diff --git a/internal/daemon/server.go b/internal/daemon/server.go
index 6abdf51..8ae29b4 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/server.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/server.go
@@ -499,11 +499,10 @@ func (s *Server) captureOutput(name string, h *sessionHandle) {
 		now := time.Now()
 		h.stoppedAt = &now
 
-		if meta, err := s.storage.LoadMeta(name); err == nil {
+		s.storage.UpdateMeta(name, func(meta *SessionMeta) {
 			meta.State = StateStopped
 			meta.StoppedAt = &now
-			s.storage.SaveMeta(name, meta)
-		}
+		})
 	}()
 
 	buf := make([]byte, ReadBufferSize)
@@ -622,15 +621,16 @@ func (s *Server) handleRead(req Request) Response {
 			result = string(output)
 		}
 
-		if req.Cursor != "" {
-			if meta.Cursors == nil {
-				meta.Cursors = make(map[string]int64)
+		storage.UpdateMeta(req.Name, func(m *SessionMeta) {
+			if req.Cursor != "" {
+				if m.Cursors == nil {
+					m.Cursors = make(map[string]int64)
+				}
+				m.Cursors[req.Cursor] = totalLen
+			} else {
+				m.ReadPos = totalLen
 			}
-			meta.Cursors[req.Cursor] = totalLen
-		} else {
-			meta.ReadPos = totalLen
-		}
-		storage.SaveMeta(req.Name, meta)
+		})
 	default:
 		output, err := storage.ReadAll(req.Name)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -682,15 +682,16 @@ func (s *Server) handleReadTUI(req Request, h *sessionHandle, screen *vterm.Scre
 			result = screen.Render()
 		}
 
-		if req.Cursor != "" {
-			if meta.Cursors == nil {
-				meta.Cursors = make(map[string]int64)
+		s.storage.UpdateMeta(req.Name, func(m *SessionMeta) {
+			if req.Cursor != "" {
+				if m.Cursors == nil {
+					m.Cursors = make(map[string]int64)
+				}
+				m.Cursors[req.Cursor] = currentVersion
+			} else {
+				m.ReadPos = currentVersion
 			}
-			meta.Cursors[req.Cursor] = currentVersion
-		} else {
-			meta.ReadPos = currentVersion
-		}
-		s.storage.SaveMeta(req.Name, meta)
+		})
 	default:
 		result = screen.Render()
 	}
@@ -924,11 +925,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleStop(req Request) Response {
 	now := time.Now()
 	h.stoppedAt = &now
 
-	if meta, err := s.storage.LoadMeta(req.Name); err == nil {
+	s.storage.UpdateMeta(req.Name, func(meta *SessionMeta) {
 		meta.State = StateStopped
 		meta.StoppedAt = &now
-		s.storage.SaveMeta(req.Name, meta)
-	}
+	})
 
 	return Response{Success: true}
 }
@@ -1188,9 +1188,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleResize(req Request) Response {
 	}
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 
-	meta.Cols = cols
-	meta.Rows = rows
-	if err := storage.SaveMeta(req.Name, meta); err != nil {
+	if err := storage.UpdateMeta(req.Name, func(m *SessionMeta) {
+		m.Cols = cols
+		m.Rows = rows
+	}); err != nil {
 		return Response{Success: false, Error: fmt.Sprintf("save meta: %v", err)}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/daemon/storage.go b/internal/daemon/storage.go
index d593807..3384916 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/storage.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/storage.go
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ type OutputStorage interface {
 
 	LoadMeta(session string) (*SessionMeta, error)
 	SaveMeta(session string, meta *SessionMeta) error
+	UpdateMeta(session string, fn func(meta *SessionMeta)) error
 	ListSessions() ([]string, error)
 }
diff --git a/internal/daemon/storage_file.go b/internal/daemon/storage_file.go
index 20d082d..d15bb96 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/storage_file.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/storage_file.go
@@ -207,6 +207,18 @@ func (s *FileStorage) saveMetaLocked(session string, meta *SessionMeta) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *FileStorage) UpdateMeta(session string, fn func(meta *SessionMeta)) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	meta, err := s.loadMetaLocked(session)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fn(meta)
+	return s.saveMetaLocked(session, meta)
+}
+
 func (s *FileStorage) ListSessions() ([]string, error) {
 	s.mu.RLock()
 	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
diff --git a/internal/daemon/storage_memory.go b/internal/daemon/storage_memory.go
index 63a4d2e..6ba0a15 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/storage_memory.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/storage_memory.go
@@ -162,6 +162,18 @@ func (s *MemoryStorage) SaveMeta(session string, meta *SessionMeta) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *MemoryStorage) UpdateMeta(session string, fn func(meta *SessionMeta)) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	meta, exists := s.metas[session]
+	if !exists {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session %q not found", session)
+	}
+	fn(meta)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *MemoryStorage) ListSessions() ([]string, error) {
 	s.mu.RLock()
 	defer s.mu.RUnlock()