diff --git a/frontend/electron/main.ts b/frontend/electron/main.ts
index f61e378..a009e28 100644
--- a/frontend/electron/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/electron/main.ts
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ ipcMain.handle('open-external', (event, url: string) => shell.openExternal(url))
 
 ipcMain.handle('open-steam-login', async (event, expectedSteamId: string) => {
   const loginSession = session.fromPartition('persist:steam-login');
-  await loginSession.clearStorageData({ storages: ['cookies', 'localstorage', 'indexdb'] });
+  // Removed: automatic clearStorageData to allow cookie persistence
+
   return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
     const loginWindow = new BrowserWindow({
       width: 800, height: 700, parent: mainWindow || undefined, modal: true, title: 'Login to Steam',
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index 8ec0377..5ec57ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import PublicIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Public';
 import ShieldIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Shield';
 import GppBadIcon from '@mui/icons-material/GppBad';
 import PeopleIcon from '@mui/icons-material/People';
+import VerifiedUserIcon from '@mui/icons-material/VerifiedUser';
 import { useAccounts, type Account } from '../hooks/useAccounts';
 import { useAppTheme } from '../theme/ThemeContext';
 import type { ThemeType } from '../theme/SteamTheme';
@@ -490,17 +491,53 @@ const AccountRow: React.FC<{
         )}
       </TableCell>
       <TableCell align="right">
-        <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end', gap: 0.5 }}>
-          {account?.steamLoginSecure ? (
+        <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end', gap: 0.5, alignItems: 'center' }}>
+          {/* Fast Switcher Button - Always available if we have a login name */}
+          {account.loginName && (
             <Button 
-              variant="contained" size="small" onClick={() => onSwitch(account.loginName || '')}
-              sx={{ height: 28, fontSize: '0.7rem', bgcolor: 'secondary.main', '&:hover': { opacity: 0.9 } }}
+              variant="contained" 
+              size="small" 
+              onClick={() => onSwitch(account.loginName || '')}
+              sx={{ 
+                height: 28, 
+                fontSize: '0.7rem', 
+                bgcolor: 'secondary.main', 
+                '&:hover': { opacity: 0.9 },
+                minWidth: 60
+              }}
             >
               LOGIN
             </Button>
-          ) : (
-            <Button variant="outlined" size="small" onClick={onAuth} sx={{ height: 28, fontSize: '0.7rem' }}>AUTH</Button>
           )}
+
+          {/* Scraper Auth Button - Controls the optional cooldown tracking */}
+          <Tooltip title={account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? "Session valid - Tracking active" : (account.steamLoginSecure ? "Refresh scraper session" : "Authenticate for cooldown tracking")}>
+            <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 0.5 }}>
+              <IconButton 
+                size="small" 
+                onClick={onAuth} 
+                disabled={!!(account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError)}
+                sx={{ 
+                  color: account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? 'success.main' : (account.authError ? 'error.main' : 'warning.main'),
+                  border: '1px solid',
+                  borderColor: account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? 'success.main' : 'divider',
+                  borderRadius: 1,
+                  opacity: account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? 1 : 1,
+                  background: account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? 'rgba(163, 207, 6, 0.1)' : 'transparent'
+                }}
+              >
+                {account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? <VerifiedUserIcon fontSize="inherit" /> : (account.authError ? <LockResetIcon fontSize="inherit" /> : <BoltIcon fontSize="inherit" />)}
+              </IconButton>
+              {account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError && (
+                <Typography variant="caption" sx={{ color: 'success.main', fontWeight: 'bold', fontSize: '0.6rem', letterSpacing: '0.5px' }}>
+                  TRACKING
+                </Typography>
+              )}
+            </Box>
+          </Tooltip>
+
+          <Divider orientation="vertical" flexItem sx={{ mx: 0.5, my: 0.5 }} />
+
           <IconButton size="small" onClick={handleOpenShare} disabled={!serverConfig?.token}><ShareIcon fontSize="inherit" sx={{ color: 'primary.main' }}/></IconButton>
           <IconButton size="small" sx={{ color: 'text.secondary' }} onClick={() => (window as any).electronAPI.openExternal(account?.profileUrl || '')}><OpenInNewIcon fontSize="inherit"/></IconButton>
           <IconButton size="small" sx={{ color: 'error.main' }} onClick={() => onDelete(account?._id || '')}><DeleteIcon fontSize="inherit"/></IconButton>