diff --git a/tools/server/server-context.cpp b/tools/server/server-context.cpp
index bb1c236cb..06f236b4c 100644
--- a/tools/server/server-context.cpp
+++ b/tools/server/server-context.cpp
@@ -2450,6 +2450,8 @@ private:
 
                     server_slot * slot = get_slot_by_cmpl_id(task.params.control_cmpl_id);
                     if (slot == nullptr) {
+                        SRV_WRN("control %s on unknown completion id=%s, no live slot\n",
+                                task.params.control_action.c_str(), task.params.control_cmpl_id.c_str());
                         res->success = false;
                         res->message = "no active completion for this id";
                         queue_results.send(std::move(res));
diff --git a/tools/server/server-models.cpp b/tools/server/server-models.cpp
index 0380f98a3..81da00c0e 100644
--- a/tools/server/server-models.cpp
+++ b/tools/server/server-models.cpp
@@ -1983,7 +1983,10 @@ void server_models_routes::init_routes() {
             cli.set_read_timeout(0, STREAM_LOOKUP_TIMEOUT_MS * 1000);
             cli.set_write_timeout(0, STREAM_LOOKUP_TIMEOUT_MS * 1000);
             auto resp = cli.Delete(child_path.c_str());
-            (void) resp; // best effort, 404 and network errors are equivalent to no op
+            (void) resp; // the child logs its own miss when the session is unknown there
+        } else {
+            SRV_WRN("router stop for unknown conv_id=%s, no owning child in the conv map\n",
+                    conv_id.c_str());
         }
         // drop the tracking entry, the session is being torn down
         models.conv_models.forget(conv_id);
diff --git a/tools/server/server-stream.cpp b/tools/server/server-stream.cpp
index 785c28b3a..c2bba8ec4 100644
--- a/tools/server/server-stream.cpp
+++ b/tools/server/server-stream.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ void stream_session_manager::evict_and_cancel(const std::string & conversation_i
         std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> lock(map_mu);
         auto it = sessions.find(conversation_id);
         if (it == sessions.end()) {
+            std::string live;
+            for (const auto & kv : sessions) {
+                if (!live.empty()) live += ", ";
+                live += kv.first;
+            }
+            SRV_WRN("stop on unknown stream session, conv_id=%s matched nothing, %zu live: [%s]\n",
+                    conversation_id.c_str(), sessions.size(), live.c_str());
             return;
         }
         s = it->second;
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/chat.svelte.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/chat.svelte.ts
index faaaa9755..43f9e72c7 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/chat.svelte.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/chat.svelte.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,13 @@ class ChatStore {
 		});
 		if (convId === conversationsStore.activeConversation?.id) this.currentResponse = response;
 	}
-	private clearChatStreaming(convId: string): void {
+	private clearChatStreaming(convId: string, messageId?: string): void {
+		// session aware: a stale generation must not wipe a newer one's streaming state on the
+		// same conversation, that would drop the frozen stop identity and stop the wrong session
+		if (messageId !== undefined) {
+			const cur = this.chatStreamingStates.get(convId);
+			if (cur && cur.messageId !== messageId) return;
+		}
 		this.chatStreamingStates.delete(convId);
 		if (convId === conversationsStore.activeConversation?.id) this.currentResponse = '';
 	}
@@ -1055,11 +1061,14 @@ class ChatStore {
 		modelOverride?: string | null,
 		firstUserMessageContent?: string
 	): Promise<void> {
-		let effectiveModel = modelOverride;
+		// the ::model suffix in the stream identity is only for router mode, where it routes to the
+		// owning child. in single-model mode the identity stays the bare conv id so that attach, stop
+		// and reattach all agree, regardless of fresh send vs regenerate passing a resolved model
+		let effectiveModel: string | null | undefined = undefined;
 
-		if (isRouterMode() && !effectiveModel) {
+		if (isRouterMode()) {
 			const conversationModel = this.getConversationModel(allMessages);
-			effectiveModel = selectedModelName() || conversationModel;
+			effectiveModel = modelOverride || selectedModelName() || conversationModel;
 		}
 
 		if (isRouterMode() && effectiveModel) {
@@ -1074,6 +1083,9 @@ class ChatStore {
 		let resolvedModel: string | null = null;
 		let modelPersisted = false;
 		const convId = assistantMessage.convId;
+		// freeze the POST identity from t0 so a stop cancels with the exact session key,
+		// never a stale or empty model resolved later
+		this.setChatStreaming(convId, streamedContent, currentMessageId, effectiveModel);
 
 		const recordModel = (modelName: string | null | undefined, persistImmediately = true): void => {
 			if (!modelName) return;
@@ -1103,7 +1115,7 @@ class ChatStore {
 		};
 
 		const updateStreamingUI = () => {
-			this.setChatStreaming(convId, streamedContent, currentMessageId);
+			this.setChatStreaming(convId, streamedContent, currentMessageId, effectiveModel);
 			const idx = conversationsStore.findMessageIndex(currentMessageId);
 			conversationsStore.updateMessageAtIndex(idx, { content: streamedContent });
 		};
@@ -1111,7 +1123,7 @@ class ChatStore {
 		const cleanupStreamingState = () => {
 			this.setStreamingActive(false);
 			this.setChatLoading(convId, false);
-			this.clearChatStreaming(convId);
+			this.clearChatStreaming(convId, currentMessageId);
 			this.setProcessingState(convId, null);
 		};
 
@@ -1128,7 +1140,7 @@ class ChatStore {
 			onReasoningChunk: (chunk: string) => {
 				streamedReasoningContent += chunk;
 				// mark streaming state so a stop mid-thinking can persist the partial reasoning
-				this.setChatStreaming(convId, streamedContent, currentMessageId);
+				this.setChatStreaming(convId, streamedContent, currentMessageId, effectiveModel);
 				const idx = conversationsStore.findMessageIndex(currentMessageId);
 				conversationsStore.updateMessageAtIndex(idx, {
 					reasoningContent: streamedReasoningContent
@@ -1405,7 +1417,7 @@ class ChatStore {
 		// detached drain keeps producing tokens until eos or max_tokens. use the frozen identity
 		// captured when the session started, not the live dropdown
 		const streamStateForStop = this.chatStreamingStates.get(convId);
-		const modelForStop = streamStateForStop?.model ?? selectedModelName();
+		const modelForStop = streamStateForStop?.model;
 		void ChatService.cancelServerStream(convId, modelForStop);
 		this.abortRequest(convId);
 		this.setChatLoading(convId, false);
@@ -1846,6 +1858,14 @@ class ChatStore {
 						updateStreamingContent(originalContent + appendedContent);
 						this.setChatReasoning(msg.convId, false);
 					},
+					onCompletionId: (id: string) => {
+						if (!id) return;
+						// refresh the message id so a later skip targets the live slot after a continue
+						conversationsStore.updateMessageAtIndex(conversationsStore.findMessageIndex(msg.id), {
+							completionId: id
+						});
+						DatabaseService.updateMessage(msg.id, { completionId: id }).catch(() => {});
+					},
 					onReasoningChunk: (chunk: string) => {
 						appendedReasoning += chunk;
 						hasReceivedContent = true;