diff --git a/app/(main)/admin/__tests__/save-bar-switches.test.tsx b/app/(main)/admin/__tests__/save-bar-switches.test.tsx
index 23a5d4ed2..b0d8d63ee 100644
--- a/app/(main)/admin/__tests__/save-bar-switches.test.tsx
+++ b/app/(main)/admin/__tests__/save-bar-switches.test.tsx
@@ -81,4 +81,30 @@ describe('admin telemetry page', () => {
       expect.objectContaining({ url: '/api/admin/telemetry', body: { action: 'set-consent', consent: 'on' } }),
     ]));
   });
+
+  it('shows no next send and no consent date while heartbeats are off', async () => {
+    routes['/api/admin/telemetry'] = {
+      ...(routes['/api/admin/telemetry'] as object),
+      consent: 'off', consentedAt: '2026-10-01T10:00:00Z', lastSentAt: '2026-10-02T10:00:00Z',
+      nextScheduledAt: new Date(Date.now() - 7 * 3600_000).toISOString(),
+    };
+    render(<TelemetryPage />);
+    await screen.findByRole('switch', { name: 'Send anonymous heartbeats' });
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Next scheduled')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Consented at')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/hours ago/)).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Last sent')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('shows a past next send as due, not as "hours ago", while heartbeats are on', async () => {
+    routes['/api/admin/telemetry'] = {
+      ...(routes['/api/admin/telemetry'] as object),
+      consent: 'on', consentedAt: '2026-10-01T10:00:00Z',
+      nextScheduledAt: new Date(Date.now() - 7 * 3600_000).toISOString(),
+    };
+    render(<TelemetryPage />);
+    await screen.findByText('Next scheduled');
+    expect(screen.getByText('Due now')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Consented at')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/(main)/admin/_pages/telemetry.tsx b/app/(main)/admin/_pages/telemetry.tsx
index 73cdae984..7d03ca985 100644
--- a/app/(main)/admin/_pages/telemetry.tsx
+++ b/app/(main)/admin/_pages/telemetry.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ function timeAgo(iso: string | null): string {
   return `${days} days ago`;
 }
 
+/** When the next heartbeat goes out; a time already past means it is due. */
+function nextRun(iso: string | null): string {
+  if (!iso) return '-';
+  const at = new Date(iso);
+  return at.getTime() <= Date.now() ? 'Due now' : at.toLocaleString();
+}
+
 export function TelemetryPage() {
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<TelemetryStatus | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -177,12 +184,18 @@ export function TelemetryPage() {
           <SettingItem label="Last sent">
             <span className="text-sm text-foreground">{timeAgo(status.lastSentAt)}</span>
           </SettingItem>
-          <SettingItem label="Next scheduled">
-            <span className="text-sm text-foreground">{timeAgo(status.nextScheduledAt)}</span>
-          </SettingItem>
-          <SettingItem label="Consented at">
-            <span className="text-sm text-foreground">{status.consentedAt ? new Date(status.consentedAt).toLocaleString() : '-'}</span>
-          </SettingItem>
+          {/* Only a running schedule has a next send and a consent date; with
+              heartbeats off they were stale ("Next scheduled: 7 hours ago"). */}
+          {isOn && (
+            <>
+              <SettingItem label="Next scheduled">
+                <span className="text-sm text-foreground">{nextRun(status.nextScheduledAt)}</span>
+              </SettingItem>
+              <SettingItem label="Consented at">
+                <span className="text-sm text-foreground">{status.consentedAt ? new Date(status.consentedAt).toLocaleString() : '-'}</span>
+              </SettingItem>
+            </>
+          )}
         </SettingsSection>
 
         <SettingsSection