diff --git a/article_server.py b/article_server.py
index 1efabc5..ea23202 100644
--- a/article_server.py
+++ b/article_server.py
@@ -949,25 +949,30 @@ h1{color:#c0392b;}p{color:#888;}</style></head>
                 alias = re.sub(r'[^a-z0-9]+', '-', title.lower().strip())[:100]
 
                 # ── VG-Wort Zählmarke aus Pool holen & einbauen ─────────
+                # NUR bei LIVE-Artikeln (state=1)! Korrektur verbraucht keine Zählmarke.
                 vgwort_pixel_html = ""
-                try:
-                    import subprocess
-                    result = subprocess.run(
-                        ["python3", os.path.expanduser("~/.hermes/vgwort_pool.py"), "get"],
-                        capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30
-                    )
-                    if result.returncode == 0:
-                        pixel_data = json.loads(result.stdout)
-                        if pixel_data.get("ok"):
-                            vgwort_pixel_html = pixel_data.get("pixel_html", "")
-                            print(f"[VG-Wort] Zählmarke {pixel_data.get('public_id')} eingebaut, "
-                                  f"Pool: {pixel_data.get('pool_remaining')} übrig", flush=True)
+                if state == 1:
+                    try:
+                        import subprocess
+                        result = subprocess.run(
+                            ["python3", os.path.expanduser("~/.hermes/vgwort_pool.py"), "get"],
+                            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30
+                        )
+                        if result.returncode == 0:
+                            pixel_data = json.loads(result.stdout)
+                            if pixel_data.get("ok"):
+                                vgwort_pixel_html = pixel_data.get("pixel_html", "")
+                                print(f"[VG-Wort] Zählmarke {pixel_data.get('public_id')} eingebaut, "
+                                      f"Pool: {pixel_data.get('pool_remaining')} übrig", flush=True)
+                            else:
+                                print(f"[VG-Wort] FEHLER: {pixel_data.get('error', 'unbekannt')}", flush=True)
                         else:
-                            print(f"[VG-Wort] FEHLER: {pixel_data.get('error', 'unbekannt')}", flush=True)
-                    else:
-                        print(f"[VG-Wort] Pool-Script fehlgeschlagen: {result.stderr}", flush=True)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    print(f"[VG-Wort] Ausnahme: {e}", flush=True)
+                            print(f"[VG-Wort] Pool-Script fehlgeschlagen: {result.stderr}", flush=True)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        print(f"[VG-Wort] Ausnahme: {e}", flush=True)
+                else:
+                    print(f"[VG-Wort] Übersprungen — Artikel geht auf Korrektur (state=0), "
+                          f"Zählmarke erst bei Live-Gang", flush=True)
 
                 if vgwort_pixel_html:
                     if '</article>' in article_body: