Index: cloudsync/utils/watchdog.py
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diff -u -rbc93cd656618402440375e4fdf986a1b42212e19 -r4c51787148b0f3db26bdc8e27d7632e7f972a86a
--- cloudsync/utils/watchdog.py	(.../watchdog.py)	(revision bc93cd656618402440375e4fdf986a1b42212e19)
+++ cloudsync/utils/watchdog.py	(.../watchdog.py)	(revision 4c51787148b0f3db26bdc8e27d7632e7f972a86a)
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import os
 from logging import Logger
 from threading import Event, Thread
-from time import sleep, time
+from time import monotonic, sleep
 
 
 # Default sentinel file path — cs.py monitors this to trigger process restart
@@ -169,7 +169,10 @@
                 if last_ts == 0:
                     is_stale = False
                 else:
-                    age = time() - last_ts
+                    # F13 — compare in monotonic time. A wall-clock step
+                    # (operator `date` command or ntpd correction) must not
+                    # trip the watchdog; only real elapsed idle time matters.
+                    age = monotonic() - last_ts
                     if age > entry["max_idle_s"]:
                         is_stale = True
                         stale_reason = ("progress stale %.1fs > max_idle_s %s"