diff --git a/bin/swarm-worker-supervise.sh b/bin/swarm-worker-supervise.sh
index b3b4845..21fc4e1 100755
--- a/bin/swarm-worker-supervise.sh
+++ b/bin/swarm-worker-supervise.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 SESSION="swarm-worker"
+SOCKET_PATH="/tmp/tmux-muse.sock"
 LOG_DIR="/home/super/Projects/NetVM/logs"
 LOG_FILE="${LOG_DIR}/swarm-worker.log"
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ WORKER_CMD="python3 /home/super/Projects/NetVM/bin/swarm_worker/daemon.py"
 WORKER_MATCH='swarm_worker/daemon.[p]y'
 
 session_exists() {
-    tmux has-session -t "$SESSION" 2>/dev/null
+    tmux -S "$SOCKET_PATH" has-session -t "$SESSION" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 worker_alive() {
@@ -34,21 +35,30 @@ worker_alive() {
 do_start() {
     mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
     if session_exists; then
-        echo "already running (tmux session $SESSION exists)"
+        echo "already running (tmux session $SESSION exists on $SOCKET_PATH)"
         return 0
     fi
-    tmux new-session -d -s "$SESSION" "$WORKER_CMD >>\"$LOG_FILE\" 2>&1"
+    tmux -S "$SOCKET_PATH" new-session -d -s "$SESSION" "$WORKER_CMD >>\"$LOG_FILE\" 2>&1"
     sleep 1
     if worker_alive; then
-        echo "started tmux session $SESSION (logging to $LOG_FILE)"
+        echo "started tmux session $SESSION on $SOCKET_PATH (logging to $LOG_FILE)"
     else
-        echo "WARNING: session $SESSION created but worker process not detected yet"
+        echo "WARNING: session $SESSION created on $SOCKET_PATH but worker process not detected yet"
     fi
 }
 
 do_stop() {
+    local stopped=0
     if session_exists; then
-        tmux kill-session -t "$SESSION"
+        tmux -S "$SOCKET_PATH" kill-session -t "$SESSION" 2>/dev/null || true
+        stopped=1
+    fi
+    # Also clean up accidental session on default socket if present
+    if tmux has-session -t "$SESSION" 2>/dev/null; then
+        tmux kill-session -t "$SESSION" 2>/dev/null || true
+        stopped=1
+    fi
+    if [ "$stopped" -eq 1 ]; then
         echo "stopped tmux session $SESSION"
     else
         echo "not running (no tmux session $SESSION)"
diff --git a/bin/swarm_worker/poller.py b/bin/swarm_worker/poller.py
index 69c6cb4..0181de5 100644
--- a/bin/swarm_worker/poller.py
+++ b/bin/swarm_worker/poller.py
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ def find_pending_slots(stale_minutes=STALE_MINUTES):
         created_ts = swarm.get("created_ts") or summary.get("created_ts")
         for slot in swarm.get("slots", []):
             status = (slot.get("status") or "").lower()
+            if status in ("done", "failed", "killed"):
+                continue
             result = slot.get("result")
             agent = slot.get("agent_id")
             pending = (status == "pending") or (not agent)