diff --git a/src/renderer/i18n/en.ts b/src/renderer/i18n/en.ts
index 898333ae..1cb865ca 100644
--- a/src/renderer/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/i18n/en.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ export const en: Record<string, string> = {
   // ── Console panel ──
   "console.title": "Console",
   "console.noRuns": "No runs",
+  "console.close": "Close console",
 
   // ── Entity labels (command palette sections) ──
   "entity.sections": "Sections",
diff --git a/src/renderer/i18n/zh.ts b/src/renderer/i18n/zh.ts
index b7b3db67..72d96bb1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ export const zh: Record<string, string> = {
   // ── 控制台面板 ──
   "console.title": "控制台",
   "console.noRuns": "暂无运行",
+  "console.close": "关闭控制台",
 
   // ── 实体标签（命令面板分类） ──
   "entity.sections": "版块",
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/ConsoleView.tsx b/src/renderer/views/ConsoleView.tsx
index b39eeb1e..4e883b5b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/ConsoleView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/views/ConsoleView.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import { ActionButton, Select, StatusPill } from "../components/ui";
 import { formatMoney, formatTime } from "../lib/formatters";
 import { useAppStore } from "../state/store";
 
+// Run summaries that indicate the run is no longer active; these entries
+// should not appear in the console run selector.
+const SHUTDOWN_SUMMARY = "Application shut down.";
+const WORKER_CRASH_SUMMARY = "Worker process crashed.";
+
 interface ConsoleViewProps {
   consoleOpen: boolean;
   setConsoleOpen: (value: boolean) => void;
@@ -37,6 +42,14 @@ export function ConsoleView({
     // the ref contents on re-render.
     [selectedRun, logRevision, logBufferRef],
   );
+  const runSelectOptions = useMemo(() => {
+    const activeRuns = runs.filter(
+      (run) => run.summary !== SHUTDOWN_SUMMARY && run.summary !== WORKER_CRASH_SUMMARY,
+    );
+    return activeRuns.length > 0
+      ? activeRuns.map((run) => ({ value: run.id, label: run.summary || `Run ${run.id.slice(0, 8)}` }))
+      : [{ value: "", label: t("console.noRuns") }];
+  }, [runs, t]);
   return (
     <AnimatePresence>
       {consoleOpen ? (
@@ -57,18 +70,13 @@ export function ConsoleView({
                 compact
                 value={selectedRun?.id ?? ""}
                 onChange={setSelectedRunId}
-                options={(() => {
-                  const activeRuns = runs.filter((r) => r.summary !== "Application shut down." && r.summary !== "Worker process crashed.");
-                  return activeRuns.length > 0
-                    ? activeRuns.map((run) => ({ value: run.id, label: run.summary || `Run ${run.id.slice(0, 8)}` }))
-                    : [{ value: "", label: t("console.noRuns") }];
-                })()}
+                options={runSelectOptions}
               />
               <button
                 type="button"
                 className="focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 rounded-lg p-1 text-muted-foreground transition hover:text-foreground"
                 onClick={() => setConsoleOpen(false)}
-                aria-label="Close console"
+                aria-label={t("console.close")}
               >
                 <X size={14} />
               </button>