diff --git a/fleetd/src/main/java/dev/ltms/fleet/config/FleetConfig.java b/fleetd/src/main/java/dev/ltms/fleet/config/FleetConfig.java
index 4559ded..238b305 100644
--- a/fleetd/src/main/java/dev/ltms/fleet/config/FleetConfig.java
+++ b/fleetd/src/main/java/dev/ltms/fleet/config/FleetConfig.java
@@ -1399,11 +1399,13 @@ public record FleetConfig(
      * called FROM the calling lead's own turn, so its pane is still {@code WORKING} the instant
      * {@code confirm()} validates every gate and schedules the roll. {@code
      * dev.ltms.fleet.lead.LeadRollover}'s deferred continuation waits up to this many seconds for
-     * that SAME pane to report an injectable state again — i.e. for the calling turn to actually
-     * end — before it sends {@code /clear} at all. If that wait times out, no {@code /clear} is
+     * that SAME pane to report {@code IDLE} or {@code DONE} — i.e. for the calling turn to actually
+     * end — before it sends {@code /clear} at all. {@code BLOCKED} does not count: that is a live
+     * turn merely paused, not one that has finished. If that wait times out, no {@code /clear} is
      * ever sent: a lead that never goes idle is still doing real work, and clearing it would
      * destroy live context. This is a separate wait from {@code clearSettleSeconds} below, which
-     * bounds the SECOND wait, for the pane to re-settle AFTER {@code /clear} has already gone out.
+     * bounds the SECOND wait, for the pane to reach {@code IDLE} or {@code DONE} again AFTER
+     * {@code /clear} has already gone out.
      *
      * @param handoverPath required when this block is present — where the handover file a fresh
      *                     lead session reads must live. There is no sane non-null default for an
@@ -1422,12 +1424,13 @@ public record FleetConfig(
      * @param maxDocAgeSeconds default 3600 — refuse a handover file whose modified time is older
      *                     than this many seconds, so a stale leftover from an earlier rollover
      *                     attempt can never be mistaken for a fresh one.
-     * @param turnSettleSeconds default 20 — bound on how long the deferred roll waits for the
-     *                     CALLING lead's own turn to end (its pane to report injectable again)
-     *                     before sending {@code /clear} at all. See the paragraph above.
+     * @param turnSettleSeconds default 300 — bound on how long the deferred roll waits for the
+     *                     CALLING lead's own turn to end (its pane to report {@code IDLE} or
+     *                     {@code DONE}) before sending {@code /clear} at all. See the paragraph
+     *                     above.
      * @param clearSettleSeconds default 20 — bound on how long to wait for the lead's pane to
-     *                     report an injectable state again after {@code /clear} before giving up. A
-     *                     roll that times out here never sends {@code bootstrapText}.
+     *                     report {@code IDLE} or {@code DONE} again after {@code /clear} before
+     *                     giving up. A roll that times out here never sends {@code bootstrapText}.
      * @param bootstrapText default a sentence naming the RESOLVED handover path — sent to the
      *                     lead's pane once it settles after {@code /clear}, telling the fresh
      *                     session where to read the handover and carry on. Left {@code null} here
@@ -1444,7 +1447,7 @@ public record FleetConfig(
         public LeadRollover {
             requireOperatorConfirm = requireOperatorConfirm == null || requireOperatorConfirm;
             maxDocAgeSeconds = (maxDocAgeSeconds == null || maxDocAgeSeconds <= 0) ? 3600 : maxDocAgeSeconds;
-            turnSettleSeconds = (turnSettleSeconds == null || turnSettleSeconds <= 0) ? 20 : turnSettleSeconds;
+            turnSettleSeconds = (turnSettleSeconds == null || turnSettleSeconds <= 0) ? 300 : turnSettleSeconds;
             clearSettleSeconds = (clearSettleSeconds == null || clearSettleSeconds <= 0) ? 20 : clearSettleSeconds;
             bootstrapText = (bootstrapText == null || bootstrapText.isBlank()) ? null : bootstrapText;
         }
diff --git a/fleetd/src/test/java/dev/ltms/fleet/config/FleetConfigTest.java b/fleetd/src/test/java/dev/ltms/fleet/config/FleetConfigTest.java
index d5d2d65..508e460 100644
--- a/fleetd/src/test/java/dev/ltms/fleet/config/FleetConfigTest.java
+++ b/fleetd/src/test/java/dev/ltms/fleet/config/FleetConfigTest.java
@@ -3175,4 +3175,41 @@ class FleetConfigTest {
         FleetConfig cfg = FleetConfig.load(f);
         assertTrue(cfg.models().offIds().isEmpty());
     }
+
+    // ── fleetd #651: leadRollover.turnSettleSeconds default resolution ─────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void turnSettleSecondsDefaultsTo300WhenUnset(@TempDir Path dir) throws Exception {
+        Path f = dir.resolve("bare-rollover.yaml");
+        Files.writeString(f, "bind:\n  port: 8080\nleadRollover: {}\n");
+
+        FleetConfig.LeadRollover rollover = FleetConfig.load(f).leadRollover();
+        assertNotNull(rollover);
+        assertEquals(300, rollover.turnSettleSeconds());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void turnSettleSecondsUsesAnExplicitPositiveValue(@TempDir Path dir) throws Exception {
+        Path f = dir.resolve("rollover.yaml");
+        Files.writeString(f, """
+                bind:
+                  port: 8080
+                leadRollover:
+                  turnSettleSeconds: 45
+                """);
+
+        FleetConfig.LeadRollover rollover = FleetConfig.load(f).leadRollover();
+        assertEquals(45, rollover.turnSettleSeconds());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void turnSettleSecondsFallsBackTo300WhenZeroOrNegative(@TempDir Path dir) throws Exception {
+        Path zero = dir.resolve("zero.yaml");
+        Files.writeString(zero, "bind:\n  port: 8080\nleadRollover:\n  turnSettleSeconds: 0\n");
+        assertEquals(300, FleetConfig.load(zero).leadRollover().turnSettleSeconds());
+
+        Path negative = dir.resolve("negative.yaml");
+        Files.writeString(negative, "bind:\n  port: 8080\nleadRollover:\n  turnSettleSeconds: -5\n");
+        assertEquals(300, FleetConfig.load(negative).leadRollover().turnSettleSeconds());
+    }
 }