diff --git a/chain.js b/chain.js
index f572f09..c03e284 100644
--- a/chain.js
+++ b/chain.js
@@ -220,6 +220,39 @@ function genBetween(fromId, toId) {
   return null;
 }
 
+// Pull a parent's two matrix slots straight from contract storage — authoritative
+// and order-independent, so a new placement shows in the tree within one poll (~60s)
+// instead of waiting for the once-a-day full snapshot. Returns true on success.
+async function refreshChildren(pid) {
+  if (!pid || !state.members[pid]) return false;
+  try {
+    const r = await ethCall(SEL.getMatrixChildren + encU(pid));
+    state.members[pid].l = wInt(r, 0) || 0;
+    state.members[pid].r = wInt(r, 1) || 0;
+    return true;
+  } catch (e) { return false; }
+}
+// Queue a just-registered member whose placement couldn't be wired this pass
+// (e.g. a transient fetchMember failure) so the next tick retries it — never
+// silently deferring to the daily snapshot again.
+function enqueueWire(id) {
+  if (!state.pendingWire) state.pendingWire = [];
+  if (!state.pendingWire.includes(id)) state.pendingWire.push(id);
+}
+// Retry all queued placements; drop each one that successfully wires.
+async function drainPendingWire() {
+  if (!state.pendingWire || !state.pendingWire.length) return;
+  const still = [];
+  for (const id of state.pendingWire) {
+    try {
+      const m = await fetchMember(id);
+      if (m) { Object.assign(state.members[id], { uplineId: m.uplineId, level: m.level }); await refreshChildren(m.uplineId); }
+      else still.push(id);
+    } catch (e) { still.push(id); }
+  }
+  state.pendingWire = still;
+}
+
 async function processRange(fromBlock, toBlock) {
   const logs = await rpc('eth_getLogs', [{
     address: CONTRACT, fromBlock: '0x' + fromBlock.toString(16), toBlock: '0x' + toBlock.toString(16),
@@ -287,11 +320,12 @@ async function processRange(fromBlock, toBlock) {
       const m = await fetchMember(id);
       if (m) {
         Object.assign(state.members[id], { uplineId: m.uplineId, level: m.level });
-        // wire the new member into the parent's matrix slots so trees update live
-        const par = state.members[m.uplineId];
-        if (par) { if (!par.l) par.l = id; else if (!par.r && par.l !== id) par.r = id; }
-      }
-    } catch (e) { /* picked up by next snapshot */ }
+        // wire the new member in by reading the parent's slots straight from the
+        // contract — authoritative and order-independent (fixes both l and r even
+        // if an earlier sibling's wiring was missed)
+        await refreshChildren(m.uplineId);
+      } else { enqueueWire(id); }
+    } catch (e) { enqueueWire(id); } // retry next tick, don't wait for the daily snapshot
   }
   state.payouts.sort((a, b) => (a.ts || 0) - (b.ts || 0));
   if (state.payouts.length > KEEP_PAYOUTS) state.payouts = state.payouts.slice(-KEEP_PAYOUTS);
@@ -320,6 +354,7 @@ async function tick() {
       from = to + 1;
       if (from <= latest) await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 150));
     }
+    await drainPendingWire(); // reconcile any placements that couldn't wire on their first pass
     state.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
     saveState();
   } catch (e) {