diff --git a/docs/WEB-UI.md b/docs/WEB-UI.md
index 6f75014..39ad3a5 100644
--- a/docs/WEB-UI.md
+++ b/docs/WEB-UI.md
@@ -359,6 +359,15 @@ table is wide as a result — 13 columns — and scrolls horizontally inside the
 card's own `.table-wrap` rather than the page, same as the other wide tables
 (Templates, Services).
 
+**Run shows `run_id`, not the per-repo `#N`.** Gitea's `run_number` only
+counts within its own repo/workflow, so it is meaningless once the admin
+endpoint mixes every repo on the instance into one list; `run_id` is Gitea's
+own instance-wide, strictly-increasing id, which is what "global recency"
+above is sorted on too, so the number in the column and the row order agree.
+The cell still links out to Gitea's own run page (`html_url`, which Gitea
+builds from the per-repo number internally) — only the *displayed* text
+changed.
+
 **Started is click-to-toggle.** It renders relative ("2h ago") by default;
 clicking swaps to the absolute local timestamp, and clicking again swaps
 back. Both strings are pre-rendered server-side into the button's
diff --git a/src/ci_orchestrator/web/templates/partials/executions.html b/src/ci_orchestrator/web/templates/partials/executions.html
index 740319f..6a890dc 100644
--- a/src/ci_orchestrator/web/templates/partials/executions.html
+++ b/src/ci_orchestrator/web/templates/partials/executions.html
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
         <tr>
           <td>
             {% if run.html_url %}
-            <a href="{{ run.html_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#{{ run.number }}{% if run.attempt > 1 %}.{{ run.attempt }}{% endif %}<svg class="icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#i-external"></use></svg></a>
+            <a href="{{ run.html_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#{{ run.run_id }}{% if run.attempt > 1 %}.{{ run.attempt }}{% endif %}<svg class="icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#i-external"></use></svg></a>
             {% else %}
-            #{{ run.number }}{% if run.attempt > 1 %}.{{ run.attempt }}{% endif %}
+            #{{ run.run_id }}{% if run.attempt > 1 %}.{{ run.attempt }}{% endif %}
             {% endif %}
           </td>
           <td>{{ run.repo or "—" }}</td>
diff --git a/tests/python/test_web_executions.py b/tests/python/test_web_executions.py
index 73ce516..6228200 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_web_executions.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_web_executions.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def test_card_renders_run_row_with_its_vm(
     resp = client.get("/executions")
 
     assert resp.status_code == 200
-    assert "#12" in resp.text
+    assert "#412" in resp.text
     assert "build-ns7zip.yml" in resp.text
     assert "simone/local-ci-cd-system" in resp.text
     assert "a1b2c3d" in resp.text  # commit shortened to 7 chars
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def test_attempt_shown_only_when_greater_than_one(
 
     resp = client.get("/executions")
 
-    assert "#12.2" in resp.text
+    assert "#412.2" in resp.text
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def test_end_to_end_against_a_stubbed_gitea(
     resp = client.get("/executions")
 
     assert resp.status_code == 200
-    assert "#12" in resp.text
+    assert "#412" in resp.text
     assert "build-ns7zip.yml" in resp.text
     # The clone is attached to its run, so it is not listed as "no run".
     assert "no run" not in resp.text
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ def test_scope_refused_login_token_falls_back_to_the_pat(
     resp = client.get("/executions")
 
     assert seen == ["scope-less", _FAKE_PAT]
-    assert "#12" in resp.text
+    assert "#412" in resp.text
 
 
 def test_no_pat_fallback_when_none_configured(
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ def test_401_triggers_one_refresh_then_retries(
 
     assert seen == ["stale", "fresh"]
     assert len(stub.refresh_calls) == 1
-    assert "#12" in resp.text
+    assert "#412" in resp.text
     assert gitea_token_for(app, "Simone") is not None