diff --git a/scripts/apricot-run.sh b/scripts/apricot-run.sh
index 5ad23b33..4aa8e9e0 100755
--- a/scripts/apricot-run.sh
+++ b/scripts/apricot-run.sh
@@ -263,18 +263,27 @@ if [[ "${MODE}" == "status" ]]; then
     QUERY_STAMP="${1:?usage: apricot-run.sh status <stamp>}"
     UNIT="mc-batch-${QUERY_STAMP}"
 
-    # Single ssh probe with short ConnectTimeout. Three lightweight queries:
+    # Single ssh probe with short ConnectTimeout. Four lightweight queries:
     #   1. systemctl --user is-active <unit>  (active|inactive|failed|unknown)
     #   2. count of completion.marker files under <stamp>/*/
     #   3. count of turn_stats.jsonl files under <stamp>/*/game_*/
+    #   4. count of live godot processes for THIS batch stamp
     # We also read seeds_total from the first submode dir if present.
+    #
+    # The godot-proc count is load-bearing: `flatpak run` detaches into a
+    # systemd user scope, so autoplay-batch.sh's `wait` returns and
+    # completion.marker is touched while the actual godot processes are still
+    # running headless games. Without checking live procs, fetch would pull
+    # mid-run turn_stats with outcome=in_progress and the consumer would
+    # think the gate failed when in fact games hadn't finished yet.
     PROBE='set +e
         IS_ACTIVE=$(systemctl --user is-active '"${UNIT}"' 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
         MARKER_COUNT=$(ls "$HOME/.cache/mc-batches/'"${QUERY_STAMP}"'"/*/completion.marker 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d " ")
         STATS_COUNT=$(ls "$HOME/.cache/mc-batches/'"${QUERY_STAMP}"'"/*/game_*/turn_stats.jsonl 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d " ")
+        GODOT_PROCS=$(pgrep -af "godot.*'"${QUERY_STAMP}"'" 2>/dev/null | grep -c "godot --path" || echo 0)
         SEEDS_TOTAL=$(cat "$HOME/.cache/mc-batches/'"${QUERY_STAMP}"'"/*/seeds_total 2>/dev/null | head -1)
         SEEDS_TOTAL=${SEEDS_TOTAL:-0}
-        printf "%s|%s|%s|%s\n" "$IS_ACTIVE" "$MARKER_COUNT" "$STATS_COUNT" "$SEEDS_TOTAL"'
+        printf "%s|%s|%s|%s|%s\n" "$IS_ACTIVE" "$MARKER_COUNT" "$STATS_COUNT" "$SEEDS_TOTAL" "$GODOT_PROCS"'
 
     PROBE_OUT="$(ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -o BatchMode=yes "${APRICOT}" "${PROBE}" 2>/dev/null)" || PROBE_OUT=""