diff --git a/packages/processing-control/src/runtimes.mjs b/packages/processing-control/src/runtimes.mjs
index 05e439c1a..a11cb8e52 100644
--- a/packages/processing-control/src/runtimes.mjs
+++ b/packages/processing-control/src/runtimes.mjs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ async function ownStop(args, key, options) {
   };
   const termEnd = started + grace, deadline = termEnd + observe;
   let termTried = false, killTried = false;
-  while (now() <= deadline) {
+  for (;;) {
     try { record = runtime(root, record.id); }
     catch {
       const present = readdirSync(directory(root, 'runtimes')).includes(record.id + '.json');
diff --git a/packages/processing-control/tests/stop-run.test.mjs b/packages/processing-control/tests/stop-run.test.mjs
index ed69bc111..5277ea7fe 100644
--- a/packages/processing-control/tests/stop-run.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/processing-control/tests/stop-run.test.mjs
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ test('failed signal delivery observes alive, records no invented signals and nev
   assert.equal(f.sleeps.reduce((a,b)=>a+b,0), 7000);
   assert.deepEqual(await stopRun(f.args, f.options), result);
 });
+test('a sleep past the stop deadline still observes an alive run after both signals', async t => {
+  const f = setup(t); let time = 0;
+  f.options.now = () => time;
+  f.options.sleep = async ms => { time += ms + 1; };
+  f.options.signal = (_r, sig) => { f.signals.push(sig); return true; };
+  const result = await stopRun(f.args, f.options);
+  assert.ok(time > 7000, 'the last sleep wakes past the complete stop deadline');
+  assert.deepEqual(f.signals, ['SIGTERM', 'SIGKILL']);
+  assert.equal(result.outcome, 'alive');
+  assert.deepEqual(result.signals, ['SIGTERM', 'SIGKILL']);
+});
 test('missing run and another business never borrow a pid or signal', async t => {
   const f = setup(t);
   for (const args of [{ ...f.args, run: 'missing' }, { ...f.args, business: 'other' }]) {