diff --git a/frontend/src/views/RecipeManager.vue b/frontend/src/views/RecipeManager.vue
index f920396..58c110d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/RecipeManager.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/RecipeManager.vue
@@ -1264,7 +1264,9 @@ function onTagPickerSave(tags) {
 
 watch(() => recipeStore.recipes, () => {
   if (auth.isAdmin) {
-    const pending = recipeStore.recipes.filter(r => r._owner_id && r._owner_id !== auth.user.id)
+    const pending = recipeStore.recipes
+      .filter(r => r._owner_id && r._owner_id !== auth.user.id)
+      .map(r => ({ ...r, _showAssign: false, _assignTo: '' }))
     pendingRecipes.value = pending
     pendingCount.value = pending.length
   }