diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 5305796..2785644 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var CLAGENTIC_HOME = process.env.CLAGENTIC_HOME
 var OLD_CLAY_HOME = path.join(REAL_HOME, ".clay");
 if (!fs.existsSync(CLAGENTIC_HOME) && fs.existsSync(OLD_CLAY_HOME)) {
   try {
-    fs.cpSync(OLD_CLAY_HOME, CLAGENTIC_HOME, { recursive: true });
+    fs.cpSync(OLD_CLAY_HOME, CLAGENTIC_HOME, { recursive: true, preserveTimestamps: true });
     console.log("[config] Migrated " + OLD_CLAY_HOME + " → " + CLAGENTIC_HOME + " — ~/.clay/ can be deleted when verified");
   } catch (e) {
     console.error("[config] Migration failed:", e.message);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(_consoleMigrated) && fs.existsSync(CLAGENTIC_HOME)) {
       var _src = path.join(CLAGENTIC_HOME, _rootEntries[_ri]);
       var _dst = path.join(CLAGENTIC_HOME, "console", _rootEntries[_ri]);
       if (!fs.existsSync(_dst)) {
-        try { fs.cpSync(_src, _dst, { recursive: true }); } catch (_ce) {}
+        try { fs.cpSync(_src, _dst, { recursive: true, preserveTimestamps: true }); } catch (_ce) {}
       }
     }
     // Write sentinel only after the sweep completes so a crash mid-sweep