diff --git a/src/features/boulder-state/storage.test.ts b/src/features/boulder-state/storage.test.ts
index 2fe0438ad..aa7bf1858 100644
--- a/src/features/boulder-state/storage.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/boulder-state/storage.test.ts
@@ -888,7 +888,8 @@ describe("boulder-state", () => {
       const progress = getPlanProgress("/non/existent/file.md")
       // then
       expect(progress.total).toBe(0)
-      expect(progress.isComplete).toBe(true)
+      expect(progress.completed).toBe(0)
+      expect(progress.isComplete).toBe(false)
     })
 
     test("should support asterisk bullet top-level tasks", () => {
diff --git a/src/features/boulder-state/storage.ts b/src/features/boulder-state/storage.ts
index a07f2a40e..2eeda2436 100644
--- a/src/features/boulder-state/storage.ts
+++ b/src/features/boulder-state/storage.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ type ProgressSection = "todo" | "final-wave" | "other"
  */
 export function getPlanProgress(planPath: string): PlanProgress {
   if (!existsSync(planPath)) {
-    return { total: 0, completed: 0, isComplete: true }
+    return { total: 0, completed: 0, isComplete: false }
   }
 
   try {
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ export function getPlanProgress(planPath: string): PlanProgress {
     // Simple plan: count all top-level checkboxes anywhere
     return getSimplePlanProgress(content)
   } catch {
-    return { total: 0, completed: 0, isComplete: true }
+    return { total: 0, completed: 0, isComplete: false }
   }
 }