diff --git a/src/commands/list.ts b/src/commands/list.ts
index eb8c839..71413ce 100644
--- a/src/commands/list.ts
+++ b/src/commands/list.ts
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ export async function action(opts: { json?: boolean }) {
   )
   const statuses = Object.fromEntries(statusEntries)
 
-  // Batch-clear stale in_review flags in a single write
-  if (staleReviewBranches.length > 0) {
-    const freshState = await state.load(root)
-    for (const branch of staleReviewBranches) {
-      if (freshState.sessions[branch]) freshState.sessions[branch].in_review = false
+  // Clear stale in_review flags via setSession to avoid clobbering concurrent writes
+  for (const branch of staleReviewBranches) {
+    const fresh = await state.getSession(root, branch)
+    if (fresh) {
+      fresh.in_review = false
+      await state.setSession(root, fresh).catch(() => {})
     }
-    await state.save(root, freshState).catch(() => {})
   }
 
   if (opts.json) {
diff --git a/src/commands/review.ts b/src/commands/review.ts
index 56ae0f2..faf6560 100644
--- a/src/commands/review.ts
+++ b/src/commands/review.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Your thoughts, in brief.
   if (extra) prompt += "\n\n" + extra
 
   session.in_review = true
-  await state.setSession(root, session).catch(() => {})
+  await state.setSession(root, session)
 
   try {
     if (opts.print) {
@@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ Your thoughts, in brief.
     }
   } finally {
     spin.stop()
-    session.in_review = false
-    await state.setSession(root, session).catch(() => {})
+    // Load fresh session to avoid clobbering changes made during the review
+    const fresh = await state.getSession(root, session.branch)
+    if (fresh) {
+      fresh.in_review = false
+      await state.setSession(root, fresh).catch(() => {})
+    }
     if (!opts.print) await saveChanges(session.worktree, session.branch).catch(() => {})
   }
 }