diff --git a/src/components/TraceRunner.tsx b/src/components/TraceRunner.tsx
index 633acbc..e150838 100644
--- a/src/components/TraceRunner.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TraceRunner.tsx
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ export default function TraceRunner({ meta, steps, loggedIn, username, completed
   const router = useRouter();
   const lastIndex = steps.length - 1;
   const [idx, setIdx] = useState(Math.min(completedSteps.length, lastIndex));
-  const [finished, setFinished] = useState(alreadyEarned);
-  const [earned, setEarned] = useState(alreadyEarned);
+  // Always open the lesson (so you can redraw/continue); show the finished screen only after finishing here.
+  const [finished, setFinished] = useState(false);
+  const [earned, setEarned] = useState(false);
   const [playKey, setPlayKey] = useState(0);
   const [playing, setPlaying] = useState(true);
   const [finalImage, setFinalImage] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export default function TraceRunner({ meta, steps, loggedIn, username, completed
   useEffect(() => { if (!finished) resize(); }, [finished, resize]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!loggedIn || alreadyEarned) return; let alive = true;
+    if (!loggedIn) return; let alive = true;
     loadProgressDrawing(meta.level, meta.sublevel).then((img) => {
       // Use this lesson's own saved canvas if any; otherwise carry over the previous lesson's drawing
       const src = img || carryImage;