diff --git a/.github/workflows/crisp-triage.yml b/.github/workflows/crisp-triage.yml
index fee8a00..2fface1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crisp-triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crisp-triage.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ name: Crisp triage
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "0 */3 * * *"
+    # Minute 17, not 0 -- every scheduled workflow on GitHub competing for the
+    # exact top of the hour is a documented cause of delayed/dropped runs.
+    # Confirmed for real: two consecutive 3h slots (12:00 and 15:00 UTC)
+    # never fired at all on 2026-09-29, no failed/skipped run logged either,
+    # they just silently didn't happen.
+    - cron: "17 */3 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       skip_dedupe_check: