diff --git a/scripts/ups-monitor/ups-monitor.ps1 b/scripts/ups-monitor/ups-monitor.ps1
index 1581633..1a6ce41 100644
--- a/scripts/ups-monitor/ups-monitor.ps1
+++ b/scripts/ups-monitor/ups-monitor.ps1
@@ -614,12 +614,25 @@ switch ($Mode) {
         if (Test-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path (Split-Path -Parent $ConfigPath) 'DEZACTIVAT')) {
             Write-Host 'AUTOMATISM        : DEZARMAT (exista fisierul DEZACTIVAT)'
         }
+        # "nu exista" si "n-am putut intreba" sunt lucruri diferite. Task Scheduler
+        # refuza ocazional interogarea (vazut pe 27.08.2026: un NEINREGISTRAT intre
+        # doua rulari care raportau corect Running), iar mesajul asta in mijlocul unei
+        # pene ar trimite pe cineva sa reinstaleze un monitor care de fapt merge.
+        $numeTask = 'ROMFAST UPS Monitor'
         try {
-            $task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'ROMFAST UPS Monitor' -ErrorAction Stop
-            $info = Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName 'ROMFAST UPS Monitor'
-            Write-Host "Task programat    : $($task.State), ultima rulare $($info.LastRunTime), rezultat $($info.LastTaskResult)"
+            $task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $numeTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if ($null -eq $task) {
+                Write-Host 'Task programat    : NEINREGISTRAT'
+            } else {
+                $info = Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName $numeTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                if ($null -eq $info) {
+                    Write-Host "Task programat    : $($task.State)"
+                } else {
+                    Write-Host "Task programat    : $($task.State), ultima rulare $($info.LastRunTime), rezultat $($info.LastTaskResult)"
+                }
+            }
         } catch {
-            Write-Host 'Task programat    : NEINREGISTRAT'
+            Write-Host "Task programat    : NEDETERMINAT - interogarea a esuat ($($_.Exception.Message))"
         }
         $log = Join-Path $cfg.logPath ('ups-monitor-{0}.log' -f (Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM'))
         if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $log) {