diff --git a/api/index.php b/api/index.php
index 24e3861..b9c4ba6 100644
--- a/api/index.php
+++ b/api/index.php
@@ -909,6 +909,30 @@ function useFromInventory(PDO $db): void {
         echo json_encode(['error' => 'Product ID required']);
         return;
     }
+
+    // ── Server-side deduplication ─────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Reject if the same product already has an 'out' transaction in the last
+    // 12 seconds. This guards against scale double-triggers (the scale can fire
+    // a second stable reading ~10 s after the first auto-confirm, while the
+    // product is still on the plate), regardless of the client-side guard.
+    if (!$useAll) {
+        $dedup = $db->prepare(
+            "SELECT id FROM transactions
+             WHERE product_id = ? AND type IN ('out','waste') AND undone = 0
+               AND created_at >= datetime('now', '-12 seconds')
+             LIMIT 1"
+        );
+        $dedup->execute([$productId]);
+        if ($dedup->fetch()) {
+            echo json_encode([
+                'success' => false,
+                'error'   => 'Operazione già registrata di recente — attendi qualche secondo.',
+                'duplicate' => true,
+            ]);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     
     // Handle "throw all from all locations"
     if ($useAll && $location === '__all__') {
diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index 3f01562..c0d9eea 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -6176,7 +6176,12 @@ async function submitUse(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (_useSubmitting) return; // prevent double-submit from scale auto-confirm
     _useSubmitting = true;
-    _cancelScaleAutoConfirm(false); // stop any running auto-confirm
+    // Stop timers but KEEP _scaleLastConfirmedGrams: this prevents the scale from
+    // re-triggering another auto-submit while the product is still on the plate.
+    // (Calling _cancelScaleAutoConfirm(false) would reset the sentinel to null,
+    //  allowing the same weight to start a new 10-second cycle immediately.)
+    _cancelScaleTimersOnly();
+    _scaleStabilityVal = null; // reset sentinel so a new DIFFERENT weight restarts correctly
     showLoading(true);
     try {
         let qty = parseFloat(document.getElementById('use-quantity').value) || 1;
@@ -6212,6 +6217,8 @@ async function submitUse(e) {
                 : () => showPage('dashboard');
             // Check low stock → Bring! prompt
             showLowStockBringPrompt(result, moveCallback);
+        } else if (result.duplicate) {
+            // Silently ignore: this was a scale double-trigger, not a real error
         } else {
             showToast(result.error || 'Errore', 'error');
         }