diff --git a/apps/api/app/readiness.py b/apps/api/app/readiness.py
index 7a17e70..c2e878b 100644
--- a/apps/api/app/readiness.py
+++ b/apps/api/app/readiness.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ def readiness_report(
         source_health: dict[str, dict[str, object]] = {}
         has_any_failure = False
         has_any_success = False
+        has_any_stale = False
+        has_any_running = False
         for source in enabled_sources:
             latest_run = session.scalar(
                 select(CommunityImportRun)
@@ -115,13 +117,20 @@ def readiness_report(
                 has_any_success = True
             elif latest_run.status == "failed":
                 has_any_failure = True
-        # Overall status: "degraded" if any source failed, "ready" if all healthy, "stale" if no failures but stale
-        if has_any_failure:
+            elif stale:
+                has_any_stale = True
+            elif latest_run.status == "running":
+                has_any_running = True
+        # Overall status: never mask failures with success of another source
+        # "degraded" if any source failed/stale/running
+        # "ready" only when ALL enabled sources are healthy
+        # "not_started" when no sources are enabled
+        if has_any_failure or has_any_stale or has_any_running:
             scheduler_status = "degraded"
-        elif has_any_success:
+        elif has_any_success and len(source_health) > 0:
             scheduler_status = "ready"
         else:
-            scheduler_status = "stale" if enabled_sources else "not_started"
+            scheduler_status = "not_started"
         components["community_scheduler"] = {"status": scheduler_status, "sources": source_health}
     except Exception:
         components["community_scheduler"] = {"status": "unknown", "sources": {}}
diff --git a/apps/api/tests/test_readiness.py b/apps/api/tests/test_readiness.py
index 87363eb..79f9184 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/test_readiness.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/test_readiness.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def test_community_scheduler_stale_does_not_block_readiness() -> None:
             import_interval_seconds=3600, community_import_interval_seconds=1800, now=now,
         )
     assert ready is True  # A01: stale does NOT block readiness
-    assert components["community_scheduler"]["status"] == "stale"  # Overall reflects stale source
+    assert components["community_scheduler"]["status"] == "degraded"  # Stale source shows as degraded
     assert components["community_scheduler"]["sources"]["rf4db"]["status"] == "stale"
     assert components["community_scheduler"]["sources"]["rf4db"]["blocking"] is False