diff --git a/frontend/src/app/api/queries/useGetTaskStatusQuery.ts b/frontend/src/app/api/queries/useGetTaskStatusQuery.ts
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--- a/frontend/src/app/api/queries/useGetTaskStatusQuery.ts
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-import {
-  type UseQueryOptions,
-  useQuery,
-  useQueryClient,
-} from "@tanstack/react-query";
-
-export interface TaskStatus {
-  task_id: string;
-  status:
-    | "pending"
-    | "running"
-    | "processing"
-    | "completed"
-    | "failed"
-    | "error";
-  total_files?: number;
-  processed_files?: number;
-  successful_files?: number;
-  failed_files?: number;
-  running_files?: number;
-  pending_files?: number;
-  created_at: string;
-  updated_at: string;
-  duration_seconds?: number;
-  result?: Record<string, unknown>;
-  error?: string;
-  files?: Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>;
-}
-
-export const useGetTaskStatusQuery = (
-  taskId: string,
-  options?: Omit<UseQueryOptions<TaskStatus | null>, "queryKey" | "queryFn">
-) => {
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-
-  async function getTaskStatus(): Promise<TaskStatus | null> {
-    if (!taskId) {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    const response = await fetch(`/api/tasks/${taskId}`);
-    
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      if (response.status === 404) {
-        return null; // Task not found
-      }
-      throw new Error("Failed to fetch task status");
-    }
-
-    return response.json();
-  }
-
-  const queryResult = useQuery(
-    {
-      queryKey: ["task-status", taskId],
-      queryFn: getTaskStatus,
-      refetchInterval: (data) => {
-        // Only poll if the task is still active
-        if (!data) {
-          return false; // Stop polling if no data
-        }
-
-        const isActive = 
-          data.status === "pending" || 
-          data.status === "running" || 
-          data.status === "processing";
-
-        return isActive ? 3000 : false; // Poll every 3 seconds if active
-      },
-      refetchIntervalInBackground: true,
-      staleTime: 0, // Always consider data stale to ensure fresh updates
-      gcTime: 5 * 60 * 1000, // Keep in cache for 5 minutes
-      enabled: !!taskId, // Only run if taskId is provided
-      ...options,
-    },
-    queryClient,
-  );
-
-  return queryResult;
-};