diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index c880877..1e8e944 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -6794,6 +6794,14 @@ async function loadServerSettings() {
         // Apply visual settings immediately.
         if (remote.theme) setTheme(remote.theme);
         if ('sidebarCollapsed' in remote) applySidebarCollapsed();
+        // viewMode's active-button highlight + column-picker visibility were
+        // set once at init from the (port-wiped) localStorage default 'cards';
+        // re-sync them to the server value so the toolbar matches the content.
+        if ('viewMode' in remote) {
+            $$('.view-btn').forEach(b =>
+                b.classList.toggle('is-active', b.dataset.view === state.viewMode));
+            applyColsWrapVisibility();
+        }
     } catch (e) {
         // Network/server hiccup is harmless — localStorage cache still works.
     }