diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/overview/js/overview-manager.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/overview/js/overview-manager.js
index a662c27..1c1c6cc 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/overview/js/overview-manager.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/overview/js/overview-manager.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class OverviewManager {
     this.backup = null;         // /data/backup/generated/dashboard.json
     this.tabs = null;           // TabController (show/hide only)
     this.filter = 'all';        // Updates-tab chip: all | updates | security
-    this.board = 'all';         // Overview-tab chip: all | action
+    this.board = null;          // Overview-tab chip: null = auto | all | action
     this.current = null;
   }
 
@@ -361,9 +361,13 @@ class OverviewManager {
     } else {
       sub = 'The first automatic scan runs within a couple of minutes.';
     }
+    // Open on the decisions, not the full list — but "Needs action" is an empty
+    // pane when nothing is pending, so the auto default (board === null) falls
+    // back to Everything until the admin picks a chip, which then sticks.
+    const board = this.board || (warn.length ? 'action' : 'all');
     const chip = (id, label, n) =>
-      `<button class="ov-chip${this.board === id ? ' active' : ''}" data-overview-action="board" data-board="${id}">${label}${n ? ` <span class="ov-chip-n">${n}</span>` : ''}</button>`;
-    const shown = this.board === 'action' ? warn : rows;
+      `<button class="ov-chip${board === id ? ' active' : ''}" data-overview-action="board" data-board="${id}">${label}${n ? ` <span class="ov-chip-n">${n}</span>` : ''}</button>`;
+    const shown = board === 'action' ? warn : rows;
     const list = shown.length
       ? `<div class="ov-board">${shown.map((r) => this.boardRow(r)).join('')}</div>`
       : `<div class="ov-allclear">Nothing needs action right now.</div>`;