diff --git a/server/src/modules/storygraph/storygraph-sync.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/storygraph/storygraph-sync.service.test.ts
index 11f35d4fd..e3fcc5e3e 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/storygraph/storygraph-sync.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/storygraph/storygraph-sync.service.test.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,15 @@ describe('StorygraphSyncService', () => {
 
       await expect(makeService().syncBook(1, 1)).resolves.toBe('synced');
       expect(mockMatchService.matchBook).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mockClient.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(mockClient.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        1,
+        cookies,
+        expect.stringContaining('/update-status.js?book_id=abc-123&status=read'),
+        {},
+        'csrf-token',
+      );
+      expect(mockClient.post).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, cookies, '/update-progress', expect.anything(), 'csrf-token');
     });
 
     it('skips unselected books when sync mode is selected-only', async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/modules/storygraph/storygraph-sync.service.ts b/server/src/modules/storygraph/storygraph-sync.service.ts
index 5b63ce1eb..a927fb18e 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/storygraph/storygraph-sync.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/storygraph/storygraph-sync.service.ts
@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ export class StorygraphSyncService {
     try {
       await this.updateStatus(userId, cookies, match.storygraphBookId, storygraphStatus);
 
-      if (book.progress != null) {
+      // StoryGraph's read transition logs the remaining pages. A subsequent progress update
+      // would create another journal entry for the full page count.
+      if (book.progress != null && storygraphStatus !== STORYGRAPH_STATUS.READ) {
         await this.updateProgress(userId, cookies, match.storygraphBookId, book.progress);
       }