diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index 5225276..ad01a56 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -201,21 +201,32 @@ function exportReviewRows(rows, filters) {
 
 function buildSelectedReviewExportRow(node, form) {
   if (!node) return null
+  const savedReview = node.review || {}
+  const formStatus = form?.status || ''
+  const formComment = form?.comment ?? ''
+  const hasSavedReview = Boolean(savedReview.status || savedReview.comment || savedReview.updated_at)
+  const formChanged = Boolean(
+    formStatus
+    && (formStatus !== (savedReview.status || '') || formComment !== (savedReview.comment || ''))
+    && formComment.trim()
+  )
+  if (!hasSavedReview && !formChanged) return null
+
   const meta = getProgramNodeReviewMeta({
     ...node,
     review: {
-      ...(node.review || {}),
-      status: form?.status || node.review?.status,
-      comment: form?.comment ?? node.review?.comment,
+      ...savedReview,
+      status: formChanged ? formStatus : savedReview.status,
+      comment: formChanged ? formComment : savedReview.comment,
     },
   })
-  const comment = form?.comment ?? node.review?.comment ?? ''
+  const comment = formChanged ? formComment : (savedReview.comment || '')
   if (meta.status === 'unreviewed' && !comment.trim()) return null
   return {
     node: {
       ...node,
       review: {
-        ...(node.review || {}),
+        ...savedReview,
         status: meta.status,
         comment,
       },
@@ -2002,7 +2013,7 @@ function TutorApp({ currentUser, onLogout }) {
       ? exportableReviewRows.some(({ node }) => node.key === selectedReviewExportRow.node.key)
       : true
     const reviewRowsToExport = selectedReviewExportRow && !selectedReviewAlreadyIncluded
-      ? [selectedReviewExportRow]
+      ? [...exportableReviewRows, selectedReviewExportRow]
       : exportableReviewRows
     const selectedNodeStatus = selectedProgramNode?.status || {}
     const totalLessonCards = studentProgram?.assets?.reduce((sum, asset) => sum + (asset.sections?.length || 0), 0) || 0