6f5cd11fa 100644
--- a/src/Jobs/Handler/LMS.hs
+++ b/src/Jobs/Handler/LMS.hs
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ dispatchJobLmsResults qid = JobHandlerAtomic act
       forM_ results $ \(Entity luid luser, Entity lrid lresult) -> do 
         -- three separate DB operations per result is not so nice. All within one transaction though.
         let lreceived = lmsResultTimestamp lresult 
-            lstatus   = lmsResultSuccess   lresult & LmsSuccess 
+            lstatus   = lmsResultSuccess   lresult & LmsSuccess
+        -- always log success, since this is only transmitted once
         update luid [ LmsUserStatus   =. Just lstatus
                     , LmsUserReceived =. Just lreceived 
                     ]
@@ -80,16 +81,21 @@ dispatchJobLmsUserlist  qid = JobHandlerAtomic act
                   E.&&. E.isNothing (luser E.^. LmsUserEnded) -- do not process closed learners
         return (luser, lulist)
       forM_ results $ \case 
-        (Entity luid _luser, Nothing) -> 
-          update luid [LmsUserEnded =. Just now]
+        (Entity luid luser, Nothing) 
+          | isJust    $ lmsUserReceived luser
+          , isNothing $ lmsUserEnded    luser ->            
+              update luid [LmsUserEnded =. Just now]
+          | otherwise -> return () -- likely not yet started
 
         (Entity luid luser, Just (Entity lulid lulist)) -> do           
-          let lreceived = lmsUserlistTimestamp lulist
-              lblocked  = lmsUserlistFailed    lulist
-              lstatus   = LmsBlocked $ utctDay lreceived
-          update luid $ [ LmsUserStatus   =. Just lstatus   | lblocked ]        
-                     <> [ LmsUserReceived =. Just lreceived ]
-          when lblocked . insert_ $ LmsAudit qid (lmsUserIdent luser) lstatus lreceived now
+          let usrNoStat = isNothing $ lmsUserStatus luser
+              lBlocked  = lmsUserlistFailed    lulist              
+              updStatus = lBlocked && usrNoStat -- only update empty status to blocked
+              lReceived = lmsUserlistTimestamp lulist
+              lStatus   = LmsBlocked $ utctDay lReceived
+          update luid $ [ LmsUserStatus   =. Just lStatus   | updStatus ]
+                     <> [ LmsUserReceived =. Just lReceived ]
+          when lBlocked . insert_ $ LmsAudit qid (lmsUserIdent luser) lStatus lReceived now -- always log blocked
           delete lulid
 
       $logInfoS "LmsUserlist" [st|Processed LMS Userlist with ${tshow (length results)} entries|]