diff --git a/cc-ci-plan/launch.py b/cc-ci-plan/launch.py
index b47ed13..61b4a73 100644
--- a/cc-ci-plan/launch.py
+++ b/cc-ci-plan/launch.py
@@ -436,7 +436,11 @@ def limit_tick(role, session, pane):
     if ACTIVE_RE.search(pane2) and not LIMIT_RE.search(pane2):
         log(f"limit lifted on {role} ({session}) — probe resumed it")
         _clear_limit_state(session)
-        return False
+        # Return True ("handled this tick") so the caller does NOT continue evaluating
+        # its pre-resume pane capture — that stale data held an old WAITING-UNTIL and
+        # got a freshly-resumed session rebooted (2026-06-11 05:52). Next tick sees the
+        # live session normally.
+        return True
     until, _ = _next_limit_until(pane2, now)
     if nudges == 3:
         log(f"WARNING: {role} ({session}) still limited after {nudges} probes — "