diff --git a/release/migrate_add_registered_status.sql b/release/migrate_add_registered_status.sql
index 9dd2013..4e57d99 100644
--- a/release/migrate_add_registered_status.sql
+++ b/release/migrate_add_registered_status.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
--- Migration: Add 'registered' status to videos status check constraint
+-- Migration: Add 'registered' and 'unregistered' status to videos check constraint
 -- Date: 2026-05-15
 -- Usage: psql -U accusys -d momentry -f migrate_add_registered_status.sql
 
 ALTER TABLE videos DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS chk_videos_status;
 ALTER TABLE videos ADD CONSTRAINT chk_videos_status
-  CHECK (status::text = ANY (ARRAY['registered'::text, 'pending'::text, 'processing'::text, 'completed'::text, 'failed'::text]));
+  CHECK (status::text = ANY (ARRAY['unregistered'::text, 'registered'::text, 'pending'::text, 'processing'::text, 'completed'::text, 'failed'::text]));
+
+-- Set all incomplete files to 'unregistered' (old 'pending' files that never finished pipeline)
+UPDATE videos SET status = 'unregistered' WHERE status NOT IN ('completed', 'registered', 'unregistered');
diff --git a/src/core/db/postgres_db.rs b/src/core/db/postgres_db.rs
index 3173e52..cda0c32 100644
--- a/src/core/db/postgres_db.rs
+++ b/src/core/db/postgres_db.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ pub struct StorageStatus {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum VideoStatus {
+    Unregistered,
     Registered,
     Pending,
     Processing,
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ pub enum VideoStatus {
 impl VideoStatus {
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
+            VideoStatus::Unregistered => "unregistered",
             VideoStatus::Registered => "registered",
             VideoStatus::Pending => "pending",
             VideoStatus::Processing => "processing",
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ impl VideoStatus {
 
     pub fn from_db_str(s: &str) -> Option<Self> {
         match s {
+            "unregistered" => Some(VideoStatus::Unregistered),
             "registered" => Some(VideoStatus::Registered),
             "pending" => Some(VideoStatus::Pending),
             "processing" => Some(VideoStatus::Processing),