diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index d6080cb..ef7a317 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -573,7 +573,11 @@
   const uploadQueue = document.querySelector("#upload-queue");
   const uploadStatus = document.querySelector("#upload-status");
   const overrideDate = document.querySelector("#upload-date-override");
-  overrideDate.addEventListener("change", renderQueue);
+  overrideDate.addEventListener("change", () => {
+    renderQueue();
+    if (overrideDate.value) setStatus(`Override active: all files go to ${overrideDate.value.replaceAll("-", "")}`, "ok");
+    else setStatus("Ready");
+  });
   let queue = [];
   function setStatus(msg, cls) {
     uploadStatus.textContent = msg;
@@ -594,7 +598,7 @@
       const name = document.createElement("span"); name.className = "q-name"; name.textContent = entry.file.name;
       const stamp = fileStamp(entry);
       const slot = document.createElement("span"); slot.className = "q-size";
-      slot.textContent = stamp.date + (stamp.time ? " " + stamp.time : " (mtime time per file)");
+      slot.textContent = stamp.date + " " + (stamp.time ? stamp.time : "mtime time");
       const size = document.createElement("span"); size.className = "q-size"; size.textContent = (entry.file.size / 1048576).toFixed(1) + " MB";
       const bar = document.createElement("span"); bar.className = "q-bar";
       const fill = document.createElement("i"); bar.append(fill);
@@ -612,6 +616,7 @@
       queue.push({file, state: "queued"});
     }
     renderQueue();
+    if (queue.length) setStatus(`${queue.length} file${queue.length > 1 ? "s" : ""} queued${overrideDate.value ? " for " + overrideDate.value.replaceAll("-", "") : " (mtimes decide)"}`);
   }
   function fileStamp(entry) {
     if (overrideDate.value) {
@@ -676,8 +681,8 @@
   uploadBtn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
     const pending = queue.filter(e => e.state === "queued");
     if (!pending.length) return;
-    if (!dateSelect.value) {
-      setStatus("Pick a recording date first (top right). Upload cancelled.", "err");
+    if (!fileStamp(pending[0]).date) {
+      setStatus("No upload date: set the override date or file mtimes.", "err");
       return;
     }
     uploadBtn.disabled = true;