diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/calendars/CalendarsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/calendars/CalendarsViewModel.kt
index 4d25bae..fb745ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/calendars/CalendarsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/calendars/CalendarsViewModel.kt
@@ -75,18 +75,24 @@ class CalendarsViewModel @Inject constructor(
         )
 
     /**
-     * Managed special-dates calendars whose deletion would not stick. While its
-     * type is enabled, the sync recreates a missing mirror on the next pass
-     * (`SpecialDatesSyncEngine.reconcileCalendars`), so the delete would appear
-     * to work and then undo itself. Turning special dates off empties this set,
-     * and deleting a leftover mirror is a real delete from then on.
+     * Managed special-dates calendars whose deletion would not stick. While the
+     * feature is on, the sync owns every mirror: it recreates a missing one for
+     * an enabled type on the next pass and deletes the leftover of a disabled
+     * one (`SpecialDatesSyncEngine.reconcileCalendars`), so either way the
+     * delete would appear to work and then undo itself. Turning special dates
+     * off empties this set, and deleting a leftover mirror is a real delete from
+     * then on.
+     *
+     * Read off each calendar's own durable marker ([CalendarSource.isManaged],
+     * the `CAL_SYNC2` one the editor lock already trusts) rather than the stored
+     * ids, which are only rewritten on the next sync pass — a preferences loss
+     * would otherwise unlock a live mirror until then.
      */
     val deleteLockedCalendarIds: StateFlow<Set<Long>> = combine(
+        calendars,
         settingsPrefs.specialDatesEnabled,
-        settingsPrefs.specialDatesTypes,
-        settingsPrefs.specialDatesCalendars,
-    ) { enabled, types, byType ->
-        if (!enabled) emptySet() else types.mapNotNull { byType[it] }.toSet()
+    ) { sources, enabled ->
+        if (!enabled) emptySet() else sources.filter { it.isManaged }.map { it.id }.toSet()
     }
         .flowOn(io)
         .stateIn(