diff --git a/internal/app/actions.go b/internal/app/actions.go
index 19d9234b..09fe0132 100644
--- a/internal/app/actions.go
+++ b/internal/app/actions.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (a *application) runCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		return writeList(a, cmd, items, runRow)
 	}}
 	pageFlags(list, &filters.Limit, &filters.Page)
-	started.register(list, "since", "Runs started at or after a date, RFC3339 timestamp, or duration ago (24h)", "until", "Runs started at or before a date, RFC3339 timestamp, or duration ago")
+	started.register(list, "since", "Runs created at or after a date, RFC3339 timestamp, or duration ago (24h)", "until", "Runs created at or before a date, RFC3339 timestamp, or duration ago")
 	list.Flags().StringVar(&filters.Branch, "branch", "", "Filter by branch name")
 	list.Flags().StringVar(&filters.Event, "event", "", "Filter by triggering event")
 	list.Flags().StringVar(&filters.Actor, "actor", "", "Filter by triggering username")
diff --git a/internal/services/actions.go b/internal/services/actions.go
index 21ad5c87..e9a6bcb1 100644
--- a/internal/services/actions.go
+++ b/internal/services/actions.go
@@ -28,22 +28,23 @@ func workflowFrom(workflow *gitea.ActionsWorkflow) Workflow {
 	return Workflow{ID: workflow.ID, Name: workflow.Name, Path: workflow.Path, State: workflow.State}
 }
 
-// Run is the stable command representation of an Actions run.
+// Run is the stable command representation of an Actions run. StartedAt and CompletedAt are nil
+// until the run starts and completes.
 type Run struct {
-	CreatedAt   string `json:"created_at"`
-	UpdatedAt   string `json:"updated_at"`
-	StartedAt   string `json:"started_at"`
-	CompletedAt string `json:"completed_at"`
-	ID          int64  `json:"id"`
-	Title       string `json:"title"`
-	Status      string `json:"status"`
-	Conclusion  string `json:"conclusion"`
-	URL         string `json:"url"`
-	Branch      string `json:"branch"`
-	Event       string `json:"event,omitempty"`
-	Actor       string `json:"actor,omitempty"`
-	Commit      string `json:"commit,omitempty"`
-	Attempt     int64  `json:"attempt,omitempty"`
+	CreatedAt   string  `json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt   string  `json:"updated_at"`
+	StartedAt   *string `json:"started_at"`
+	CompletedAt *string `json:"completed_at"`
+	ID          int64   `json:"id"`
+	Title       string  `json:"title"`
+	Status      string  `json:"status"`
+	Conclusion  string  `json:"conclusion"`
+	URL         string  `json:"url"`
+	Branch      string  `json:"branch"`
+	Event       string  `json:"event,omitempty"`
+	Actor       string  `json:"actor,omitempty"`
+	Commit      string  `json:"commit,omitempty"`
+	Attempt     int64   `json:"attempt,omitempty"`
 }
 type runResponse struct {
 	CreatedAt    string `json:"created_at"`
@@ -67,11 +68,21 @@ type runResponse struct {
 func (r runResponse) result() Run {
 	return Run{
 		ID: r.ID, Title: r.DisplayTitle, Status: r.Status, Conclusion: r.Conclusion, URL: r.HTMLURL, Branch: r.HeadBranch,
-		CreatedAt: r.CreatedAt, UpdatedAt: r.UpdatedAt, StartedAt: r.StartedAt, CompletedAt: r.CompletedAt,
+		CreatedAt: r.CreatedAt, UpdatedAt: r.UpdatedAt, StartedAt: runTime(r.StartedAt), CompletedAt: runTime(r.CompletedAt),
 		Event: r.Event, Actor: r.Actor.Login, Commit: r.HeadSHA, Attempt: r.RunAttempt,
 	}
 }
 
+// runTime returns an Actions timestamp, or nil for the zero or Unix epoch time Gitea reports
+// for a run or job that has not started or completed.
+func runTime(raw string) *string {
+	t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, raw)
+	if raw == "" || (err == nil && t.Unix() <= 0) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &raw
+}
+
 // DispatchResult identifies a workflow run created by dispatch when the server returns details.
 type DispatchResult struct {
 	ID  int64  `json:"id"`
@@ -171,14 +182,15 @@ func (s Actions) Runs(ctx context.Context, opts RunListOptions) ([]Run, error) {
 				return result, nil
 			}
 			for _, item := range items {
-				if item.StartedAt == "" {
-					continue
-				}
-				started, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, item.StartedAt)
+				created, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, item.CreatedAt)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, errors.New("server returned an invalid run start timestamp")
+					return nil, errors.New("server returned an invalid run creation timestamp")
 				}
-				if opts.Since != nil && started.Before(*opts.Since) || opts.Until != nil && started.After(*opts.Until) {
+				// Runs are listed newest first, so the rest were created earlier still.
+				if opts.Since != nil && created.Before(*opts.Since) {
+					return result, nil
+				}
+				if opts.Until != nil && created.After(*opts.Until) {
 					continue
 				}
 				if matched >= first {
diff --git a/internal/services/actions_test.go b/internal/services/actions_test.go
index 58b7d097..2a794ad3 100644
--- a/internal/services/actions_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/actions_test.go
@@ -205,35 +205,60 @@ func TestRunFiltersEncodeServerQueriesAndRejectInvalidStatus(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRunTimeFilteringPaginatesMatchingResults(t *testing.T) {
-	since := time.Date(2028, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	until := time.Date(2028, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		switch r.URL.Query().Get("page") {
 		case "1":
-			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"workflow_runs":[{"id":1,"started_at":"2027-12-31T00:00:00Z"},{"id":2,"started_at":"2028-01-01T00:00:00Z"}]}`))
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"workflow_runs":[{"id":4,"created_at":"2028-01-03T00:00:00Z"},{"id":3,"created_at":"2028-01-01T12:00:00Z"}]}`))
 		case "2":
-			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"workflow_runs":[{"id":3,"started_at":"2028-01-02T00:00:00Z"}]}`))
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"workflow_runs":[{"id":2,"created_at":"2028-01-01T00:00:00Z"}]}`))
 		default:
 			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"workflow_runs":[]}`))
 		}
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 	service := Actions{Client: transport.New(server.URL, "", false), Repository: "owner/repo"}
-	items, err := service.Runs(context.Background(), RunListOptions{Limit: 1, Page: 2, Since: &since})
+	items, err := service.Runs(context.Background(), RunListOptions{Limit: 1, Page: 2, Until: &until})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Len(t, items, 1)
-	require.EqualValues(t, 3, items[0].ID)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 2, items[0].ID)
 }
 
-func TestRunTimeFilteringStopsAtScanCap(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRunTimeFilteringUsesCreationTimeAndStopsAtOlderRuns(t *testing.T) {
 	since := time.Date(2028, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	pages := 0
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		pages++
-		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"workflow_runs":[{"id":1,"started_at":"2027-12-31T00:00:00Z"}]}`))
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"workflow_runs":[
+			{"id":3,"status":"queued","created_at":"2028-01-02T00:00:00Z","started_at":"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z","completed_at":"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
+			{"id":2,"status":"completed","created_at":"2028-01-01T00:00:00Z","started_at":"2028-01-01T00:00:05Z","completed_at":"2028-01-01T00:01:00Z"},
+			{"id":1,"status":"completed","created_at":"2027-12-31T00:00:00Z","started_at":"2027-12-31T00:00:05Z"}]}`))
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 	service := Actions{Client: transport.New(server.URL, "", false), Repository: "owner/repo"}
-	_, err := service.Runs(context.Background(), RunListOptions{Limit: 1, Page: 1, Since: &since})
+	items, err := service.Runs(context.Background(), RunListOptions{Limit: 30, Page: 1, Since: &since})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, pages)
+	require.Len(t, items, 2)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 3, items[0].ID)
+	require.Nil(t, items[0].StartedAt)
+	require.Nil(t, items[0].CompletedAt)
+	require.Equal(t, "2028-01-01T00:00:05Z", *items[1].StartedAt)
+	data, err := json.Marshal(items[0])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, string(data), `"started_at":null,"completed_at":null`)
+}
+
+func TestRunTimeFilteringStopsAtScanCap(t *testing.T) {
+	until := time.Date(2028, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	pages := 0
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		pages++
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"workflow_runs":[{"id":1,"created_at":"2028-12-31T00:00:00Z"}]}`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+	service := Actions{Client: transport.New(server.URL, "", false), Repository: "owner/repo"}
+	_, err := service.Runs(context.Background(), RunListOptions{Limit: 1, Page: 1, Until: &until})
 	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "narrow the search")
 	require.Equal(t, maxRunScanPages, pages)
 }