try

foodie_utils.py

@@ -1684,15 +1684,16 @@ def prune_system_activity(tweet_reset_time):
 def is_any_script_running():
     """
     Check if any script is running by inspecting system_activity.json and verifying PIDs.
-    Returns True if at least one script is running, False otherwise.
+    Returns True if at least one script (other than the current process) is running, False otherwise.
     """
     activity_file = "/home/shane/foodie_automator/system_activity.json"
+    current_pid = os.getpid()
     try:
         activities = load_json_file(activity_file, default=[])
         logging.debug(f"[DEBUG] system_activity.json contents: {activities}")
         for entry in activities:
             logging.debug(f"[DEBUG] Checking entry: {entry}")
-            if entry.get("status") == "running" and entry.get("pid"):
+            if entry.get("status") == "running" and entry.get("pid") and entry.get("pid") != current_pid:
                 try:
                     import psutil
                     process = psutil.Process(entry["pid"])

manage_scripts.sh

@@ -88,6 +88,25 @@ stop_scripts() {
             log "Removed lock file for $script_name"
         fi
     done
+    # Mark all running scripts as stopped in system_activity.json
+    "$VENV_PYTHON" -c "
+import json, os
+f = '/home/shane/foodie_automator/system_activity.json'
+if os.path.exists(f):
+    with open(f) as fh:
+        data = json.load(f)
+    changed = False
+    for entry in data:
+        if entry.get('status') == 'running':
+            entry['status'] = 'stopped'
+            entry['stop_time'] = __import__('datetime').datetime.now(__import__('datetime').timezone.utc).isoformat()
+            entry['pid'] = None
+            changed = True
+    if changed:
+        with open(f, 'w') as fh:
+            json.dump(data, fh, indent=2)
++"
+    log "Marked all running scripts as stopped in system_activity.json"
     log "Scripts stopped."
 }