diff --git a/static/js/admin.js b/static/js/admin.js
index cbc3871..ff992eb 100644
--- a/static/js/admin.js
+++ b/static/js/admin.js
@@ -170,53 +170,45 @@ export async function startAdminWatches() {
       safe(r.name),
       safe(r.node),
       badge(safe(r.status), /running|online|started/i.test(r.status) ? 'ok' : 'dark'),
-      `<div class="btn-group">
-         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-success act-start">Start</button>
-         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary act-shutdown">Shutdown</button>
-         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger act-stop">Stop</button>
-         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-warning act-unlock">Unlock</button>
+      `<div class=\"btn-group\">
+         <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-light act-start\">Start</button>
+         <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-light act-shutdown\">Shutdown</button>
+         <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-light act-stop\">Stop</button>
+         <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-light act-unlock\">Unlock</button>
        </div>`,
-      `<select class="form-select form-select-sm target-node"></select>`,
-      `<button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary w-100 act-migrate" disabled>MIGRATE</button>`
+      `<select class=\"form-select form-select-sm target-node position-relative\"></select>`,
+      `<button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-light w-100 act-migrate\" disabled>MIGRATE</button>`
     ]));
 
     setRows(tbody, htmlRows);
 
     // wire per-row
-    Array.from(tbody.querySelectorAll('tr[data-sid]')).forEach(function(tr){
-      const nodeCell  = tr.children[3];
-      const targetSel = qSel(tr, '.target-node');
-      const currentNode = text(nodeCell).trim();
-      rebuildTargetSelect(targetSel, currentNode, availableNodes);
-      updateMigrateButton(tr, /running|online|started/i.test(tr.children[4].innerText));
+    // (replaced by delegated handler below)
 
+    // delegated events for reliability
+    tbody.addEventListener('click', async function(ev){
+      const t = ev.target;
+      const tr = t && t.closest ? t.closest('tr[data-sid]') : null;
+      if (!tr) return;
       const sid = tr.getAttribute('data-sid');
       const nameCell = tr.children[2];
-
+      const targetSel = tr.querySelector('.target-node');
       async function doAction(kind, needsTarget) {
         try {
-          const targetNode = needsTarget ? val(targetSel) : undefined;
+          const targetNode = needsTarget ? (targetSel ? targetSel.value : undefined) : undefined;
           activeSids.add(sid);
           setBadgeCell(tr.children[4], 'working');
           updateMigrateButton(tr, false);
           const res = await api.vmAction(sid, kind, targetNode);
-          if (res && res.ok) {
-            showToast(`Task ${kind} started for ${safe(text(nameCell))}`);
-          } else {
-            showToast(`Task ${kind} failed for ${safe(text(nameCell))}`, 'danger');
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          showToast(`Error: ${e && e.message ? e.message : e}`, 'danger');
-        }
+          if (res && res.ok) { showToast(`Task ${kind} started for ${safe(nameCell.textContent)}`); }
+          else { showToast(`Task ${kind} failed for ${safe(nameCell.textContent)}`, 'danger'); }
+        } catch(e) { showToast(`Error: ${e && e.message ? e.message : e}`, 'danger'); }
       }
-
-      const bStart = qSel(tr, '.act-start'); if (bStart) bStart.addEventListener('click', function(){ doAction('start'); });
-      const bStop = qSel(tr, '.act-stop'); if (bStop) bStop.addEventListener('click', function(){ doAction('stop'); });
-      const bShut = qSel(tr, '.act-shutdown'); if (bShut) bShut.addEventListener('click', function(){ doAction('shutdown'); });
-      const bUnl = qSel(tr, '.act-unlock'); if (bUnl) bUnl.addEventListener('click', function(){ doAction('unlock'); });
-      const bMig = qSel(tr, '.act-migrate'); if (bMig) bMig.addEventListener('click', function(){ doAction('migrate', true); });
-
-      ensureWatchOn();
+      if (t.matches && t.matches('.act-start')) return doAction('start');
+      if (t.matches && t.matches('.act-stop')) return doAction('stop');
+      if (t.matches && t.matches('.act-shutdown')) return doAction('shutdown');
+      if (t.matches && t.matches('.act-unlock')) return doAction('unlock');
+      if (t.matches && t.matches('.act-migrate')) return doAction('migrate', true);
     });
 
     window.__nodesCache = availableNodes.slice();