diff --git a/database_api/model_taskitem.py b/database_api/model_taskitem.py
index 8e7318ef..28ac5e4a 100644
--- a/database_api/model_taskitem.py
+++ b/database_api/model_taskitem.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from database_api.planexe_db_singleton import db
 from sqlalchemy_utils import UUIDType
 from sqlalchemy import JSON
+from sqlalchemy.orm import column_property
 
 class TaskState(enum.Enum):
     pending = 1
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ class TaskItem(db.Model):
     # Artifact schema/version marker (legacy snapshots are NULL/1, split-storage snapshots are 2+).
     run_artifact_layout_version = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=True, default=None)
 
+    # Lightweight admin/UI helpers; avoids loading large payload columns just to render links.
+    has_generated_report_html = column_property(generated_report_html.isnot(None))
+    has_run_zip_snapshot = column_property(run_zip_snapshot.isnot(None))
+    has_run_track_activity_jsonl = column_property(run_track_activity_jsonl.isnot(None))
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"{self.id}: {self.timestamp_created}, {self.state}, {self.prompt!r}, parameters: {self.parameters!r}"
 
diff --git a/frontend_multi_user/src/planexe_modelviews.py b/frontend_multi_user/src/planexe_modelviews.py
index 5989cf8b..e28b41e8 100644
--- a/frontend_multi_user/src/planexe_modelviews.py
+++ b/frontend_multi_user/src/planexe_modelviews.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from markupsafe import Markup
 from flask import url_for, abort, redirect, Response
 from flask_login import current_user
+from sqlalchemy.orm import defer
 
 class AdminOnlyModelView(ModelView):
     """Restrict admin views to authenticated admin users only."""
@@ -135,23 +136,30 @@ class TaskItemView(AdminOnlyModelView):
         'prompt': lambda v, c, m, p: m.prompt[:100] + '...' if m.prompt and len(m.prompt) > 100 else m.prompt,
         'view_plan': lambda v, c, m, p: Markup(
             f'<a href="/viewplan?run_id={m.id}" target="_blank">View</a>'
-        ) if m.generated_report_html else '—',
+        ) if m.has_generated_report_html else '—',
         'generated_report_html': lambda v, c, m, p: Markup(
-            f'<a href="{url_for("download_task_report", task_id=str(m.id))}">Download ({len(m.generated_report_html.encode("utf-8")) / 1024:.1f} KB)</a>'
-        ) if m.generated_report_html else '—',
+            f'<a href="{url_for("download_task_report", task_id=str(m.id))}">Download</a>'
+        ) if m.has_generated_report_html else '—',
         'run_zip_snapshot': lambda v, c, m, p: Markup(
-            f'<a href="{url_for("download_task_run_zip", task_id=str(m.id))}">Download ({len(m.run_zip_snapshot) / 1024:.1f} KB)</a>'
-        ) if m.run_zip_snapshot else '—',
+            f'<a href="{url_for("download_task_run_zip", task_id=str(m.id))}">Download</a>'
+        ) if m.has_run_zip_snapshot else '—',
         'run_activity_overview_json': lambda v, c, m, p: (
             json.dumps(m.run_activity_overview_json, ensure_ascii=False)[:120] + '...'
             if m.run_activity_overview_json and len(json.dumps(m.run_activity_overview_json, ensure_ascii=False)) > 120
             else (json.dumps(m.run_activity_overview_json, ensure_ascii=False) if m.run_activity_overview_json else '—')
         ),
         'run_track_activity': lambda v, c, m, p: Markup(
-            f'<a href="{url_for("download_task_track_activity", task_id=str(m.id))}">Download ({((m.run_track_activity_bytes if m.run_track_activity_bytes is not None else len(m.run_track_activity_jsonl.encode("utf-8"))) / 1024):.1f} KB)</a>'
-        ) if m.run_track_activity_jsonl else '—',
+            f'<a href="{url_for("download_task_track_activity", task_id=str(m.id))}">Download</a>'
+        ) if m.has_run_track_activity_jsonl else '—',
     }
 
+    def get_query(self):
+        return super().get_query().options(
+            defer(self.model.generated_report_html),
+            defer(self.model.run_zip_snapshot),
+            defer(self.model.run_track_activity_jsonl),
+        )
+
 class NonceItemView(AdminOnlyModelView):
     """Custom ModelView for NonceItem"""
     def __init__(self, model, *args, **kwargs):