diff --git a/doc/idle-decision-expiry.md b/doc/idle-decision-expiry.md
index ff650090206..aaa4d96498b 100644
--- a/doc/idle-decision-expiry.md
+++ b/doc/idle-decision-expiry.md
@@ -92,3 +92,12 @@ buffers, and executes in 0.022 ms locally. The probe transaction rolls back. Thi
 is query evidence, not a production latency or savings claim. Workspace
 typecheck and build pass on the combined branch. Full PR CI and fresh review
 remain required before readiness.
+
+A follow-up paging regression uses 101 overdue rows sharing a PostgreSQL
+microsecond timestamp, with the first 100 writes failing. The original Date-based
+cursor rounded the timestamp to milliseconds and repeatedly selected that failed
+page, starving the last valid row. The cursor now carries PostgreSQL timestamp
+text into its tuple comparison; business deadline calculations still use Date.
+The regression failed before the fix and verifies progress past the failed page,
+then recovery of all failed rows after the fault is removed.
+The repaired expiry suite passes all 15 cases, and server typechecking passes.
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/decision-expiry-work.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/decision-expiry-work.test.ts
index aa9ab4c6813..1d8af145976 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/decision-expiry-work.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/decision-expiry-work.test.ts
@@ -240,4 +240,24 @@ const support = externalUrl ? { supported: true } : await getEmbeddedPostgresTes
     await start(); await quiet(); expect(wake).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
+
+  it("pages past a full failed batch using database timestamp precision", async () => {
+    const seed = await create(); await db.delete(decisions).where(eq(decisions.id, seed.id));
+    const ids = Array.from({ length: 101 }, (_, i) => `20000000-0000-4000-8000-${String(i).padStart(12, "0")}`);
+    await db.insert(decisions).values(ids.map(id => ({ ...seed, id })));
+    await db.execute(sql`update decisions set expires_at = date_trunc('milliseconds', now() - interval '1 minute') + interval '456 microseconds'`);
+    await db.execute(sql`create function decision_expiry_fail() returns trigger language plpgsql as $$ begin
+      if NEW.id <> '20000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000100' and NEW.status = 'expired' then raise exception 'expiry unavailable'; end if;
+      return NEW; end $$`);
+    await db.execute(sql`create trigger decision_expiry_fail before update on decisions for each row execute function decision_expiry_fail()`);
+    const recovery = service();
+    await expect(recovery.sweepTtlExpiry()).rejects.toThrow("Decision expiry failed");
+    expect(await recovery.sweepTtlExpiry()).toEqual({ expired: 1 });
+    expect((await service().get(ids.at(-1)!))?.status).toBe("expired");
+    await db.execute(sql`drop trigger decision_expiry_fail on decisions`);
+    expect(await recovery.sweepTtlExpiry()).toEqual({ expired: 100 });
+    expect(await recovery.sweepTtlExpiry()).toEqual({ expired: 0 });
+    expect(wake).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(101);
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/server/src/services/decision-expiry.ts b/server/src/services/decision-expiry.ts
index 66a6f004104..c6cbb5f82fb 100644
--- a/server/src/services/decision-expiry.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/decision-expiry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { and, asc, eq, lte, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { and, asc, eq, getTableColumns, lte, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { decisions, type Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { logActivity } from "./activity-log.js";
 import { writeDecisionChange } from "./decision-work-notifications.js";
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type ExpiryReason = "ttl" | "target_gone" | "target_completed";
 const open = sql`${decisions.status} = 'open'`;
 
 export function decisionExpiryService(db: Db, deliverContinuation: (id: string) => Promise<void>) {
-  let recoveryCursor: { expiresAt: Date; id: string } | undefined;
+  let recoveryCursor: { expiresAt: string; id: string } | undefined;
   async function expire(decision: Decision, reason: ExpiryReason, now: Date) {
     const [updated] = await writeDecisionChange(db, async tx => tx.update(decisions).set({
       status: "expired", updatedAt: now,
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ export function decisionExpiryService(db: Db, deliverContinuation: (id: string)
     return 1;
   }
 
-  async function due(now: Date, limit: number, cursor?: { expiresAt: Date; id: string }) {
-    return db.select().from(decisions).where(and(open, lte(decisions.expiresAt, now), cursor
-      ? sql`(${decisions.expiresAt}, ${decisions.id}) > (${cursor.expiresAt.toISOString()}::timestamptz, ${cursor.id}::uuid)` : undefined))
+  async function due(now: Date, limit: number, cursor?: { expiresAt: string; id: string }) {
+    return db.select({ ...getTableColumns(decisions), cursorExpiresAt: sql<string>`${decisions.expiresAt}::text` })
+      .from(decisions).where(and(open, lte(decisions.expiresAt, now), cursor
+      ? sql`(${decisions.expiresAt}, ${decisions.id}) > (${cursor.expiresAt}::timestamptz, ${cursor.id}::uuid)` : undefined))
       .orderBy(asc(decisions.expiresAt), asc(decisions.id)).limit(limit);
   }
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export function decisionExpiryService(db: Db, deliverContinuation: (id: string)
     for (const row of rows) {
       if (signal?.aborted) return { expired };
       try { expired += await expire(row, "ttl", now); } catch (error) { errors.push(error); }
-      recoveryCursor = { expiresAt: row.expiresAt, id: row.id };
+      recoveryCursor = { expiresAt: row.cursorExpiresAt, id: row.id };
     }
     if (rows.length < 100) recoveryCursor = undefined;
     if (errors.length === 1) throw errors[0];