1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/names/server.js b/names/server.js
index 1048e4d..fbb7737 100644
--- a/names/server.js
+++ b/names/server.js
@@ -853,7 +853,11 @@ async function retryTick() {
   if (!q.length) return;
   const still = [];
   for (const p of q) {
-    if (p.next && Date.now() < p.next) { still.push(p); continue; }
+    // A top-up that "didn't settle" in its 60 s window can land later (two
+    // did, 2026-10-22, once the ASP's pool refilled), and nothing resets the
+    // backoff then: a payment the float can now cover goes now.
+    const floatCovers = !p.foreign && fwd.balance().spendableSat >= p.sat;
+    if (p.next && Date.now() < p.next && !floatCovers) { still.push(p); continue; }
     try { await forward(p.name, p.sat, p.hash, p.pubkey); }
     catch (e) {
       log(`forward retry failed for ${p.name} (${p.sat} sat, try ${(p.tries || 0) + 1}): ${e.message}`);