diff --git a/lrx_cli/models.py b/lrx_cli/models.py
index 0e7190a..0626d7e 100644
--- a/lrx_cli/models.py
+++ b/lrx_cli/models.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from enum import Enum
 from typing import Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
+from lrx_cli.config import SCORE_W_SYNCED
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .lrc import LRCData
 
@@ -67,3 +69,6 @@ class LyricResult:
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if self.status in (CacheStatus.NOT_FOUND, CacheStatus.NETWORK_ERROR):
             self.confidence = 0.0
+        if self.status is CacheStatus.SUCCESS_UNSYNCED and self.confidence == 100.0:
+            # Fix: remove inflated confidence for unsynced results
+            self.confidence = 100 - SCORE_W_SYNCED
diff --git a/tests/test_cache.py b/tests/test_cache.py
index 4210f1f..82e3c69 100644
--- a/tests/test_cache.py
+++ b/tests/test_cache.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def test_update_confidence_targets_specific_source(cache_db: CacheEngine) -> Non
     assert updated == 1
     rows = {r["source"]: r for r in cache_db.query_track(track)}
     assert rows["s1"]["confidence"] == 75.0
-    assert rows["s2"]["confidence"] == 100.0  # unchanged
+    assert rows["s2"]["confidence"] == 90.0  # unchanged (unsynced default)
 
 
 def test_update_confidence_returns_zero_for_missing_source(
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 726bf79..c9325ca 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lrx-cli"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "cyclopts" },