diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd.ts
index f1661764..8b88f24e 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd.ts
@@ -3970,6 +3970,20 @@ function waitForQuickVerifyPromptTurn(state: SentinelCicdState, observerId: stri
         fallback,
       };
     }
+    if (payload.ok === false && payload.failure === "quick-verify-wait-chunk-timeout") {
+      const fallback = quickVerifyTurnSummaryFallback(state, observerId, promptIndex);
+      if (fallback.ok === true) {
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          ...terminalPayload,
+          status: stringAtNullable(fallback, "status") ?? status,
+          traceId: stringAtNullable(fallback, "traceId") ?? payload.traceId ?? null,
+          finalResponseEmpty: false,
+          fallback,
+          warnings: ["quick verify wait chunk timed out, but bounded turn-summary artifacts show this round completed; continuing validation."],
+        };
+      }
+    }
     if (payload.ok === true) return { ok: true, ...terminalPayload };
     if (isQuickVerifyTurnSuccessful(status)) {
       if (payload?.finalResponseEmpty !== true) return { ok: true, ...terminalPayload };