From 69bc49b2ae2d67d2c3dba06f79853a7e567ddb07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gustavo Madeira Santana <gumadeiras@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:07:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: avoid zero-delay heartbeat rerun on in-flight skip
 (openclaw#14901) thanks @joeykrug

---
 src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
index 15d93286a3c..44defb25e89 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ export function startHeartbeatRunner(opts: {
         continue;
       }
       if (res.status === "skipped" && res.reason === "requests-in-flight") {
+        agent.lastRunMs = now;
+        agent.nextDueMs = now + agent.intervalMs;
         scheduleNext();
         return res;
       }