diff --git a/scripts/jobber-pipeline-telegram.sh b/scripts/jobber-pipeline-telegram.sh
index 6dd72f2..af04727 100755
--- a/scripts/jobber-pipeline-telegram.sh
+++ b/scripts/jobber-pipeline-telegram.sh
@@ -53,25 +53,47 @@ build_job_lines_html() {
   local completed="$3"
   local max_n="$4"
 
+  # Pipeline run times are ISO-8601 (…T…Z). Jobs often use SQLite datetime('now'): "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS".
+  # Raw string compare treats space before the clock as sorting before "T", so every SQLite-style
+  # discoveredAt incorrectly falls *before* the run window. Normalize for comparison only.
   echo "$jobs_json" | jq -c --arg s "$started" --arg e "$completed" --argjson max "$max_n" '
     def pickurl:
       if (.jobUrl // "") != "" then .jobUrl
       elif (.applicationLink // "") != "" then .applicationLink
       else "" end;
+    def normalizeTs:
+      if . == null or . == "" then ""
+      elif test("[Tt]") then .
+      else sub(" "; "T")
+      end;
     def pickrows($all):
-      ($all | map(select($s != "" and $e != "" and (.discoveredAt >= $s) and (.discoveredAt <= $e)))) as $win |
-      if ($win | length) > 0 then $win
-      else ($all | map(select($s != "" and (.discoveredAt >= $s))))
+      if ($s == "" or $s == null) then
+        { rows: ($all | sort_by(.discoveredAt | normalizeTs) | reverse), usedFallback: true }
+      else
+        ($all
+          | map(select(
+              ($e != "" and ((.discoveredAt | normalizeTs) >= ($s | normalizeTs)) and ((.discoveredAt | normalizeTs) <= ($e | normalizeTs)))
+            ))) as $win |
+        if ($win | length) > 0 then { rows: $win, usedFallback: false }
+        else
+          ($all | map(select(((.discoveredAt | normalizeTs) >= ($s | normalizeTs))))) as $from |
+          if ($from | length) > 0 then { rows: $from, usedFallback: false }
+          else
+            { rows: ($all | sort_by(.discoveredAt | normalizeTs) | reverse), usedFallback: true }
+          end
+        end
       end;
     (.data.jobs // []) as $all |
     if ($all | length) == 0 then
-      {total: 0, lines: []}
+      {total: 0, lines: [], usedFallback: false}
     else
-      (pickrows($all) | sort_by(.discoveredAt) | reverse) as $sorted |
+      pickrows($all) as $picked |
+      ($picked.rows | sort_by(.discoveredAt | normalizeTs) | reverse) as $sorted |
       ($sorted | length) as $total |
       ($sorted | .[0:max]) as $slice |
       {
         total: $total,
+        usedFallback: $picked.usedFallback,
         lines: [
           $slice[] |
           {
@@ -152,15 +174,20 @@ for _ in $(seq 1 720); do
         sel='{"total":0,"lines":[]}'
       total="$(echo "$sel" | jq -r '.total // 0')"
       shown="$(echo "$sel" | jq -r '.lines | length')"
+      used_fb="$(echo "$sel" | jq -r '.usedFallback // false')"
       if [[ "$total" -gt 0 ]]; then
-        msg+=$'\n\n'"<b>Jobs in this run</b> (showing ${shown} of ${total}):"
+        if [[ "$used_fb" == "true" ]]; then
+          msg+=$'\n\n'"<b>Recent jobs</b> (showing ${shown} of ${total}; time window did not match — links may include older discoveries):"
+        else
+          msg+=$'\n\n'"<b>Jobs in this run</b> (showing ${shown} of ${total}):"
+        fi
         append_lines_from_json "$sel" msg
         rest=$((total - shown))
         if [[ "$rest" -gt 0 ]]; then
           msg+=$'\n\n'"<i>…and ${rest} more not shown.</i>"
         fi
       else
-        msg+=$'\n\n'"<i>No job rows matched this run window (time filter). Open the app for the full list.</i>"
+        msg+=$'\n\n'"<i>No job rows in the API list. Open the app for details.</i>"
       fi
     else
       msg+=$'\n\n'"<i>Could not load GET /api/jobs for links.</i>"