diff --git a/evennia/contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py b/evennia/contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py
index 044065e84..fb25e55bb 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from evennia.utils.utils import crop, datetime_format, is_iter, iter_to_str
 # the number of reports displayed on each page
 _REPORTS_PER_PAGE = 10
 
+# the fallback standard tags
 _REPORT_STATUS_TAGS = ("in progress", "rejected")
 # the tag, used to mark a report as 'closed'
 _REPORT_STATUS_CLOSED_TAG = _("closed")
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@ if hasattr(settings, "INGAME_REPORT_STATUS_TAGS"):
         logger.log_warn(
             "The 'INGAME_REPORT_STATUS_TAGS' setting must be an iterable of strings; falling back to defaults."
         )
-# add the tag to the tag tupel
-_REPORT_STATUS_TAGS = _REPORT_STATUS_TAGS + (_REPORT_STATUS_CLOSED_TAG,)
+# add the 'closed' tag to the tupel of tags
+if _REPORT_STATUS_CLOSED_TAG not in _REPORT_STATUS_TAGS:
+    _REPORT_STATUS_TAGS = _REPORT_STATUS_TAGS + (_REPORT_STATUS_CLOSED_TAG,)
 
 
 def menunode_list_reports(caller, raw_string, **kwargs):
@@ -164,15 +166,14 @@ def menunode_manage_report(caller, raw_string, report, **kwargs):
     options = []
     for tag in _REPORT_STATUS_TAGS:
         if tag in report.tags.all():
-            if tag in report.tags.all():
-                desc = _("Unmark as {tag}").format(tag=tag)
-            else:
-                desc = _("Mark as {tag}").format(tag=tag)
-            options.append(
-                {
-                    "desc": desc,
-                    "goto": (_report_toggle_tag, {"report": report, "tag": tag}),
-                }
-            )
+            desc = _("Unmark as {tag}").format(tag=tag)
+        else:
+            desc = _("Mark as {tag}").format(tag=tag)
+        options.append(
+            {
+                "desc": desc,
+                "goto": (_report_toggle_tag, {"report": report, "tag": tag}),
+            }
+        )
     options.append({"desc": _("Manage another report"), "goto": "menunode_list_reports"})
     return text, options
diff --git a/evennia/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/evennia/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
index d2370b7cf..f898842d8 100644
Binary files a/evennia/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo and b/evennia/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo differ
diff --git a/evennia/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/evennia/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index c9dd9a743..1bf7ff9e5 100644
--- a/evennia/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/evennia/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-08-31 09:56+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-08-31 10:23+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-03-28 10:21+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
@@ -353,8 +353,7 @@ msgstr "{hub_name} verwalten"
 msgid ""
 "(No {status} reports)\n"
 "{text}"
-msgstr "Keine {status} Berichte"
-"{text}"
+msgstr "Keine {status} Berichte{text}"
 
 #: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:52
 #, python-brace-format
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ msgstr "Alle offenen Berichte"
 #: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:148
 #, python-brace-format
 msgid " about {receivers}"
-msgstr "über {receivers}"
+msgstr " über {receivers}"
 
 #: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:153
 #, python-brace-format
@@ -424,17 +423,17 @@ msgstr ""
 "{timestamp} von {senders}{about_clause}\n"
 "{tags}"
 
-#: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:168
+#: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:167
 #, python-brace-format
 msgid "Unmark as {tag}"
 msgstr "Markierung als {tag} entfernen"
 
-#: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:170
+#: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:169
 #, python-brace-format
 msgid "Mark as {tag}"
 msgstr "Als {tag} markieren"
 
-#: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:177
+#: contrib/base_systems/ingame_reports/menu.py:176
 msgid "Manage another report"
 msgstr "Einen anderen Bericht verwalten."