diff --git a/apps/web/src/context/gameContext.tsx b/apps/web/src/context/gameContext.tsx
index e3275b7..aa51ce7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/context/gameContext.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/context/gameContext.tsx
@@ -1316,11 +1316,13 @@ export const GameProvider = ({
 
               /*
                * "Boss is not currently available" is an expected race condition
-               * in the tick loop — suppress telemetry for this case only
+               * when the client is ahead of the server save — silently skip and
+               * let the next tick retry rather than halting automation.
                */
-              if (message !== "Boss is not currently available") {
-                logError("auto_boss", error_);
+              if (message === "Boss is not currently available") {
+                return;
               }
+              logError("auto_boss", error_);
               setAutoBossError(message);
               setState((previous) => {
                 if (previous === null) {