diff --git a/shared/interfaces/Catcrafts.Shared-Views.cppm b/shared/interfaces/Catcrafts.Shared-Views.cppm
index a1ce16f..d206738 100644
--- a/shared/interfaces/Catcrafts.Shared-Views.cppm
+++ b/shared/interfaces/Catcrafts.Shared-Views.cppm
@@ -1399,8 +1399,15 @@ export RenderedPage RenderOrderStatus(const OrderView& o, std::string_view indic
 
     // No badge when paid: the confirmation notice below carries the state,
     // and two green "paid" pills stacked read as a rendering bug.
+    //
+    // An awaiting order whose payment has been SEEN in flight says so in the
+    // badge itself, not only in the note below: the badge is where a buyer
+    // who just paid looks first, and "awaiting payment" there reads as "your
+    // money did not arrive" no matter what a paragraph underneath explains.
+    const bool inFlight = awaiting && o.cryptoPay && o.cryptoPay->seen;
     SafeHtml statusLine =
-        awaiting              ? Raw(R"(<span class="badge badge--experiment">awaiting payment</span>)")
+        inFlight              ? Raw(R"(<span class="badge badge--experiment">payment detected, awaiting network confirmation</span>)")
+        : awaiting            ? Raw(R"(<span class="badge badge--experiment">awaiting payment</span>)")
         : o.status == "paid"    ? SafeHtml{}
         : o.status == "shipped" ? Raw(R"(<span class="badge badge--active">shipped</span>)")
                                 : Raw(R"(<span class="badge">cancelled</span>)");
@@ -1458,16 +1465,9 @@ export RenderedPage RenderOrderStatus(const OrderView& o, std::string_view indic
                   R"(<a href="mailto:info@catcrafts.net">info@catcrafts.net</a> )"
                   R"(and it will be settled by hand.</p>)");
 
-        // The in-flight acknowledgement: the rail has SEEN the full amount on
-        // the network, finality is the only thing missing. Rendered first,
-        // because a buyer who just paid scans for exactly this sentence.
-        const SafeHtml seenLine = pay.seen && pay.minutesLeft > 0
-            ? Raw(R"(<p class="order__note"><strong>Your payment is on its way.</strong> )"
-                  R"(It is visible on the network and is being finalized: this )"
-                  R"(usually takes 10 to 25 minutes, and this page will confirm )"
-                  R"(it automatically.</p>)")
-            : SafeHtml{};
-
+        // The in-flight state renders as the status badge up top
+        // ("confirming payment"), where a buyer who just paid looks first;
+        // this block keeps only the standing instructions.
         SafeHtml indicativeLine = indicative.empty() ? SafeHtml{} : Format(
             R"(<p class="order__indicative">{}, indicative only. The charge is )"
             R"(the euro amount above.</p>)",
@@ -1476,7 +1476,6 @@ export RenderedPage RenderOrderStatus(const OrderView& o, std::string_view indic
         payBlock = Format(
             R"(<section class="section">)"
             R"(<h2 class="section__title">Pay with EURC</h2>)"
-            R"({})"
             R"(<p>Send <strong>{} EURC</strong> to this address. One )"
             R"(network, one payment:</p>)"
             R"(<p><code class="order__address">{}</code></p>)"
@@ -1490,7 +1489,6 @@ export RenderedPage RenderOrderStatus(const OrderView& o, std::string_view indic
             R"(order reference is <strong>{}</strong>.</p>)"
             R"({})"
             R"(</section>)",
-            seenLine,
             Escape(pay.amount),
             Escape(pay.address),
             Join(items),
diff --git a/tests/ShouldProcessCheckout/main.cpp b/tests/ShouldProcessCheckout/main.cpp
index 8dcadaa..0dde9a6 100644
--- a/tests/ShouldProcessCheckout/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/ShouldProcessCheckout/main.cpp
@@ -567,12 +567,22 @@ void DonationLifecycle(TestServer& srv) {
                         "the awaiting page states the confirmation timing");
             WriteFile(std::filesystem::path(
                           srv.Orders().string() + ".fake-paid.seen"), "");
-            const std::string page =
-                srv.WaitForBody(seenPath, "Your payment is on its way");
-            Check(page.find("Your payment is on its way") != std::string::npos,
-                  "an in-flight payment is acknowledged on the order page");
-            Check(page.find("awaiting payment") != std::string::npos,
-                  "an in-flight payment is still awaiting, not paid");
+            // The badge is where the buyer looks first, so it carries the
+            // state itself: "awaiting payment" under a wallet that said
+            // success reads as "your money did not arrive". "Detected" and
+            // not "received": the shop has seen the transfer, it does not
+            // yet trust it, and the badge should not outrun the rail. The
+            // waiting half uses the words every exchange deposit screen has
+            // taught buyers: "awaiting network confirmation".
+            const std::string page = srv.WaitForBody(
+                seenPath, ">payment detected, awaiting network confirmation<");
+            Check(page.find(">payment detected, awaiting network confirmation<")
+                      != std::string::npos,
+                  "the badge flips to detected-awaiting-confirmation in flight");
+            Check(page.find(">awaiting payment<") == std::string::npos,
+                  "the awaiting badge is replaced, not doubled");
+            Check(page.find("Thank you") == std::string::npos,
+                  "an in-flight payment is not yet confirmed as paid");
             std::error_code ec;
             std::filesystem::remove(std::filesystem::path(
                 srv.Orders().string() + ".fake-paid.seen"), ec);