diff --git a/frontend/js/db.js b/frontend/js/db.js
index 4f46c8a..a78e309 100644
--- a/frontend/js/db.js
+++ b/frontend/js/db.js
@@ -205,12 +205,14 @@ async function getRecipeIngredients(recipeId) {
 }
 
 async function saveRecipe(name, cookingMethodId, servings, notes) {
-  const r = await execute(
+  await execute(
     `INSERT INTO recipes (name, cooking_method_id, servings, notes, created_at)
      VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, datetime('now'))`,
     [name, cookingMethodId ?? null, servings ?? 1, notes ?? null]
   );
-  return r.lastInsertId;
+  // lastInsertId from tauri-plugin-sql is unreliable; query the actual id
+  const rows = await select("SELECT id FROM recipes ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1");
+  return rows[0]?.id;
 }
 
 async function updateRecipe(id, name, cookingMethodId, servings, notes) {