diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index 787bd37..7d45122 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,12 @@ export function buildServer() {
   const refitTimer = setInterval(() => {
     if (model.refitTeamDc(state.allFixtures())) broadcast();
   }, 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
-  app.addHook('onClose', async () => clearInterval(refitTimer));
+  // The boot refit ran before ingestion restored finished matches — run once
+  // more after the boot sweep settles so a restart keeps tournament context.
+  const refitOnce = setTimeout(() => {
+    if (model.refitTeamDc(state.allFixtures())) broadcast();
+  }, 5 * 60_000);
+  app.addHook('onClose', async () => { clearInterval(refitTimer); clearTimeout(refitOnce); });
 
   // ---- static SPA (prod) with history fallback + per-route OG meta ----
   if (existsSync(STATIC_DIR)) {