diff --git a/my-tools/watch_blender_web_scheduler.py b/my-tools/watch_blender_web_scheduler.py
index 7578bcd4a..e1ead8182 100755
--- a/my-tools/watch_blender_web_scheduler.py
+++ b/my-tools/watch_blender_web_scheduler.py
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ def checkpoint_task(value: dict) -> str | None:
     return None
 
 
+def completed_manifest_for_task(task: str | None) -> bool:
+    """Return true only when the queue task has an immutable terminal manifest."""
+    if not task:
+        return False
+    try:
+        index = json.loads((ROOT / "tests/golden/WBV2/task-index.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        manifest = json.loads((ROOT / "tests/golden" / task / "manifest.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return False
+    return index.get("activeTask") is None and manifest.get("task") == task and manifest.get("status") == "done" and manifest.get("nextTask") is None
+
+
 def authorize_terminal_queue() -> tuple[bool, str]:
     """Ask the repository authorizer for one source-backed successor batch."""
     result = subprocess.run(
@@ -153,6 +165,13 @@ def main() -> int:
             saved_checkpoint = checkpoint()
             state = saved_checkpoint.get("state")
             applies = checkpoint_task(saved_checkpoint) == pointer.get("task")
+            # A failed child can leave a blocked checkpoint behind after the
+            # module runner has completed its manifest. Treat that checkpoint
+            # as stale runtime state and let the authorizer select the next
+            # batch instead of stopping the unattended loop.
+            if applies and state in {"complete", "blocked", "stopped"} and completed_manifest_for_task(pointer.get("task")):
+                applies = False
+                state = None
             if terminal_pointer(pointer) and args.auto_authorize:
                 authorized, output = authorize_terminal_queue()
                 if authorized: