diff --git a/agent-office/app/agents/youtube_publisher.py b/agent-office/app/agents/youtube_publisher.py
index fc52bc8..24ed747 100644
--- a/agent-office/app/agents/youtube_publisher.py
+++ b/agent-office/app/agents/youtube_publisher.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class YoutubePublisherAgent(BaseAgent):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self._notified_state_per_pipeline: dict[int, str] = {}
+        self._notified_state_per_pipeline: dict[int, tuple] = {}
 
     async def poll_state_changes(self) -> None:
         """주기적으로 호출되어 *_pending 신규 진입 시 텔레그램 발송."""
@@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ class YoutubePublisherAgent(BaseAgent):
             pid = p.get("id")
             if pid is None:
                 continue
-            if state in _STEP_TITLES and self._notified_state_per_pipeline.get(pid) != state:
-                await self._notify_step(p)
-                self._notified_state_per_pipeline[pid] = state
+            if state in _STEP_TITLES:
+                _, step = _STEP_TITLES[state]
+                fb_count = (p.get("feedback_count_per_step") or {}).get(step, 0)
+                key = (state, fb_count)
+                if self._notified_state_per_pipeline.get(pid) != key:
+                    await self._notify_step(p)
+                    self._notified_state_per_pipeline[pid] = key
 
     async def _notify_step(self, pipeline: dict) -> None:
         state = pipeline["state"]
diff --git a/agent-office/tests/test_pipeline_polling.py b/agent-office/tests/test_pipeline_polling.py
index 74e8c52..83eafc7 100644
--- a/agent-office/tests/test_pipeline_polling.py
+++ b/agent-office/tests/test_pipeline_polling.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ async def test_poll_notifies_once_per_state():
         "state": "cover_pending",
         "cover_url": "/x.jpg",
         "track_title": "Test",
+        "feedback_count_per_step": {},
     }]
     with patch(
         "app.agents.youtube_publisher.service_proxy.list_active_pipelines",
@@ -52,6 +53,27 @@ async def test_poll_notifies_once_per_state():
         assert mock_send.call_count == 1
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_poll_renotifies_on_reject_regen(monkeypatch):
+    from app.agents.youtube_publisher import YoutubePublisherAgent
+
+    pipelines_v1 = [{"id": 1, "state": "cover_pending", "cover_url": "/x.jpg",
+                      "track_title": "Test", "feedback_count_per_step": {}}]
+    pipelines_v2 = [{"id": 1, "state": "cover_pending", "cover_url": "/x2.jpg",
+                      "track_title": "Test", "feedback_count_per_step": {"cover": 1}}]
+    list_mock = AsyncMock(side_effect=[pipelines_v1, pipelines_v2])
+    with patch("app.agents.youtube_publisher.service_proxy.list_active_pipelines", list_mock), \
+         patch("app.agents.youtube_publisher.send_raw",
+                new=AsyncMock(return_value={"ok": True, "message_id": 99})), \
+         patch("app.agents.youtube_publisher.service_proxy.save_pipeline_telegram_msg",
+                new=AsyncMock()):
+        a = YoutubePublisherAgent()
+        await a.poll_state_changes()  # 1st: notify
+        await a.poll_state_changes()  # 2nd: feedback count differs → notify again
+        from app.agents.youtube_publisher import send_raw as sr
+        assert sr.call_count == 2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_on_telegram_reply_approve_calls_feedback():
     from app.agents.youtube_publisher import YoutubePublisherAgent
diff --git a/music-lab/app/main.py b/music-lab/app/main.py
index 2db9944..07e4fd0 100644
--- a/music-lab/app/main.py
+++ b/music-lab/app/main.py
@@ -1009,11 +1009,19 @@ async def feedback(pid: int, req: FeedbackRequest, bg: BackgroundTasks):
 
     if req.intent == "approve":
         from .pipeline.state_machine import next_state_on_approve
-        next_st = next_state_on_approve(state)
-        _db_module.update_pipeline_state(pid, next_st)
+        # Validate transition is legal
+        try:
+            next_st = next_state_on_approve(state)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise HTTPException(400, str(e))
         next_step = _state_to_step(next_st)
         if next_step:
+            # bg task will set state to the new *_pending when step completes
             bg.add_task(orchestrator.run_step, pid, next_step)
+        else:
+            # No step to run — fall through to direct state update
+            # (defensive — current code paths don't hit this)
+            _db_module.update_pipeline_state(pid, next_st)
         return {"ok": True}
 
     elif req.intent == "reject":