diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index f698255a..16f94a11 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -5363,6 +5363,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         else:
             shr_dbv = None
 
+        wret: dict[str, Any] = {}
         ret: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         t0 = time.time()
         lim = time.time() - self.args.unpost
@@ -5384,7 +5385,13 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         x = self.conn.hsrv.broker.ask(
             "up2k.get_unfinished_by_user", self.uname, "" if bad_xff else self.ip
         )
-        uret = x.get()
+        zdsa: dict[str, Any] = x.get()
+        uret: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        if "timeout" in zdsa:
+            wret["nou"] = 1
+        else:
+            uret = zdsa["f"]
+        nu = len(uret)
 
         if not self.args.unpost:
             allvols = []
@@ -5430,6 +5437,8 @@ class HttpCli(object):
 
         if len(ret) > 2000:
             ret = ret[:2000]
+        if len(ret) >= 2000:
+            wret["oc"] = 1
 
         for rv in ret:
             rv["vp"] = quotep(rv["vp"])
@@ -5449,6 +5458,13 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             )
             rv["vp"] += "?k=" + fk[:nfk]
 
+        if not allvols:
+            wret["noc"] = 1
+            ret = []
+
+        nc = len(ret)
+        ret = uret + ret
+
         if shr_dbv:
             # translate vpaths from share-target to share-url
             # to satisfy access checks
@@ -5463,12 +5479,11 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             for v in ret:
                 v["vp"] = self.args.SR + v["vp"]
 
-        if not allvols:
-            ret = [{"kinshi": 1}]
-
-        jtxt = '{"u":%s,"c":%s}' % (uret, json.dumps(ret, separators=(",\n", ": ")))
-        zi = len(uret.split('\n"pd":')) - 1
-        self.log("%s #%d+%d %.2fsec" % (lm, zi, len(ret), time.time() - t0))
+        wret["f"] = ret
+        wret["nu"] = nu
+        wret["nc"] = nc
+        jtxt = json.dumps(wret, separators=(",\n", ": "))
+        self.log("%s #%d+%d %.2fsec" % (lm, nu, nc, time.time() - t0))
         self.reply(jtxt.encode("utf-8", "replace"), mime="application/json")
         return True
 
diff --git a/copyparty/up2k.py b/copyparty/up2k.py
index f544d0e3..ea2bbb57 100644
--- a/copyparty/up2k.py
+++ b/copyparty/up2k.py
@@ -399,12 +399,14 @@ class Up2k(object):
 
         return "{}"
 
-    def get_unfinished_by_user(self, uname, ip) -> str:
+    def get_unfinished_by_user(self, uname, ip) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        # returns dict due to ExceptionalQueue
         if PY2 or not self.reg_mutex.acquire(timeout=2):
-            return '[{"timeout":1}]'
+            return {"timeout":1}
 
         ret: list[tuple[int, str, int, int, int]] = []
         userset = set([(uname or "\n"), "*"])
+        n = 1000
         try:
             for ptop, tab2 in self.registry.items():
                 cfg = self.flags.get(ptop, {}).get("u2abort", 1)
@@ -419,7 +421,6 @@ class Up2k(object):
                         or (addr and addr != job["addr"])
                     ):
                         continue
-
                     zt5 = (
                         int(job["t0"]),
                         djoin(job["vtop"], job["prel"], job["name"]),
@@ -428,6 +429,9 @@ class Up2k(object):
                         len(job["hash"]),
                     )
                     ret.append(zt5)
+                    n -= 1
+                    if not n:
+                        break
         finally:
             self.reg_mutex.release()
 
@@ -444,7 +448,7 @@ class Up2k(object):
             }
             for (at, vp, sz, nn, nh) in ret
         ]
-        return json.dumps(ret2, separators=(",\n", ": "))
+        return {"f": ret2}
 
     def get_unfinished(self) -> str:
         if PY2 or not self.reg_mutex.acquire(timeout=0.5):
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index affcbaa7..239800db 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -12526,29 +12526,19 @@ var unpost = (function () {
 				return ebi('op_unpost').innerHTML = '<p>' + L.badreply + ':</p>' + unpre(this.responseText);
 			}
 
-			if (ores.u.length == 1 && ores.u[0].timeout) {
+			if (ores.nou)
 				html.push('<p>' + L.un_nou + '</p>');
-				ores.u = [];
-			}
 
-			if (ores.c.length == 1 && ores.c[0].kinshi) {
+			if (ores.noc)
 				html.push('<p>' + L.un_noc + '</p>');
-				ores.c = [];
-			}
 
-			for (var a = 0; a < ores.u.length; a++)
-				ores.u[a].k = 'u';
-
-			for (var a = 0; a < ores.c.length; a++)
-				ores.c[a].k = 'c';
-
-			var res = ores.u.concat(ores.c);
+			var res = ores.f;
 
 			if (res.length) {
-				if (res.length == 2000)
+				if (ores.of)
 					html.push("<p>" + L.un_max);
 				else
-					html.push("<p>" + L.un_avail.format(ores.c.length, ores.u.length));
+					html.push("<p>" + L.un_avail.format(ores.nc, ores.nu));
 
 				html.push("<br />" + L.un_m2 + "</p>");
 				html.push("<table><thead><tr><td></td><td>time</td><td>size</td><td>done</td><td>file</td></tr></thead><tbody>");
@@ -12565,7 +12555,7 @@ var unpost = (function () {
 							'<a me="' + me + '" class="n' + a + '" n2="' + (a + mods[b]) +
 							'" href="#">' + L.un_next.format(Math.min(mods[b], res.length - a)) + '</a></td></tr>');
 
-				var done = res[a].k == 'c';
+				var done = res[a].pd === undefined;
 				html.push(
 					'<tr><td><a me="' + me + '" class="n' + a + '" href="#">' + (done ? L.un_del : L.un_abrt) + '</a></td>' +
 					'<td>' + unix2iso(res[a].at) + '</td>' +