diff --git a/MANIFEST.sha256 b/MANIFEST.sha256
index dc05e51..fb9ec65 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.sha256
+++ b/MANIFEST.sha256
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ d4d912fbec5d674a16c2c12242332335924405ebc6bdf080c904d32e08d15396  tests/test_sov
 583706bc944261a63b317d75ad666604155d3a286ae99ad21b13d2321d7d7341  tests/test_sovereign_renderer_contract.mjs
 6238a56aa042a20b86e3b555786d34849094c894d8473fd80d6a5255d38a5108  tests/test_sovereign_renderer_motion_upgrade.mjs
 3f63626f40bebc0746521643f1fff6bc522e402218965ee327b8725b6e50dc94  tests/test_sovereign_reproduction.mjs
-2fd7bc90cad5a8d5d51925ac2579267cc42505b4fee5dbbe8a8acd3ed6eb2e06  tests/test_sovereign_runtime_contract.mjs
+f6c7f2623eeeeea2faebe84c30e135c6357403b3c44aee379dc5f8058064ecac  tests/test_sovereign_runtime_contract.mjs
 6c69813ab0bc4cb1534b82e8a7d06dc323c8a6c0458298e0a0584b7bde4d47e8  tests/test_sovereign_shell.mjs
 3addb20df209d6f6ad84ff37adaa7dd67bf2c10adfc4c372559bc32543311415  tests/test_sovereign_shelter_environment.mjs
 218e8e718765fa3e19aead2359ab5cec36778c6fda596176d8b016a38843da00  tests/test_sovereign_society.mjs
 5357326e16f8493d08ecc0a56bae1a48773c1f2e979f830f99181054e144ce7a  tests/test_sovereign_transient_physics_upgrade.mjs
-f083f228454b586273016fe7265d7badd2e7910f6484be49f0c88640670d5214  worker/src/index.js
+f19d6c322cd8b17bd8f65560e4602d523899f8546d70dd40a783cc8a285ab0a7  worker/src/index.js
 2eac2b46fb9337eb62b4b716be26eb11f92359c58e6c6685039f3506346a09fb  world/actions.js
 79cdf84d53e19cb1500f2a782aad657d49281005c7809e06bfcf190f7411f294  world/artifacts.js
 251ef01a7616cef68bba68b1bc81ac62d30b0bd1685a8beb9784c4ba55fa469b  world/beliefs.js
diff --git a/tests/test_sovereign_runtime_contract.mjs b/tests/test_sovereign_runtime_contract.mjs
index 159b86c..28440c5 100644
--- a/tests/test_sovereign_runtime_contract.mjs
+++ b/tests/test_sovereign_runtime_contract.mjs
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ test('constructor never postpones a due alarm and alarm handler keeps the schedu
   assert.match(alarm,/finally/);
   assert.match(alarm,/setAlarm\(Date\.now\(\)\+ALARM_MS\)/);
 });
+test('runtime recovery is persisted immediately before hibernation can discard the rebase',()=>{
+  const tickStart=worker.indexOf('async tick(){');
+  const tickEnd=worker.indexOf('async alarm(){',tickStart);
+  const tick=worker.slice(tickStart,tickEnd);
+
+  assert.match(tick,/progress\.recovered/);
+  assert.match(tick,/persist\(\{forceSeal:true\}\)/);
+
+  const recoveryIndex=tick.indexOf('progress.recovered');
+  const checkpointIndex=tick.indexOf('checkpointDue',recoveryIndex);
+
+  assert.ok(recoveryIndex>=0);
+  assert.ok(checkpointIndex>recoveryIndex);
+});
+
 test('canonical world persists in Durable Object SQLite with SHA-256 checkpoint seals',()=>{
   assert.match(worker,/storage\.sql/);
   assert.match(worker,/CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS world_state/);
diff --git a/worker/src/index.js b/worker/src/index.js
index 6920ef2..a84524a 100644
--- a/worker/src/index.js
+++ b/worker/src/index.js
@@ -284,7 +284,12 @@ export class SovereignWorld {
       this.world.clock.worldMinute-lastPersisted >=
       PERSIST_INTERVAL_WORLD_MINUTES;
 
-    if(checkpointDue){
+    if(progress.recovered){
+      // Recovery rebases realEpochMs so downtime is not counted as lived
+      // world time. Persist that boundary immediately; otherwise Durable
+      // Object hibernation can discard it and reload the pre-recovery state.
+      await this.persist({forceSeal:true});
+    }else if(checkpointDue){
       await this.persist();
     }