From cf096744d1590a76d8bd51c6fb1118fa89cd1027 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mathieu Moran <mathieumoran1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:56:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?fix(phase26):=20BUG-10=20side=20effect=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20preserve=20trips=20when=20OBD=20never=20connected?=
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---
 modules/app_sql.py | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/modules/app_sql.py b/modules/app_sql.py
index 9b454b5..f2b5bb9 100644
--- a/modules/app_sql.py
+++ b/modules/app_sql.py
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ def refresh_trips(force=False):
             (rebuild_start_id,),
         ).fetchall()
 
+    from modules import app_obd
+    if not app_obd.was_car_ever_connected():
+        # Never connected to the car — preserve existing trips, don't delete them.
+        return conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM trips").fetchone()[0]
+
     trips = app_trip.build_trip_summaries(rows)
     with _conn_lock:
         try: