diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 1b11696..537e89e 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 define('APP_NAME', 'hyprcrd');
-define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.14');
+define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.15');
 
 // Database path — writable directory, outside webroot
 // DB_PATH / UPLOAD_DIR can be pre-defined by the Electron router for app isolation
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 2eb03e9..5b8a60f 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyprcrd",
-  "version": "1.9.14",
+  "version": "1.9.15",
   "description": "hyprcrd — self-hosted card manager",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/js/modules/board.js b/public/js/modules/board.js
index 53a7719..3be02d8 100644
--- a/public/js/modules/board.js
+++ b/public/js/modules/board.js
@@ -768,9 +768,24 @@ export function renderBoard() {
     // Pulse locally-created cards in ANY bucket (1× subtle pulse).
     // These never enter unseenCardIds so they can't trigger the all-tab
     // dot — the user just made them, there's nothing "unseen" about it.
+    // Journal entries are exempt from the pulse entirely — they're daily
+    // log jottings, not "here's a new thing" moments, so the flash
+    // reads as noise. Detection mirrors calendar.js isJournal: title
+    // begins with YYYY-MM-DD, no termin/geburtstag tag, no caldav_uid,
+    // and no " — <summary>" suffix (which denotes an appointment).
     if (newLocalIds.size) {
         for (const id of newLocalIds) state.recentlyCreatedIds.delete(id);
-        pulseCards(newLocalIds, 'card-pulse-local');
+        const toPulse = new Set();
+        for (const id of newLocalIds) {
+            const card = state.cards.find(c => String(c.id) === id);
+            if (!card) continue;
+            const isJournal = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test((card.title || '').trim())
+                && !/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\s*[—-]\s*.+/.test(card.title || '')
+                && !card.caldav_uid
+                && !(card.tags || '').split(',').some(t => t === 'termin' || t === 'geburtstag');
+            if (!isJournal) toPulse.add(id);
+        }
+        if (toPulse.size) pulseCards(toPulse, 'card-pulse-local');
     }
     // Remote (relay-synced) cards: pulse 3× only when the user is on
     // the all view. On other views, the unseen ids accumulate and