diff --git a/server/Cargo.lock b/server/Cargo.lock
index 3adb44117..d8913abde 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.lock
+++ b/server/Cargo.lock
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "settled-reach-server"
-version = "0.1.33"
+version = "0.1.34"
 dependencies = [
  "bevy_app",
  "bevy_ecs",
diff --git a/server/src/bridge/mod.rs b/server/src/bridge/mod.rs
index c78182c86..c88912621 100644
--- a/server/src/bridge/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/bridge/mod.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ impl Plugin for BridgePlugin {
                     receive_bridge_inputs.before(crate::simulation::input::process_player_input),
                     debug::handle_debug_commands
                         .after(crate::simulation::input::process_player_input)
-                        .after(crate::simulation::economy::tick_economy_simulation)
+                        // Note: NOT ordered after tick_economy_simulation — that creates a
+                        // schedule cycle (debug → observer → advance_tick → econ → debug).
+                        // GetEconState reads from EconStateResource which may be one tick
+                        // stale on economy-tick boundaries. Acceptable for debug tooling.
                         .before(crate::perception::observer::compute_observer_snapshot),
                     crate::perception::observer::compute_visibility_geometry
                         .after(crate::simulation::movement::validate_movement),
diff --git a/server/src/simulation/mod.rs b/server/src/simulation/mod.rs
index 7e0575baf..6f2edd14f 100644
--- a/server/src/simulation/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/simulation/mod.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,13 @@ impl Plugin for SimulationPlugin {
             Update,
             (
                 economy::tick_economy_simulation
-                    .after(time::advance_tick)
+                    .after(input::process_player_input)
+                    // Note: runs BEFORE advance_tick, not after. The economy checks
+                    // time.tick which is the CURRENT tick (not yet advanced). This
+                    // avoids a schedule cycle: observer_snapshot → X → advance_tick
+                    // → tick_economy → observer_snapshot. Running before advance_tick
+                    // means the economy triggers on tick 9 instead of 10 — a naming
+                    // difference, not a correctness issue.
                     .before(crate::perception::observer::compute_observer_snapshot),
                 economy::serve_econ_state_query
                     .after(economy::tick_economy_simulation)