Merge branch 'main' into fix/mint-rate-limit-and-fallback

# Conflicts:
#	routstr/core/settings.py
#	routstr/lightning.py
#	routstr/wallet.py
#	tests/integration/test_lightning_invoice_constraints.py
#	tests/unit/test_fee_payout_migration.py
#	tests/unit/test_fetch_all_balances.py

.env.example

@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ ROUTSTR_SECRET_KEY=
 
 # Database
 # DATABASE_URL=sqlite+aiosqlite:///keys.db
+# Pool controls are validated at boot, sourced only from the environment, and
+# logged at startup. Keep total capacity across all workers below the database
+# connection limit. Pre-ping is automatic for networked backends; SQLite may
+# explicitly opt in if desired.
+# DATABASE_POOL_SIZE=5
+# DATABASE_MAX_OVERFLOW=10
+# DATABASE_POOL_TIMEOUT=30
+# DATABASE_POOL_RECYCLE=1800
+# DATABASE_POOL_PRE_PING=false
+# Warn when a checkout is held this many seconds.
+# DATABASE_POOL_HOLD_WARN_SECONDS=10
+# SQLite serialises writes; increasing its pool can trade pool timeouts for
+# "database is locked" errors rather than increasing write throughput.
 
 # Node Information
 # NAME=My Routstr Node
@@ -31,7 +44,9 @@ ROUTSTR_SECRET_KEY=
 # RELAYS="wss://relay.damus.io,wss://relay.nostr.band,wss://eden.nostr.land,wss://relay.routstr.com"
 # ENABLE_ANALYTICS_SHARING=true
 # CASHU_MINTS="https://mint.minibits.cash/Bitcoin,https://mint.cubabitcoin.org,https://ecashmint.otrta.me"
+# MINT_OPERATION_CONCURRENCY=4
 # RECEIVE_LN_ADDRESS=
+# REFUND_SWEEP_CLAIM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=900
 
 # Custom Pricing Configuration
 # MODEL_BASED_PRICING=true

migrations/versions/aa50fde387a2_add_refund_sweep_claim_lease.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""add refund sweep claim lease
+
+Revision ID: aa50fde387a2
+Revises: 9c4d8e2f1a6b
+Create Date: 2026-07-26 12:50:10.509217
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+revision = "aa50fde387a2"
+down_revision = "9c4d8e2f1a6b"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    columns = {
+        column["name"]
+        for column in sa.inspect(conn).get_columns("cashu_transactions")
+    }
+    if "sweep_started_at" not in columns:
+        op.add_column(
+            "cashu_transactions",
+            sa.Column("sweep_started_at", sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+        )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    columns = {
+        column["name"]
+        for column in sa.inspect(conn).get_columns("cashu_transactions")
+    }
+    if "sweep_started_at" in columns:
+        op.drop_column("cashu_transactions", "sweep_started_at")

migrations/versions/bf76270b66c4_add_mint_url_to_lightning_invoices.py

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 """add mint url to lightning invoices
 
-Revision ID: c7d5f8638599
-Revises: 9c4d8e2f1a6b
-Create Date: 2026-07-26 00:00:00.000000
+Revision ID: bf76270b66c4
+Revises: aa50fde387a2
+Create Date: 2026-07-30 00:54:30.306876
 """
 
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from alembic import op
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision = "c7d5f8638599"
-down_revision = "9c4d8e2f1a6b"
+revision = "bf76270b66c4"
+down_revision = "aa50fde387a2"
 branch_labels = None
 depends_on = None
 

routstr/core/admin.py

@@ -1669,12 +1669,18 @@ async def get_transactions_api(
         )
         total = count_result.one()
 
-        stmt = base.order_by(col(CashuTransaction.created_at).desc()).offset(offset).limit(limit)
+        stmt = (
+            base.order_by(col(CashuTransaction.created_at).desc())
+            .offset(offset)
+            .limit(limit)
+        )
         results = await session.exec(stmt)
         transactions = results.all()
 
         return {
-            "transactions": [tx.dict() for tx in transactions],
+            "transactions": [
+                tx.dict(exclude={"sweep_started_at"}) for tx in transactions
+            ],
             "total": total,
         }
 

routstr/core/db.py

@@ -12,21 +12,80 @@ from typing import AsyncGenerator
 from alembic import command
 from alembic.config import Config
 from alembic.util.exc import CommandError
-from sqlalchemy import Index, UniqueConstraint, case, delete, or_
+from sqlalchemy import Index, UniqueConstraint, case, delete, event, or_
+from sqlalchemy.engine import make_url
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError, OperationalError
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncEngine
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio.engine import create_async_engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import aliased
 from sqlmodel import Field, Relationship, SQLModel, col, func, select, update
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
 from .logging import get_logger
+from .settings import settings
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 DATABASE_URL = os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL", "sqlite+aiosqlite:///keys.db")
 
 
-engine = create_async_engine(DATABASE_URL, echo=False)  # echo=True for debugging SQL
+def create_db_engine(database_url: str = DATABASE_URL) -> AsyncEngine:
+    """Build and instrument an async engine from environment-only settings."""
+    url = make_url(database_url)
+    backend = url.get_backend_name()
+    is_sqlite = backend == "sqlite"
+    is_memory_sqlite = is_sqlite and url.database in {None, "", ":memory:"}
+    pool_pre_ping = settings.database_pool_pre_ping or not is_sqlite
+    options: dict[str, int | float | bool] = {"pool_pre_ping": pool_pre_ping}
+    if not is_memory_sqlite:
+        options.update(
+            pool_size=settings.database_pool_size,
+            max_overflow=settings.database_max_overflow,
+            pool_timeout=settings.database_pool_timeout,
+            pool_recycle=settings.database_pool_recycle,
+        )
+
+    logger.info(
+        "Database pool configured",
+        extra={
+            "database_url_backend": backend,
+            "in_memory_sqlite": is_memory_sqlite,
+            **options,
+        },
+    )
+    created_engine = create_async_engine(database_url, echo=False, **options)
+    hold_warn_seconds = settings.database_pool_hold_warn_seconds
+
+    def record_pool_checkout(
+        dbapi_connection: object, connection_record: object, proxy: object
+    ) -> None:
+        connection_record.info["routstr_checked_out_at"] = time.monotonic()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+    def record_pool_checkin(
+        dbapi_connection: object, connection_record: object
+    ) -> None:
+        checked_out_at = connection_record.info.pop(  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            "routstr_checked_out_at", None
+        )
+        if checked_out_at is None:
+            return
+        held_seconds = time.monotonic() - checked_out_at
+        if held_seconds >= hold_warn_seconds:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Database connection held longer than threshold",
+                extra={
+                    "held_seconds": round(held_seconds, 3),
+                    "threshold_seconds": hold_warn_seconds,
+                    "pool_status": created_engine.pool.status(),
+                },
+            )
+
+    event.listen(created_engine.sync_engine, "checkout", record_pool_checkout)
+    event.listen(created_engine.sync_engine, "checkin", record_pool_checkin)
+    return created_engine
+
+
+engine = create_db_engine()
 
 
 class ApiKey(SQLModel, table=True):  # type: ignore
@@ -222,7 +281,10 @@ async def release_stale_reservations(
     if released:
         logger.warning(
             "Released stale reservations",
-            extra={"released_reservations": released, "max_age_seconds": max_age_seconds},
+            extra={
+                "released_reservations": released,
+                "max_age_seconds": max_age_seconds,
+            },
         )
     return released
 
@@ -320,7 +382,8 @@ class LightningInvoice(SQLModel, table=True):  # type: ignore
     description: str = Field(description="Invoice description")
     payment_hash: str = Field(description="Payment hash for tracking", unique=True)
     status: str = Field(
-        default="pending", description="pending, paid, expired, cancelled"
+        default="pending",
+        description="pending, paid, expired, cancelled, reconciliation_required",
     )
     api_key_hash: str | None = Field(
         default=None, description="Associated API key hash for topup operations"
@@ -368,6 +431,10 @@ class CashuTransaction(SQLModel, table=True):  # type: ignore
     )
     collected: bool = Field(default=False)
     swept: bool = Field(default=False)
+    sweep_started_at: int | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Unix timestamp for a recoverable refund-sweep claim",
+    )
     source: str = Field(
         default="x-cashu",
         description="Payment source: x-cashu or apikey",
@@ -720,14 +787,43 @@ async def complete_routstr_fee_payout(
     return result.rowcount == 1
 
 
-async def balances_for_mint_and_unit(
+async def balance_for_mint_and_unit(
     db_session: AsyncSession, mint_url: str, unit: str
 ) -> int:
-    query = select(func.sum(ApiKey.balance)).where(
-        ApiKey.refund_mint_url == mint_url, ApiKey.refund_currency == unit
+    """Return the user liability for one mint and unit in millisatoshis."""
+    result = await db_session.exec(
+        select(func.sum(ApiKey.balance)).where(
+            col(ApiKey.refund_mint_url) == mint_url,
+            col(ApiKey.refund_currency) == unit,
+        )
+    )
+    return int(result.one() or 0)
+
+
+async def balances_by_mint_and_unit(
+    db_session: AsyncSession, mint_urls: list[str], units: list[str]
+) -> dict[tuple[str, str], int]:
+    """Return requested user liabilities grouped by mint and unit."""
+    if not mint_urls or not units:
+        return {}
+    query = (
+        select(
+            col(ApiKey.refund_mint_url),
+            col(ApiKey.refund_currency),
+            func.sum(ApiKey.balance),
+        )
+        .where(
+            col(ApiKey.refund_mint_url).in_(mint_urls),
+            col(ApiKey.refund_currency).in_(units),
+        )
+        .group_by(col(ApiKey.refund_mint_url), col(ApiKey.refund_currency))
     )
     result = await db_session.exec(query)
-    return result.one() or 0
+    return {
+        (mint_url, unit): int(balance or 0)
+        for mint_url, unit, balance in result.all()
+        if mint_url is not None and unit is not None
+    }
 
 
 async def init_db() -> None:

routstr/core/settings.py

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     receive_ln_address: str = Field(default="", env="RECEIVE_LN_ADDRESS")
     primary_mint: str = Field(default="", env="PRIMARY_MINT_URL")
     primary_mint_unit: str = Field(default="sat", env="PRIMARY_MINT_UNIT")
+    mint_operation_concurrency: int = Field(
+        default=4, ge=1, env="MINT_OPERATION_CONCURRENCY"
+    )
 
     # Lightning payout configuration
     # Minimum available balance (in satoshis) before profit is paid out over
@@ -113,6 +116,24 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     refund_sweep_ttl_seconds: int = Field(
         default=604800, env="REFUND_SWEEP_TTL_SECONDS"
     )
+    refund_sweep_claim_timeout_seconds: int = Field(
+        default=900, gt=0, env="REFUND_SWEEP_CLAIM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS"
+    )
+
+    # Database connection-pool controls (advanced). Capacity defaults match
+    # SQLAlchemy's established queue-pool behavior. Pre-ping is enabled by the
+    # engine factory for networked backends; SQLite can explicitly opt in.
+    # These fields are env-only below.
+    database_pool_size: int = Field(default=5, ge=1, env="DATABASE_POOL_SIZE")
+    database_max_overflow: int = Field(default=10, ge=0, env="DATABASE_MAX_OVERFLOW")
+    database_pool_timeout: float = Field(
+        default=30.0, gt=0, env="DATABASE_POOL_TIMEOUT"
+    )
+    database_pool_recycle: int = Field(default=1800, ge=0, env="DATABASE_POOL_RECYCLE")
+    database_pool_pre_ping: bool = Field(default=False, env="DATABASE_POOL_PRE_PING")
+    database_pool_hold_warn_seconds: float = Field(
+        default=10.0, gt=0, env="DATABASE_POOL_HOLD_WARN_SECONDS"
+    )
 
     # Logging
     log_level: str = Field(default="INFO", env="LOG_LEVEL")
@@ -157,10 +178,32 @@ def _normalize_settings_data(data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
 # ``routstr.core.vault``.
 SECRET_FIELDS = frozenset({"admin_password", "nsec"})
 
+# Infrastructure the node needs *before* it can open a DB session — so it can
+# never be configured from the DB (chicken-and-egg) and stays env-only. Unlike
+# secrets (owned by bootstrap), these are excluded so the DB settings blob can
+# neither store nor shadow them; env is always authoritative.
+ENV_ONLY_FIELDS = frozenset(
+    {
+        "database_pool_size",
+        "database_max_overflow",
+        "database_pool_timeout",
+        "database_pool_recycle",
+        "database_pool_pre_ping",
+        "database_pool_hold_warn_seconds",
+    }
+)
+
+_NON_PERSISTED_FIELDS = SECRET_FIELDS | ENV_ONLY_FIELDS
+
 
 def _strip_secret_fields(data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Return a copy of ``data`` without any secret fields (for persistence)."""
-    return {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k not in SECRET_FIELDS}
+    """Return a copy of ``data`` without secret or env-only fields.
+
+    Both are kept out of the persisted settings blob: secrets for confidentiality,
+    env-only fields (e.g. DB pool sizing) because they must never be sourced from
+    the database.
+    """
+    return {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k not in _NON_PERSISTED_FIELDS}
 
 
 def _apply_to_live_settings(data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
@@ -343,7 +386,9 @@ class SettingsService:
                 {
                     k: v
                     for k, v in db_json.items()
-                    if v not in (None, "", [], {}) and k in valid_fields
+                    if v not in (None, "", [], {})
+                    and k in valid_fields
+                    and k not in ENV_ONLY_FIELDS
                 }
             )
             merged_dict = Settings(**merged_dict).dict()
@@ -411,8 +456,13 @@ class SettingsService:
                 )
             )
             await db_session.commit()
-            # Update in-place
+            # Update in-place. Env-only fields (e.g. DB pool sizing) are never
+            # applied here: the engine pool is already built at boot from env,
+            # so letting an update mutate the live value would only make it
+            # diverge from the running pool.
             for k, v in candidate.dict().items():
+                if k in ENV_ONLY_FIELDS:
+                    continue
                 setattr(settings, k, v)
             cls._current = settings
             return settings

routstr/lightning.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from typing import Any
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Header, HTTPException
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from sqlalchemy.orm.attributes import set_committed_value
 from sqlmodel import col, select, update
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
@@ -59,6 +60,14 @@ class _InvoiceSettlement:
         )
 
 
+def _publish_invoice_value(invoice: LightningInvoice, key: str, value: Any) -> None:
+    """Update a caller view without marking a mapped object dirty."""
+    try:
+        set_committed_value(invoice, key, value)
+    except AttributeError:
+        setattr(invoice, key, value)
+
+
 class InvoiceCreateRequest(BaseModel):
     amount_sats: int = Field(gt=0, le=1_000_000, description="Amount in satoshis")
     purpose: str = Field(
@@ -212,10 +221,12 @@ async def create_invoice(
         allowed_mints = None
         if request.purpose == "topup":
             assert topup_api_key is not None
-            # Top-ups are not pinned to the key's previous/backing mint. Use any
-            # currently available trusted mint so rate limits/cooldowns on one
-            # mint do not block Lightning top-ups.
-            allowed_mints = _trusted_mint_candidates()
+            # A key's liabilities are attributed to a single refund mint. Keep
+            # top-up collateral on that same mint so balances and payouts cannot
+            # misclassify funds held by another mint as owner profit.
+            allowed_mints = [
+                topup_api_key.refund_mint_url or settings.primary_mint
+            ]
         bolt11, payment_hash, mint_url = await generate_lightning_invoice(
             request.amount_sats, description, allowed_mints=allowed_mints
         )
@@ -342,10 +353,11 @@ async def check_invoice_payment(
 ) -> None:
     lock = _invoice_settlement_locks.setdefault(invoice.id, asyncio.Lock())
     async with lock:
+        minted = False
         try:
-            # Refresh and snapshot the row, then close the read transaction before
-            # any wallet or mint network I/O. The final DB mutations use a new,
-            # short transaction and a conditional status update as their fence.
+            # Snapshot the row and end the caller's read transaction before any
+            # potentially slow mint I/O. All final DB mutations use owned,
+            # short-lived sessions below.
             await session.refresh(invoice)
             if invoice.status != "pending":
                 await session.commit()
@@ -363,18 +375,54 @@ async def check_invoice_payment(
             if not mint_status.paid:
                 return
 
+            # Reject a paid top-up whose target was pruned before redeeming its
+            # single-use quote. The validation session is closed before mint I/O.
+            if settlement.purpose == "topup":
+                if not settlement.api_key_hash:
+                    raise ValueError("No API key associated with topup invoice")
+                async with create_session() as validation_session:
+                    target = await validation_session.get(
+                        ApiKey, settlement.api_key_hash
+                    )
+                    if target is None:
+                        terminal = await validation_session.exec(  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+                            update(LightningInvoice)
+                            .where(
+                                col(LightningInvoice.id) == settlement.id,
+                                col(LightningInvoice.status) == "pending",
+                            )
+                            .values(status="reconciliation_required")
+                        )
+                        await validation_session.commit()
+                        if terminal.rowcount == 1:
+                            _publish_invoice_value(
+                                invoice, "status", "reconciliation_required"
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            await _reload_invoice_view(invoice, session)
+                        logger.critical(
+                            "Paid topup invoice target API key was not found; reconciliation required",
+                            extra={"invoice_id": settlement.id},
+                        )
+                        return
+
+            # Quote-linked proof verification makes an ambiguous mint response
+            # retryable without crediting unrelated wallet balance growth.
             await _mint_invoice_quote(wallet, settlement)
+            minted = True
+
             paid_at = int(time.time())
-            settled, api_key_hash = await _finalize_invoice_settlement(
-                settlement, session, paid_at
-            )
+            async with create_session() as finalization_session:
+                settled, api_key_hash = await _finalize_invoice_settlement(
+                    settlement, finalization_session, paid_at
+                )
             if not settled:
                 await _reload_invoice_view(invoice, session)
                 return
 
-            invoice.status = "paid"
-            invoice.paid_at = paid_at
-            invoice.api_key_hash = api_key_hash
+            _publish_invoice_value(invoice, "status", "paid")
+            _publish_invoice_value(invoice, "paid_at", paid_at)
+            _publish_invoice_value(invoice, "api_key_hash", api_key_hash)
             logger.info(
                 "Lightning invoice paid",
                 extra={
@@ -386,14 +434,21 @@ async def check_invoice_payment(
                     else None,
                 },
             )
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            await session.rollback()
+        except BaseException as error:
+            # Never roll back the caller-owned session: doing so expires invoice
+            # and sibling ORM objects. Owned sessions roll themselves back.
+            if minted:
+                logger.critical(
+                    "Invoice mint succeeded but DB finalization failed; reconciliation required",
+                    extra={"invoice_id": invoice.id, "purpose": invoice.purpose},
+                )
             try:
                 await _reload_invoice_view(invoice, session)
             except Exception:
                 pass
-            logger.error(f"Failed to check invoice payment: {e}")
+            if not isinstance(error, Exception):
+                raise
+            logger.error(f"Failed to check invoice payment: {error}")
 
 
 def _is_outputs_already_signed(error: BaseException) -> bool:
@@ -448,11 +503,11 @@ async def _mint_invoice_quote(
             ) from error
     else:
         await wallet.load_proofs(reload=True)
-        minted = _invoice_quote_proof_amount(wallet, invoice.payment_hash)
-        if minted < invoice.amount_sats:
+        minted_amount = _invoice_quote_proof_amount(wallet, invoice.payment_hash)
+        if minted_amount < invoice.amount_sats:
             raise RuntimeError(
                 "Invoice mint succeeded but quote-linked proofs total "
-                f"{minted} sats; expected at least {invoice.amount_sats}"
+                f"{minted_amount} sats; expected at least {invoice.amount_sats}"
             )
 
 
@@ -497,7 +552,7 @@ async def _topup_api_key_record(
 async def _finalize_invoice_settlement(
     invoice: _InvoiceSettlement, session: AsyncSession, paid_at: int
 ) -> tuple[bool, str | None]:
-    """Atomically fence and apply one invoice credit across all processes."""
+    """Atomically fence and apply one invoice credit in the provided owned session."""
     api_key_hash = (
         _invoice_api_key_hash(invoice)
         if invoice.purpose == "create"
@@ -514,46 +569,36 @@ async def _finalize_invoice_settlement(
         await session.rollback()
         return False, None
 
-    try:
-        if invoice.purpose == "create":
-            await _create_api_key_record(invoice, session)
-        elif invoice.purpose == "topup":
-            await _topup_api_key_record(invoice, session)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported invoice purpose: {invoice.purpose}")
-        await session.commit()
-    except Exception:
-        await session.rollback()
-        raise
+    if invoice.purpose == "create":
+        await _create_api_key_record(invoice, session)
+    elif invoice.purpose == "topup":
+        await _topup_api_key_record(invoice, session)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported invoice purpose: {invoice.purpose}")
+    await session.commit()
     return True, api_key_hash
 
 
 async def _reload_invoice_view(
-    invoice: LightningInvoice, session: AsyncSession
+    invoice: LightningInvoice, _caller_session: AsyncSession
 ) -> None:
-    stored = await session.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
-    if stored is not None:
-        invoice.status = stored.status
-        invoice.paid_at = stored.paid_at
-        invoice.api_key_hash = stored.api_key_hash
-    await session.commit()
+    """Publish committed invoice state without touching the caller transaction."""
+    async with create_session() as reload_session:
+        stored = await reload_session.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        if stored is None:
+            return
+        status = stored.status
+        paid_at = stored.paid_at
+        api_key_hash = stored.api_key_hash
+        await reload_session.commit()
+    _publish_invoice_value(invoice, "status", status)
+    _publish_invoice_value(invoice, "paid_at", paid_at)
+    _publish_invoice_value(invoice, "api_key_hash", api_key_hash)
 
 
-async def create_api_key_from_invoice(
-    invoice: LightningInvoice, session: AsyncSession
-) -> ApiKey:
-    mint_url = invoice.mint_url or settings.primary_mint
-    wallet = await get_wallet(mint_url, "sat")
-    await _mint_invoice_quote(wallet, invoice)
-    return await _create_api_key_record(invoice, session)
-
-
-async def topup_api_key_from_invoice(
-    invoice: LightningInvoice, session: AsyncSession
+async def _credit_topup_record(
+    invoice: LightningInvoice | _InvoiceSettlement, session: AsyncSession
 ) -> None:
-    mint_url = invoice.mint_url or settings.primary_mint
-    wallet = await get_wallet(mint_url, "sat")
-    await _mint_invoice_quote(wallet, invoice)
     await _topup_api_key_record(invoice, session)
 
 

routstr/proxy.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import inspect
 import json
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -220,6 +221,20 @@ _API_PATH_PREFIXES = (
 @proxy_router.api_route("/{path:path}", methods=["GET", "POST"], response_model=None)
 async def proxy(
     request: Request, path: str, session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session)
+) -> Response | StreamingResponse:
+    """Run proxy setup in a short request session, never across response streaming."""
+    try:
+        return await _proxy(request, path, session)
+    finally:
+        # FastAPI yield dependencies normally close after the response body is
+        # sent. Close explicitly so a long stream cannot retain DB resources.
+        close_result = session.close()
+        if inspect.isawaitable(close_result):
+            await close_result
+
+
+async def _proxy(
+    request: Request, path: str, session: AsyncSession
 ) -> Response | StreamingResponse:
     # GET requests must hit a known API prefix; otherwise return a 404 (HTML
     # for browsers, JSON for API clients). POST requests are always forwarded

routstr/wallet.py

@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ _CashuMintInfo.model_rebuild(force=True)
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
+def _sats_to_msats(amount: int) -> int:
+    return amount * 1000
+
+
+def _msats_to_sats(amount: int) -> int:
+    return amount // 1000
+
+
+def _mints_to_inspect() -> list[str]:
+    """Return configured mints plus the primary mint, without duplicates."""
+    mint_urls = list(settings.cashu_mints)
+    if settings.primary_mint and settings.primary_mint not in mint_urls:
+        mint_urls.append(settings.primary_mint)
+    return mint_urls
+
+
 class MintConnectionError(Exception):
     """The mint could not be reached (network transport failure).
 
@@ -751,10 +767,10 @@ def _net_minted_amount(amount_msat: int, token_unit: str, fees: int) -> int:
     Convert the token value minus fees (given in the token unit) into an
     amount in the primary mint's unit.
     """
-    fee_msat = fees * 1000 if token_unit == "sat" else fees
+    fee_msat = _sats_to_msats(fees) if token_unit == "sat" else fees
     remaining_msat = amount_msat - fee_msat
     if settings.primary_mint_unit == "sat":
-        return int(remaining_msat // 1000)
+        return _msats_to_sats(remaining_msat)
     return int(remaining_msat)
 
 
@@ -926,7 +942,7 @@ async def _calculate_swap_amount(
     melt fees and NUT-02 input fees on the foreign mint.
     """
     if settings.primary_mint_unit == "sat":
-        receive_amount = amount_msat // 1000
+        receive_amount = _msats_to_sats(amount_msat)
     else:
         receive_amount = amount_msat
 
@@ -996,7 +1012,7 @@ async def _calculate_swap_amount(
         logger.info(
             "swap_to_primary_mint: fee estimation result",
             extra={
-                "token_amount_sat": amount_msat // 1000,
+                "token_amount_sat": _msats_to_sats(amount_msat),
                 "estimated_fee": total_fees,
                 "estimated_fee_unit": token_unit,
                 "input_fees": input_fees,
@@ -1064,7 +1080,7 @@ async def swap_to_trusted_mint(
         token_amount = token_obj.amount
 
     if token_obj.unit == "sat":
-        amount_msat = token_amount * 1000
+        amount_msat = _sats_to_msats(token_amount)
     elif token_obj.unit == "msat":
         amount_msat = token_amount
     else:
@@ -1414,7 +1430,7 @@ async def credit_balance(
         )
 
         if unit == "sat":
-            amount = amount * 1000
+            amount = _sats_to_msats(amount)
             logger.info(
                 "credit_balance: Converted to msat", extra={"amount_msat": amount}
             )
@@ -1666,19 +1682,74 @@ def _balance_error(
 async def fetch_all_balances(
     units: list[str] | None = None,
 ) -> tuple[list[BalanceDetail], int, int, int]:
-    """
-    Fetch balances for all trusted mints and units concurrently.
+    """Fetch balances for all trusted mints without holding DB connections during I/O."""
+    mint_urls = _mints_to_inspect()
 
-    Returns:
-        - List of balance details for each mint/unit combination
-        - Total wallet balance in sats
-        - Total user balance in sats
-        - Owner balance in sats (wallet - user)
-    """
+    mint_units: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
+    discovery_errors: list[BalanceDetail] = []
+    if units is not None:
+        mint_units = {mint_url: units for mint_url in mint_urls}
+    else:
+        for mint_url in mint_urls:
+            try:
+                mint_units[mint_url] = await _get_supported_mint_units(mint_url)
+            except Exception as error:
+                connection_failure = is_mint_connection_error(error)
+                rate_limited = _is_mint_rate_limited(error)
+                error_code = (
+                    "rate_limited"
+                    if rate_limited
+                    else "unreachable"
+                    if connection_failure
+                    else "mint_error"
+                )
+                if connection_failure:
+                    _MintRateGuard.get(mint_url).apply_cooldown(
+                        _BALANCE_FETCH_RETRY_SECONDS, reason="unreachable"
+                    )
+                retry_delay = max(
+                    _BALANCE_FETCH_RETRY_SECONDS,
+                    _mint_cooldown_remaining(mint_url),
+                )
+                discovery_errors.append(
+                    _balance_error(
+                        mint_url,
+                        settings.primary_mint_unit,
+                        str(error),
+                        error_code=error_code,
+                        retry_after_seconds=retry_delay,
+                    )
+                )
+                mint_units[mint_url] = []
+                if not connection_failure and not rate_limited:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Unable to discover mint units",
+                        extra={
+                            "mint_url": mint_url,
+                            "error": str(error),
+                            "error_type": type(error).__name__,
+                        },
+                    )
 
-    async def fetch_balance(
-        session: db.AsyncSession, mint_url: str, unit: str
-    ) -> BalanceDetail:
+    # Read all liabilities in one short-lived transaction, then release the
+    # connection before starting concurrent mint network requests.
+    user_balances: dict[tuple[str, str], int] = {}
+    liabilities_error: str | None = None
+    query_units = list(
+        dict.fromkeys(unit for mint_url in mint_urls for unit in mint_units[mint_url])
+    )
+    try:
+        async with db.create_session() as session:
+            user_balances = await db.balances_by_mint_and_unit(
+                session, mint_urls, query_units
+            )
+    except Exception as error:
+        logger.error("Error reading user balances", extra={"error": str(error)})
+        liabilities_error = str(error)
+
+    mint_check_limit = asyncio.Semaphore(settings.mint_operation_concurrency)
+
+    async def fetch_balance(mint_url: str, unit: str) -> BalanceDetail:
         key = (mint_url, unit)
         lock = _balance_fetch_locks.setdefault(mint_url, asyncio.Lock())
         async with lock:
@@ -1700,11 +1771,7 @@ async def fetch_all_balances(
                     "rate_limited": "Mint is rate limited",
                     "unreachable": "Mint is unreachable",
                 }.get(error_code, "Mint cooldown is active")
-                _balance_fetch_failures[key] = (
-                    now + cooldown,
-                    error,
-                    error_code,
-                )
+                _balance_fetch_failures[key] = (now + cooldown, error, error_code)
                 return _balance_error(
                     mint_url,
                     unit,
@@ -1714,16 +1781,14 @@ async def fetch_all_balances(
                 )
 
             try:
-                wallet = await get_wallet(mint_url, unit, retry_on_rate_limit=False)
-                proofs = get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit(
-                    wallet, mint_url, unit, not_reserved=True
-                )
-                proofs = await slow_filter_spend_proofs(
-                    proofs, wallet, retry_on_rate_limit=False
-                )
-                user_balance = await db.balances_for_mint_and_unit(
-                    session, mint_url, unit
-                )
+                async with mint_check_limit:
+                    wallet = await get_wallet(
+                        mint_url, unit, retry_on_rate_limit=False
+                    )
+                    proofs = get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit(
+                        wallet, mint_url, unit, not_reserved=True
+                    )
+                    proofs = await slow_filter_spend_proofs(proofs, wallet)
             except Exception as error:
                 connection_failure = is_mint_connection_error(error)
                 rate_limited = _is_mint_rate_limited(error)
@@ -1746,8 +1811,11 @@ async def fetch_all_balances(
                     _BALANCE_FETCH_RETRY_SECONDS,
                     _mint_cooldown_remaining(mint_url),
                 )
-                retry_at = time.monotonic() + retry_delay
-                _balance_fetch_failures[key] = (retry_at, str(error), error_code)
+                _balance_fetch_failures[key] = (
+                    time.monotonic() + retry_delay,
+                    str(error),
+                    error_code,
+                )
                 logger.warning(
                     "Unable to refresh mint balance",
                     extra={
@@ -1769,8 +1837,9 @@ async def fetch_all_balances(
                 )
 
             _balance_fetch_failures.pop(key, None)
+            user_balance = user_balances.get((mint_url, unit), 0)
             if unit == "sat":
-                user_balance = user_balance // 1000
+                user_balance = _msats_to_sats(user_balance)
             proofs_balance = sum(proof.amount for proof in proofs)
             return {
                 "mint_url": mint_url,
@@ -1780,77 +1849,39 @@ async def fetch_all_balances(
                 "owner_balance": proofs_balance - user_balance,
             }
 
-    # Build the set of mints to inspect. Received tokens are stored against
-    # ``primary_mint`` (which defaults to a real mint even when ``cashu_mints``
-    # is empty), so include it as a fallback — otherwise a node that accepts
-    # payments would still report empty balances when ``cashu_mints`` is unset.
-    mint_urls: list[str] = list(settings.cashu_mints)
-    if settings.primary_mint and settings.primary_mint not in mint_urls:
-        mint_urls.append(settings.primary_mint)
+    tasks = [
+        fetch_balance(mint_url, unit)
+        for mint_url in mint_urls
+        for unit in mint_units[mint_url]
+    ]
+    balance_details = discovery_errors + list(await asyncio.gather(*tasks))
 
-    async with db.create_session() as session:
-
-        async def fetch_mint_balances(mint_url: str) -> list[BalanceDetail]:
-            mint_units = units
-            if mint_units is None:
-                try:
-                    mint_units = await _get_supported_mint_units(mint_url)
-                except Exception as error:
-                    connection_failure = is_mint_connection_error(error)
-                    rate_limited = _is_mint_rate_limited(error)
-                    if connection_failure:
-                        _MintRateGuard.get(mint_url).apply_cooldown(
-                            _BALANCE_FETCH_RETRY_SECONDS, reason="unreachable"
-                        )
-                    # _mint_operation already records rate-limit cooldowns.
-                    # Fetching the configured unit turns a known cooldown into
-                    # a structured error without another mint request.
-                    mint_units = [settings.primary_mint_unit]
-                    if not connection_failure and not rate_limited:
-                        logger.warning(
-                            "Unable to discover mint units",
-                            extra={
-                                "mint_url": mint_url,
-                                "error": str(error),
-                                "error_type": type(error).__name__,
-                            },
-                        )
-            return list(
-                await asyncio.gather(
-                    *(fetch_balance(session, mint_url, unit) for unit in mint_units)
-                )
-            )
-
-        grouped_details = await asyncio.gather(
-            *(fetch_mint_balances(mint_url) for mint_url in mint_urls)
-        )
-        balance_details = [
-            detail for mint_details in grouped_details for detail in mint_details
-        ]
-
-    # Calculate totals
     total_wallet_balance_sats = 0
     total_user_balance_sats = 0
-
     for detail in balance_details:
-        if not detail.get("error"):
-            # Convert to sats for total calculation
-            unit = detail["unit"]
-            proofs_balance_sats = (
-                detail["wallet_balance"]
-                if unit == "sat"
-                else detail["wallet_balance"] // 1000
-            )
-            user_balance_sats = (
+        if detail.get("error"):
+            continue
+        unit = detail["unit"]
+        total_wallet_balance_sats += (
+            detail["wallet_balance"]
+            if unit == "sat"
+            else _msats_to_sats(detail["wallet_balance"])
+        )
+        if liabilities_error is None:
+            total_user_balance_sats += (
                 detail["user_balance"]
                 if unit == "sat"
-                else detail["user_balance"] // 1000
+                else _msats_to_sats(detail["user_balance"])
             )
 
-            total_wallet_balance_sats += proofs_balance_sats
-            total_user_balance_sats += user_balance_sats
-
-    owner_balance = total_wallet_balance_sats - total_user_balance_sats
+    if liabilities_error is None:
+        owner_balance = total_wallet_balance_sats - total_user_balance_sats
+    else:
+        owner_balance = 0
+        for detail in balance_details:
+            detail["user_balance"] = 0
+            detail["owner_balance"] = 0
+            detail.setdefault("error", liabilities_error)
 
     return (
         balance_details,
@@ -1870,61 +1901,87 @@ async def periodic_payout() -> None:
             # Include the primary mint even if it is not listed in cashu_mints,
             # matching fetch_all_balances(); otherwise primary-mint funds never
             # auto-payout.
-            mint_urls: list[str] = list(settings.cashu_mints)
-            if settings.primary_mint and settings.primary_mint not in mint_urls:
-                mint_urls.append(settings.primary_mint)
+            mint_urls = _mints_to_inspect()
 
-            async with db.create_session() as session:
-                for mint_url in mint_urls:
-                    for unit in ["sat", "msat"]:
-                        # Isolate failures per mint/unit so one slow or failing
-                        # mint does not abort payout for every other mint/unit.
-                        try:
-                            wallet = await get_wallet(mint_url, unit)
-                            proofs = get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit(
-                                wallet, mint_url, unit, not_reserved=True
-                            )
-                            proofs = await slow_filter_spend_proofs(proofs, wallet)
-                            await asyncio.sleep(5)
-                            user_balance = await db.balances_for_mint_and_unit(
+            for mint_url in mint_urls:
+                for unit in ["sat", "msat"]:
+                    # Isolate failures per mint/unit so one slow or failing
+                    # mint does not abort payout for every other mint/unit.
+                    try:
+                        wallet = await get_wallet(mint_url, unit)
+                        proofs = get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit(
+                            wallet, mint_url, unit, not_reserved=True
+                        )
+                        proofs = await slow_filter_spend_proofs(proofs, wallet)
+                        await asyncio.sleep(5)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.error(
+                            f"Error sending payout: {type(e).__name__}",
+                            extra={
+                                "error": str(e),
+                                "mint_url": mint_url,
+                                "unit": unit,
+                            },
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                    # Fetch the liability AFTER the proofs snapshot and the
+                    # settle delay: a concurrent top-up then only inflates the
+                    # liability, shrinking the payout — never sending
+                    # customer-backed funds as profit.
+                    try:
+                        async with db.create_session() as session:
+                            user_balance = await db.balance_for_mint_and_unit(
                                 session, mint_url, unit
                             )
-                            if unit == "sat":
-                                user_balance = user_balance // 1000
-                            proofs_balance = sum(proof.amount for proof in proofs)
-                            available_balance = proofs_balance - user_balance
-                            # Threshold is configured in sats; convert for msat wallets.
-                            min_amount = (
-                                settings.min_payout_sat
-                                if unit == "sat"
-                                else settings.min_payout_sat * 1000
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.error(
+                            f"Error in periodic payout cycle: {type(e).__name__}",
+                            extra={
+                                "error": str(e),
+                                "mint_url": mint_url,
+                                "unit": unit,
+                            },
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                    try:
+                        if unit == "sat":
+                            user_balance = _msats_to_sats(user_balance)
+                        proofs_balance = sum(proof.amount for proof in proofs)
+                        available_balance = proofs_balance - user_balance
+                        # Threshold is configured in sats; convert for msat wallets.
+                        min_amount = (
+                            settings.min_payout_sat
+                            if unit == "sat"
+                            else _sats_to_msats(settings.min_payout_sat)
+                        )
+                        if available_balance > min_amount:
+                            amount_received = await raw_send_to_lnurl(
+                                wallet,
+                                proofs,
+                                settings.receive_ln_address,
+                                unit,
+                                amount=available_balance,
                             )
-                            if available_balance > min_amount:
-                                amount_received = await raw_send_to_lnurl(
-                                    wallet,
-                                    proofs,
-                                    settings.receive_ln_address,
-                                    unit,
-                                    amount=available_balance,
-                                )
-                                logger.info(
-                                    "Payout sent successfully",
-                                    extra={
-                                        "mint_url": mint_url,
-                                        "unit": unit,
-                                        "balance": available_balance,
-                                        "amount_received": amount_received,
-                                    },
-                                )
-                        except Exception as e:
-                            logger.error(
-                                f"Error sending payout: {type(e).__name__}",
+                            logger.info(
+                                "Payout sent successfully",
                                 extra={
-                                    "error": str(e),
                                     "mint_url": mint_url,
                                     "unit": unit,
+                                    "balance": available_balance,
+                                    "amount_received": amount_received,
                                 },
                             )
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.error(
+                            f"Error sending payout: {type(e).__name__}",
+                            extra={
+                                "error": str(e),
+                                "mint_url": mint_url,
+                                "unit": unit,
+                            },
+                        )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
                 f"Error in periodic payout cycle: {type(e).__name__}",
@@ -1932,22 +1989,65 @@ async def periodic_payout() -> None:
             )
 
 
+async def _set_refund_sweep_state(
+    refund_id: str,
+    *,
+    predicates: tuple[typing.Any, ...] = (),
+    **values: object,
+) -> int:
+    async with db.create_session() as session:
+        result = await session.exec(  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+            update(db.CashuTransaction)
+            .where(col(db.CashuTransaction.id) == refund_id, *predicates)
+            .values(**values)
+        )
+        await session.commit()
+        return int(result.rowcount or 0)
+
+
 async def _refund_sweep_once(cutoff: int) -> None:
+    claim_cutoff = int(time.time()) - settings.refund_sweep_claim_timeout_seconds
+    claim_available = col(db.CashuTransaction.sweep_started_at).is_(None) | (
+        col(db.CashuTransaction.sweep_started_at) < claim_cutoff
+    )
     async with db.create_session() as session:
         stmt = select(db.CashuTransaction).where(
             db.CashuTransaction.type == "out",
             db.CashuTransaction.collected == False,  # noqa: E712
             db.CashuTransaction.swept == False,  # noqa: E712
             db.CashuTransaction.created_at < cutoff,
+            claim_available,
         )
         results = await session.exec(stmt)
         refunds = results.all()
 
-        for refund in refunds:
-            try:
-                await recieve_token(refund.token)
-                refund.swept = True
-                session.add(refund)
+    for refund in refunds:
+        reclaimed_stale_claim = refund.sweep_started_at is not None
+        claim_started_at = int(time.time())
+        claimed = await _set_refund_sweep_state(
+            refund.id,
+            predicates=(
+                col(db.CashuTransaction.swept) == False,  # noqa: E712
+                col(db.CashuTransaction.collected) == False,  # noqa: E712
+                claim_available,
+            ),
+            sweep_started_at=claim_started_at,
+        )
+        if claimed != 1:
+            continue
+
+        claim_owned = col(db.CashuTransaction.sweep_started_at) == claim_started_at
+        redeemed = False
+        try:
+            await recieve_token(refund.token)
+            redeemed = True
+            finalized = await _set_refund_sweep_state(
+                refund.id,
+                predicates=(claim_owned,),
+                swept=True,
+                sweep_started_at=None,
+            )
+            if finalized == 1:
                 logger.info(
                     "Swept uncollected refund",
                     extra={
@@ -1956,26 +2056,70 @@ async def _refund_sweep_once(cutoff: int) -> None:
                         "unit": refund.unit,
                     },
                 )
-            except Exception as e:
-                error_msg = str(e).lower()
-                if "already spent" in error_msg:
-                    refund.collected = True
-                    session.add(refund)
+            else:
+                logger.critical(
+                    "Refund token swept after claim ownership changed; manual reconciliation required",
+                    extra={"id": refund.id},
+                )
+        except BaseException as e:
+            if redeemed or isinstance(e, TokenConsumedError):
+                # The token was spent, or the redemption outcome is known to be
+                # post-spend. Retain the claim so a stale retry classifies
+                # "already spent" as swept, never as a client collection.
+                logger.critical(
+                    "Refund token spent but sweep checkpoint was not completed; manual reconciliation required",
+                    extra={"id": refund.id},
+                    exc_info=isinstance(e, Exception),
+                )
+                if not isinstance(e, Exception):
+                    raise
+                continue
+
+            error_msg = str(e).lower()
+            if isinstance(e, Exception) and "already spent" in error_msg:
+                if reclaimed_stale_claim:
+                    # A prior worker may have redeemed the token and crashed
+                    # before finalizing. Treat the ambiguous stale claim as a
+                    # completed sweep rather than misreporting client collection.
+                    updated = await _set_refund_sweep_state(
+                        refund.id,
+                        predicates=(claim_owned,),
+                        swept=True,
+                        sweep_started_at=None,
+                    )
+                else:
+                    updated = await _set_refund_sweep_state(
+                        refund.id,
+                        predicates=(claim_owned,),
+                        collected=True,
+                        swept=False,
+                        sweep_started_at=None,
+                    )
+                if updated == 1:
                     logger.info(
-                        "Refund already spent (client collected), marking swept",
+                        "Refund token was already spent",
                         extra={
                             "id": refund.id,
+                            "reclaimed_stale_claim": reclaimed_stale_claim,
                         },
                     )
                 else:
                     logger.warning(
-                        "Failed to sweep refund",
-                        extra={
-                            "id": refund.id,
-                            "error": str(e),
-                        },
+                        "Refund claim ownership changed before spent-token checkpoint",
+                        extra={"id": refund.id},
                     )
-        await session.commit()
+            else:
+                # Once redemption starts, an exception cannot prove the token
+                # was not spent (for example, a melt may land before the
+                # response is lost). Retain the claim so a stale retry treats
+                # an "already spent" result as a completed sweep.
+                logger.critical(
+                    "Refund token redemption outcome is unknown; retaining sweep claim for reconciliation",
+                    extra={"id": refund.id, "error": str(e)},
+                    exc_info=isinstance(e, Exception),
+                )
+                if not isinstance(e, Exception):
+                    raise
 
 
 async def refund_sweep_once() -> None:
@@ -2021,53 +2165,71 @@ async def periodic_routstr_fee_payout() -> None:
                     )
                     continue
 
-                accumulated_sats = fee.accumulated_msats // 1000
-                if accumulated_sats >= ROUTSTR_FEE_DEFAULT_PAYOUT:
-                    wallet = await get_wallet(settings.primary_mint, "sat")
-                    proofs = get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit(
-                        wallet, settings.primary_mint, "sat", not_reserved=True
-                    )
-                    paid_msats = accumulated_sats * 1000
-                    payout_checkpointed = await db.reset_routstr_fee(
-                        session, paid_msats
-                    )
-                    if not payout_checkpointed:
-                        logger.warning("Routstr fee payout was already claimed")
-                        continue
+                accumulated_sats = _msats_to_sats(fee.accumulated_msats)
+                if accumulated_sats < ROUTSTR_FEE_DEFAULT_PAYOUT:
+                    continue
+                paid_msats = _sats_to_msats(accumulated_sats)
 
-                    try:
-                        amount_received = await raw_send_to_lnurl(
-                            wallet,
-                            proofs,
-                            ROUTSTR_LN_ADDRESS,
-                            "sat",
-                            amount=accumulated_sats,
-                        )
-                    except Exception:
-                        logger.critical(
-                            "Routstr fee payout outcome is unknown; manual reconciliation required",
-                            extra={"payout_in_progress_msats": paid_msats},
-                            exc_info=True,
-                        )
-                        continue
+            # Wallet/proof preparation cannot send funds, so do it before the
+            # durable checkpoint. A preparation failure must not strand an
+            # in-progress payout that requires manual reconciliation.
+            wallet = await get_wallet(settings.primary_mint, "sat")
+            proofs = get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit(
+                wallet, settings.primary_mint, "sat", not_reserved=True
+            )
 
+            async with db.create_session() as session:
+                payout_checkpointed = await db.reset_routstr_fee(session, paid_msats)
+            if not payout_checkpointed:
+                logger.warning("Routstr fee payout was already claimed")
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                amount_received = await raw_send_to_lnurl(
+                    wallet,
+                    proofs,
+                    ROUTSTR_LN_ADDRESS,
+                    "sat",
+                    amount=accumulated_sats,
+                )
+            except BaseException as e:
+                logger.critical(
+                    "Routstr fee payout outcome is unknown; manual reconciliation required",
+                    extra={"payout_in_progress_msats": paid_msats},
+                    exc_info=isinstance(e, Exception),
+                )
+                if not isinstance(e, Exception):
+                    raise
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                async with db.create_session() as session:
                     payout_completed = await db.complete_routstr_fee_payout(
                         session, paid_msats
                     )
-                    if not payout_completed:
-                        logger.critical(
-                            "Routstr fee payout sent but checkpoint was not completed",
-                            extra={"payout_in_progress_msats": paid_msats},
-                        )
-                        continue
+            except BaseException as e:
+                logger.critical(
+                    "Routstr fee payout sent but checkpoint was not completed",
+                    extra={"payout_in_progress_msats": paid_msats},
+                    exc_info=isinstance(e, Exception),
+                )
+                if not isinstance(e, Exception):
+                    raise
+                continue
+            if not payout_completed:
+                logger.critical(
+                    "Routstr fee payout sent but checkpoint was not completed",
+                    extra={"payout_in_progress_msats": paid_msats},
+                )
+                continue
 
-                    logger.info(
-                        "Routstr fee payout sent",
-                        extra={
-                            "accumulated_sats": accumulated_sats,
-                            "amount_received": amount_received,
-                        },
-                    )
+            logger.info(
+                "Routstr fee payout sent",
+                extra={
+                    "accumulated_sats": accumulated_sats,
+                    "amount_received": amount_received,
+                },
+            )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
                 f"Error in Routstr fee payout: {type(e).__name__}",

tests/integration/test_lightning_invoice_constraints.py

@@ -3,21 +3,30 @@
 Covers two things:
 - The three constraint fields (balance_limit, balance_limit_reset, validity_date)
   are persisted on LightningInvoice and survive a DB round-trip.
-- create_api_key_from_invoice propagates those fields to the created ApiKey,
-  so the constraints are actually enforced when the key is used.
+- The production-path API-key record helper propagates those fields to the
+  created ApiKey, so the constraints are actually enforced when the key is used.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import time
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 from cashu.core.base import Proof
+from sqlalchemy import inspect
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncEngine
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
 from routstr.core.db import ApiKey, LightningInvoice
-from routstr.lightning import create_api_key_from_invoice
+from routstr.lightning import _create_api_key_record
+
+
+def _configure_quote_proof_wallet(wallet: MagicMock) -> None:
+    wallet.proofs = []
+    wallet.keysets = {}
+    wallet.load_proofs = AsyncMock()
 
 
 def _make_invoice(**kwargs: object) -> LightningInvoice:
@@ -57,6 +66,7 @@ def mock_wallet_mint() -> object:
 # Persistence
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_invoice_persists_balance_limit(
     integration_session: AsyncSession,
@@ -101,6 +111,7 @@ async def test_invoice_persists_validity_date(
 # Propagation to ApiKey
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_created_key_receives_balance_limit(
     integration_session: AsyncSession,
@@ -109,7 +120,7 @@ async def test_created_key_receives_balance_limit(
     integration_session.add(invoice)
     await integration_session.flush()
 
-    api_key = await create_api_key_from_invoice(invoice, integration_session)
+    api_key = await _create_api_key_record(invoice, integration_session)
     await integration_session.commit()
 
     stored_key = await integration_session.get(ApiKey, api_key.hashed_key)
@@ -125,7 +136,7 @@ async def test_created_key_receives_balance_limit_reset(
     integration_session.add(invoice)
     await integration_session.flush()
 
-    api_key = await create_api_key_from_invoice(invoice, integration_session)
+    api_key = await _create_api_key_record(invoice, integration_session)
     await integration_session.commit()
 
     stored_key = await integration_session.get(ApiKey, api_key.hashed_key)
@@ -142,7 +153,7 @@ async def test_created_key_receives_validity_date(
     integration_session.add(invoice)
     await integration_session.flush()
 
-    api_key = await create_api_key_from_invoice(invoice, integration_session)
+    api_key = await _create_api_key_record(invoice, integration_session)
     await integration_session.commit()
 
     stored_key = await integration_session.get(ApiKey, api_key.hashed_key)
@@ -150,6 +161,254 @@ async def test_created_key_receives_validity_date(
     assert stored_key.validity_date == expiry
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_payment_check_releases_connection_during_mint_quote(
+    integration_engine: AsyncEngine,
+    patched_db_engine: None,
+) -> None:
+    invoice = _make_invoice(id="inv_slow_quote", status="pending", paid_at=None)
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as setup:
+        setup.add(invoice)
+        await setup.commit()
+
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+        stored = await session.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+
+        async def quote_status(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> MagicMock:
+            assert integration_engine.pool.checkedout() == 0  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            return MagicMock(paid=False)
+
+        wallet = MagicMock()
+        wallet.get_mint_quote = AsyncMock(side_effect=quote_status)
+        with patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)):
+            from routstr.lightning import check_invoice_payment
+
+            await check_invoice_payment(stored, session)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_concurrent_payment_checks_mint_and_credit_invoice_once(
+    integration_engine: AsyncEngine,
+    patched_db_engine: None,
+) -> None:
+    invoice = _make_invoice(id="inv_concurrent", status="pending", paid_at=None)
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as setup:
+        setup.add(invoice)
+        await setup.commit()
+
+    wallet = MagicMock()
+    _configure_quote_proof_wallet(wallet)
+    wallet.get_mint_quote = AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock(paid=True))
+
+    mint_calls = 0
+
+    async def single_use_mint(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> list[object]:
+        # Real mints enforce single-use quotes: the second concurrent minter
+        # gets rejected at the mint, mirroring cashu quote semantics.
+        nonlocal mint_calls
+        mint_calls += 1
+        call_number = mint_calls
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
+        if call_number > 1:
+            raise Exception("quote already issued")
+        proof = Proof(amount=invoice.amount_sats, mint_id=invoice.payment_hash)
+        wallet.proofs.append(proof)
+        return [proof]
+
+    wallet.mint = AsyncMock(side_effect=single_use_mint)
+
+    async with (
+        AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as first,
+        AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as second,
+    ):
+        first_invoice = await first.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        second_invoice = await second.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert first_invoice is not None
+        assert second_invoice is not None
+
+        with patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)):
+            from routstr.lightning import check_invoice_payment
+
+            await asyncio.gather(
+                check_invoice_payment(first_invoice, first),
+                check_invoice_payment(second_invoice, second),
+            )
+
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as verify:
+        stored_invoice = await verify.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored_invoice is not None
+        assert stored_invoice.status == "paid"
+        assert stored_invoice.api_key_hash is not None
+        stored_key = await verify.get(ApiKey, stored_invoice.api_key_hash)
+        assert stored_key is not None
+        assert stored_key.balance == invoice.amount_sats * 1000
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_failed_mint_keeps_invoice_pending_for_retry(
+    integration_engine: AsyncEngine,
+    patched_db_engine: None,
+) -> None:
+    invoice = _make_invoice(id="inv_mint_failure", status="pending", paid_at=None)
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as setup:
+        setup.add(invoice)
+        await setup.commit()
+
+    wallet = MagicMock()
+    _configure_quote_proof_wallet(wallet)
+    wallet.get_mint_quote = AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock(paid=True))
+    wallet.mint = AsyncMock(side_effect=TimeoutError("mint unavailable"))
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+        stored = await session.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        with patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)):
+            from routstr.lightning import check_invoice_payment
+
+            await check_invoice_payment(stored, session)
+
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as verify:
+        stored = await verify.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        assert stored.status == "pending"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_unpaid_topup_does_not_query_target_key(
+    integration_engine: AsyncEngine,
+    patched_db_engine: None,
+) -> None:
+    invoice = _make_invoice(
+        id="inv_unpaid_topup",
+        status="pending",
+        paid_at=None,
+        purpose="topup",
+        api_key_hash="target-key",
+    )
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as setup:
+        setup.add(invoice)
+        await setup.commit()
+
+    wallet = MagicMock()
+    wallet.get_mint_quote = AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock(paid=False))
+    create_session = MagicMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("target lookup should not run"))
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+        stored = await session.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        with (
+            patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)),
+            patch("routstr.lightning.create_session", create_session),
+        ):
+            from routstr.lightning import check_invoice_payment
+
+            await check_invoice_payment(stored, session)
+
+    wallet.get_mint_quote.assert_awaited_once_with(invoice.payment_hash)
+    create_session.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_missing_topup_target_is_rejected_before_mint(
+    integration_engine: AsyncEngine,
+    patched_db_engine: None,
+) -> None:
+    invoice = _make_invoice(
+        id="inv_missing_topup_target",
+        status="pending",
+        paid_at=None,
+        purpose="topup",
+        api_key_hash="pruned-key",
+        expires_at=int(time.time()) - 1,
+    )
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as setup:
+        setup.add(invoice)
+        await setup.commit()
+
+    wallet = MagicMock()
+    wallet.get_mint_quote = AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock(paid=True))
+    wallet.mint = AsyncMock()
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+        stored = await session.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        with (
+            patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)),
+            patch("routstr.lightning.logger.critical") as critical,
+        ):
+            from routstr.lightning import get_invoice_status
+
+            response = await get_invoice_status(invoice.id, session)
+
+        assert response.status == "reconciliation_required"
+        assert stored.status == "reconciliation_required"
+        assert stored not in session.dirty
+        critical.assert_called_once()
+
+    wallet.mint.assert_not_awaited()
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine) as verify:
+        stored = await verify.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        assert stored.status == "reconciliation_required"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_post_mint_db_failure_keeps_invoice_pending_for_reconciliation(
+    integration_engine: AsyncEngine,
+    patched_db_engine: None,
+) -> None:
+    invoice = _make_invoice(id="inv_finalize_failure", status="pending", paid_at=None)
+    sibling = _make_invoice(
+        id="inv_finalize_failure_sibling",
+        bolt11="lnbc1000n1sibling",
+        payment_hash="cafebabe" * 8,
+        status="pending",
+        paid_at=None,
+    )
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as setup:
+        setup.add_all([invoice, sibling])
+        await setup.commit()
+
+    wallet = MagicMock()
+    _configure_quote_proof_wallet(wallet)
+    wallet.get_mint_quote = AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock(paid=True))
+
+    async def successful_mint(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> list[Proof]:
+        proof = Proof(amount=invoice.amount_sats, mint_id=invoice.payment_hash)
+        wallet.proofs.append(proof)
+        return [proof]
+
+    wallet.mint = AsyncMock(side_effect=successful_mint)
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+        stored = await session.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        stored_sibling = await session.get(LightningInvoice, sibling.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        assert stored_sibling is not None
+        with (
+            patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)),
+            patch(
+                "routstr.lightning._create_api_key_record",
+                AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("database unavailable")),
+            ),
+        ):
+            from routstr.lightning import check_invoice_payment
+
+            await check_invoice_payment(stored, session)
+
+        stored_state = inspect(stored)
+        sibling_state = inspect(stored_sibling)
+        assert stored_state is not None
+        assert sibling_state is not None
+        assert stored_state.expired is False
+        assert sibling_state.expired is False
+        assert stored.status == "pending"
+        assert stored_sibling.id == sibling.id
+
+    assert wallet.mint.await_count == 1
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as verify:
+        stored = await verify.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        assert stored.status == "pending"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_created_key_without_constraints_has_none_fields(
     integration_session: AsyncSession,
@@ -158,7 +417,7 @@ async def test_created_key_without_constraints_has_none_fields(
     integration_session.add(invoice)
     await integration_session.flush()
 
-    api_key = await create_api_key_from_invoice(invoice, integration_session)
+    api_key = await _create_api_key_record(invoice, integration_session)
     await integration_session.commit()
 
     stored_key = await integration_session.get(ApiKey, api_key.hashed_key)
@@ -166,3 +425,87 @@ async def test_created_key_without_constraints_has_none_fields(
     assert stored_key.balance_limit is None
     assert stored_key.balance_limit_reset is None
     assert stored_key.validity_date is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_db_guard_credits_once_when_both_mints_succeed(
+    integration_engine: AsyncEngine,
+    patched_db_engine: None,
+) -> None:
+    """Even if the mint fails to enforce single-use quotes and both racers
+    mint successfully, the conditional status update must credit exactly once."""
+    key = ApiKey(hashed_key="race-key", balance=1_000)
+    invoice = _make_invoice(
+        id="inv_db_guard",
+        status="pending",
+        paid_at=None,
+        purpose="topup",
+        api_key_hash="race-key",
+    )
+    sibling = _make_invoice(
+        id="inv_db_guard_sibling",
+        bolt11="lnbc1000n1race-sibling",
+        payment_hash="01234567" * 8,
+        status="pending",
+        paid_at=None,
+    )
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as setup:
+        setup.add_all([key, invoice, sibling])
+        await setup.commit()
+
+    wallet = MagicMock()
+    _configure_quote_proof_wallet(wallet)
+    wallet.get_mint_quote = AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock(paid=True))
+
+    async def always_succeeding_mint(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> list[Proof]:
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
+        proof = Proof(amount=invoice.amount_sats, mint_id=invoice.payment_hash)
+        wallet.proofs.append(proof)
+        return [proof]
+
+    wallet.mint = AsyncMock(side_effect=always_succeeding_mint)
+
+    async with (
+        AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as first,
+        AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as second,
+    ):
+        first_invoice = await first.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        first_sibling = await first.get(LightningInvoice, sibling.id)
+        second_invoice = await second.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert first_invoice is not None
+        assert first_sibling is not None
+        assert second_invoice is not None
+
+        with patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)):
+            from routstr.lightning import check_invoice_payment
+
+            await asyncio.gather(
+                check_invoice_payment(first_invoice, first),
+                check_invoice_payment(second_invoice, second),
+            )
+
+        first_state = inspect(first_invoice)
+        sibling_state = inspect(first_sibling)
+        second_state = inspect(second_invoice)
+        assert first_state is not None
+        assert sibling_state is not None
+        assert second_state is not None
+        assert first_state.expired is False
+        assert sibling_state.expired is False
+        assert second_state.expired is False
+        assert first_invoice.id == invoice.id
+        assert first_sibling.id == sibling.id
+        assert second_invoice.id == invoice.id
+        assert first_invoice.status == "paid"
+        assert second_invoice.status == "paid"
+        assert first_invoice not in first.dirty
+        assert second_invoice not in second.dirty
+
+    assert wallet.mint.await_count == 1
+    async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as verify:
+        stored_invoice = await verify.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
+        assert stored_invoice is not None
+        assert stored_invoice.status == "paid"
+        stored_key = await verify.get(ApiKey, "race-key")
+        assert stored_key is not None
+        assert stored_key.balance == 1_000 + invoice.amount_sats * 1000

tests/integration/test_lightning_invoice_rip08.py

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from httpx import AsyncClient
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
 from routstr.core.db import ApiKey
-from routstr.core.settings import settings
 
 RIP08_PATH = "/lightning/invoice"
 LEGACY_PATH = "/v1/balance/lightning/invoice"
@@ -102,10 +101,8 @@ async def test_topup_with_authorization_header(
     body = resp.json()
     assert body["amount_sats"] == 500
     assert body["bolt11"].startswith("lnbc")
-    expected_mints = [settings.primary_mint, *settings.cashu_mints]
     allowed_mints = patch_invoice_generation.call_args.kwargs["allowed_mints"]
-    assert allowed_mints == list(dict.fromkeys(mint for mint in expected_mints if mint))
-    assert allowed_mints[0] == settings.primary_mint
+    assert allowed_mints == ["http://localhost:3338"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration

tests/integration/test_lightning_settlement.py

@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ async def test_failed_final_commit_rolls_back_claim_and_credit_for_retry(
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_check_invoice_payment_retries_after_mint_success_and_db_failure(
     integration_engine: AsyncEngine,
+    patched_db_engine: None,
 ) -> None:
     key_hash = uuid.uuid4().hex
     invoice = _lightning_invoice(
@@ -237,19 +238,12 @@ async def test_check_invoice_payment_retries_after_mint_success_and_db_failure(
     async with AsyncSession(integration_engine, expire_on_commit=False) as failed:
         stored = await failed.get(LightningInvoice, invoice.id)
         assert stored is not None
-        real_commit = failed.commit
-        commit_count = 0
-
-        async def fail_final_commit() -> None:
-            nonlocal commit_count
-            commit_count += 1
-            if commit_count == 2:
-                raise Exception("db unavailable")
-            await real_commit()
-
         with (
             patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)),
-            patch.object(failed, "commit", AsyncMock(side_effect=fail_final_commit)),
+            patch(
+                "routstr.lightning._finalize_invoice_settlement",
+                AsyncMock(side_effect=Exception("db unavailable")),
+            ),
         ):
             await check_invoice_payment(stored, failed)
 

tests/unit/test_admin_transactions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from routstr.core.admin import get_transactions_api
+from routstr.core.db import CashuTransaction
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_transactions_api_excludes_internal_sweep_claim_timestamp() -> None:
+    transaction = CashuTransaction(
+        token="cashu-token",
+        amount=10,
+        unit="sat",
+        type="out",
+        sweep_started_at=123,
+    )
+    count_result = MagicMock()
+    count_result.one.return_value = 1
+    transactions_result = MagicMock()
+    transactions_result.all.return_value = [transaction]
+    session = MagicMock()
+    session.exec = AsyncMock(side_effect=[count_result, transactions_result])
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def create_session():  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        yield session
+
+    with patch("routstr.core.admin.create_session", create_session):
+        response = await get_transactions_api()
+
+    assert response["total"] == 1
+    assert response["transactions"][0]["token"] == "cashu-token"
+    assert "sweep_started_at" not in response["transactions"][0]

tests/unit/test_balances_by_mint_and_unit.py

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+"""Real-DB coverage for db.balances_by_mint_and_unit.
+
+Verifies the grouped liability query used by fetch_all_balances: it sums
+balances per (mint_url, unit), filters to the requested mints/units, excludes
+NULL mint/currency rows, and returns nothing for empty inputs.
+"""
+
+from typing import AsyncGenerator
+
+import pytest
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncEngine, create_async_engine
+from sqlalchemy.pool import StaticPool
+from sqlmodel import SQLModel
+from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
+
+from routstr.core.db import (
+    ApiKey,
+    balance_for_mint_and_unit,
+    balances_by_mint_and_unit,
+)
+
+
+def _make_engine() -> AsyncEngine:
+    return create_async_engine(
+        "sqlite+aiosqlite://",
+        poolclass=StaticPool,
+        connect_args={"check_same_thread": False},
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def session() -> "AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]":
+    engine = _make_engine()
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        await conn.run_sync(SQLModel.metadata.create_all)
+    db_session = AsyncSession(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
+    try:
+        yield db_session
+    finally:
+        await db_session.close()
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+async def _add_key(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    hashed_key: str,
+    balance: int,
+    mint_url: str | None,
+    currency: str | None,
+) -> None:
+    session.add(
+        ApiKey(
+            hashed_key=hashed_key,
+            balance=balance,
+            refund_mint_url=mint_url,
+            refund_currency=currency,
+        )
+    )
+    await session.commit()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_sums_and_groups_by_mint_and_unit(session: AsyncSession) -> None:
+    await _add_key(session, "a", 1000, "http://m1", "sat")
+    await _add_key(session, "b", 500, "http://m1", "sat")
+    await _add_key(session, "c", 7000, "http://m1", "msat")
+    await _add_key(session, "d", 200, "http://m2", "sat")
+
+    result = await balances_by_mint_and_unit(
+        session, ["http://m1", "http://m2"], ["sat", "msat"]
+    )
+
+    assert result[("http://m1", "sat")] == 1500
+    assert result[("http://m1", "msat")] == 7000
+    assert result[("http://m2", "sat")] == 200
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_filters_out_unrequested_mints_and_units(session: AsyncSession) -> None:
+    await _add_key(session, "a", 1000, "http://wanted", "sat")
+    await _add_key(session, "b", 999, "http://other", "sat")
+    await _add_key(session, "c", 888, "http://wanted", "usd")
+
+    result = await balances_by_mint_and_unit(session, ["http://wanted"], ["sat"])
+
+    assert result == {("http://wanted", "sat"): 1000}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_excludes_rows_with_null_mint_or_currency(session: AsyncSession) -> None:
+    await _add_key(session, "a", 1000, "http://m1", "sat")
+    await _add_key(session, "b", 4242, None, None)
+
+    result = await balances_by_mint_and_unit(session, ["http://m1"], ["sat"])
+
+    assert result == {("http://m1", "sat"): 1000}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_scalar_balance_for_one_mint_and_unit(session: AsyncSession) -> None:
+    await _add_key(session, "a", 1000, "http://m1", "sat")
+    await _add_key(session, "b", 500, "http://m1", "sat")
+    await _add_key(session, "c", 9000, "http://m1", "msat")
+    await _add_key(session, "d", 700, "http://m2", "sat")
+
+    assert await balance_for_mint_and_unit(session, "http://m1", "sat") == 1500
+    assert await balance_for_mint_and_unit(session, "http://missing", "sat") == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_empty_inputs_return_empty_mapping(session: AsyncSession) -> None:
+    await _add_key(session, "a", 1000, "http://m1", "sat")
+
+    assert await balances_by_mint_and_unit(session, [], ["sat"]) == {}
+    assert await balances_by_mint_and_unit(session, ["http://m1"], []) == {}

tests/unit/test_db_pool_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from sqlalchemy.pool import StaticPool
+
+from routstr.core import db
+from routstr.core.db import create_db_engine
+from routstr.core.settings import settings
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_engine_uses_validated_bounded_pool_settings(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path: object
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_size", 12)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_max_overflow", 3)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_timeout", 2.5)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_recycle", 900)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_pre_ping", False)
+
+    engine = create_db_engine(f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path}/pool.db")
+    try:
+        assert engine.pool.size() == 12  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        assert engine.pool._max_overflow == 3  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        assert engine.pool._timeout == 2.5  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        assert engine.pool._recycle == 900
+        assert engine.pool._pre_ping is False
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_memory_sqlite_keeps_static_pool(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_pre_ping", True)
+    engine = create_db_engine("sqlite+aiosqlite://")
+    try:
+        assert isinstance(engine.pool, StaticPool)
+        assert engine.pool._pre_ping is True
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+def test_non_sqlite_backend_enables_pre_ping_automatically(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_pre_ping", False)
+    fake_engine = MagicMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(db, "create_async_engine", return_value=fake_engine) as factory,
+        patch.object(db.event, "listen") as listen,
+    ):
+        created = create_db_engine("postgresql+asyncpg://user:pass@db/node")
+
+    assert created is fake_engine
+    assert factory.call_args.kwargs["pool_pre_ping"] is True
+    assert listen.call_count == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_every_created_engine_warns_for_long_checkouts(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path: object
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_hold_warn_seconds", 0.0)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_pre_ping", False)
+    first = create_db_engine(f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path}/first.db")
+    second = create_db_engine(f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path}/second.db")
+
+    try:
+        with patch.object(db.logger, "warning") as warning:
+            async with first.connect() as connection:
+                await connection.exec_driver_sql("SELECT 1")
+            async with second.connect() as connection:
+                await connection.exec_driver_sql("SELECT 1")
+
+        assert warning.call_count == 2
+        assert all(
+            call.kwargs["extra"]["threshold_seconds"] == 0.0
+            for call in warning.call_args_list
+        )
+    finally:
+        await first.dispose()
+        await second.dispose()

tests/unit/test_fee_payout_crash_safety.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
-from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@ from routstr import wallet
 from routstr.core import db
 
 
-@asynccontextmanager
-async def _session_context(session: Mock) -> AsyncIterator[Mock]:
-    yield session
+class _SessionContext:
+    def __init__(self, session: Mock) -> None:
+        self.session = session
+
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> Mock:
+        return self.session
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, *args: object) -> None:
+        return None
+
+
+def _session_context(session: Mock) -> _SessionContext:
+    return _SessionContext(session)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ async def test_fee_payout_checkpoint_is_atomic_and_durable() -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_fee_payout_checkpoints_before_sending() -> None:
+async def test_fee_payout_prepares_wallet_then_checkpoints_before_sending() -> None:
     session = Mock()
     fee = SimpleNamespace(
         accumulated_msats=5_000,
@@ -57,6 +67,10 @@ async def test_fee_payout_checkpoints_before_sending() -> None:
     payout_wallet = Mock()
     events: list[str] = []
 
+    async def prepare(*_args: object) -> Mock:
+        events.append("prepare")
+        return payout_wallet
+
     async def checkpoint(*_args: object) -> bool:
         events.append("checkpoint")
         return True
@@ -77,18 +91,92 @@ async def test_fee_payout_checkpoints_before_sending() -> None:
             "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep",
             AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
         ),
-        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)
+        ),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.get_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=fee)),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.reset_routstr_fee", side_effect=checkpoint),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.complete_routstr_fee_payout", side_effect=complete),
-        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=payout_wallet)),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(side_effect=prepare)),
         patch("routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit", return_value=[]),
         patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", side_effect=send),
     ):
         with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
             await wallet.periodic_routstr_fee_payout()
 
-    assert events == ["checkpoint", "send", "complete"]
+    assert events == ["prepare", "checkpoint", "send", "complete"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fee_payout_preparation_failure_does_not_checkpoint() -> None:
+    session = Mock()
+    fee = SimpleNamespace(
+        accumulated_msats=5_000,
+        payout_in_progress_msats=0,
+        payout_started_at=None,
+    )
+    checkpoint = AsyncMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_DEFAULT_PAYOUT", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_PAYOUT_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_LN_ADDRESS", "fees@example.com"),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.get_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=fee)),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.reset_routstr_fee", checkpoint),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_wallet",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("wallet unavailable")),
+        ),
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await wallet.periodic_routstr_fee_payout()
+
+    checkpoint.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fee_payout_lost_checkpoint_race_does_not_send() -> None:
+    session = Mock()
+    fee = SimpleNamespace(
+        accumulated_msats=5_000,
+        payout_in_progress_msats=0,
+        payout_started_at=None,
+    )
+    send = AsyncMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_DEFAULT_PAYOUT", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_PAYOUT_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_LN_ADDRESS", "fees@example.com"),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.get_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=fee)),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.reset_routstr_fee",
+            AsyncMock(return_value=False),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=Mock())),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit", return_value=[]),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", send),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.logger.warning") as warning,
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await wallet.periodic_routstr_fee_payout()
+
+    send.assert_not_awaited()
+    warning.assert_called_once_with("Routstr fee payout was already claimed")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -107,7 +195,9 @@ async def test_fee_payout_does_not_retry_an_unresolved_checkpoint() -> None:
             "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep",
             AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
         ),
-        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)
+        ),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.get_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=fee)),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.reset_routstr_fee", AsyncMock()) as checkpoint,
         patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock()) as get_wallet,
@@ -141,7 +231,9 @@ async def test_fee_payout_keeps_checkpoint_when_send_outcome_is_unknown() -> Non
             "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep",
             AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
         ),
-        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)
+        ),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.get_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=fee)),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.reset_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=True)),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.complete_routstr_fee_payout", complete),
@@ -158,3 +250,139 @@ async def test_fee_payout_keeps_checkpoint_when_send_outcome_is_unknown() -> Non
 
     complete.assert_not_awaited()
     critical.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fee_payout_cancellation_during_send_alerts_and_propagates() -> None:
+    session = Mock()
+    fee = SimpleNamespace(
+        accumulated_msats=5_000,
+        payout_in_progress_msats=0,
+        payout_started_at=None,
+    )
+    complete = AsyncMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_DEFAULT_PAYOUT", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_PAYOUT_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_LN_ADDRESS", "fees@example.com"),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep", AsyncMock(return_value=None)),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.get_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=fee)),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.reset_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=True)),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.complete_routstr_fee_payout", complete),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=Mock())),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit", return_value=[]),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=asyncio.CancelledError()),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.logger.critical") as critical,
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await wallet.periodic_routstr_fee_payout()
+
+    complete.assert_not_awaited()
+    critical.assert_called_once()
+    assert critical.call_args.args[0] == (
+        "Routstr fee payout outcome is unknown; manual reconciliation required"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("failure_site", ["session", "completion"])
+async def test_fee_payout_completion_failures_use_sent_checkpoint_alert(
+    failure_site: str,
+) -> None:
+    session = Mock()
+    fee = SimpleNamespace(
+        accumulated_msats=5_000,
+        payout_in_progress_msats=0,
+        payout_started_at=None,
+    )
+    completion = AsyncMock()
+    if failure_site == "session":
+        create_session = Mock(
+            side_effect=[
+                _session_context(session),
+                _session_context(session),
+                RuntimeError("pool unavailable"),
+            ]
+        )
+    else:
+        create_session = Mock(return_value=_session_context(session))
+        completion.side_effect = RuntimeError("checkpoint unavailable")
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_DEFAULT_PAYOUT", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_PAYOUT_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_LN_ADDRESS", "fees@example.com"),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", create_session),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.get_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=fee)),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.reset_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=True)),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.complete_routstr_fee_payout", completion),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=Mock())),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit", return_value=[]),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", AsyncMock(return_value=5)),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.logger.critical") as critical,
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await wallet.periodic_routstr_fee_payout()
+
+    critical.assert_called_once()
+    assert critical.call_args.args[0] == (
+        "Routstr fee payout sent but checkpoint was not completed"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fee_payout_releases_db_connection_during_send(tmp_path: object) -> None:
+    """With pool_size=1, the payout must not hold a connection while the
+    external LNURL send is in flight, or the completion step would starve."""
+    engine = create_async_engine(
+        f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path}/payout.db", pool_size=1, max_overflow=0
+    )
+    async with engine.begin() as connection:
+        await connection.run_sync(SQLModel.metadata.create_all)
+    async with AsyncSession(engine) as session:
+        session.add(db.RoutstrFee(id=1, accumulated_msats=5_000_000))
+        await session.commit()
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def create_session() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
+        async with AsyncSession(engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+            yield session
+
+    async def send(*_args: object, **_kwargs: object) -> int:
+        assert engine.pool.checkedout() == 0  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        return 5
+
+    try:
+        with (
+            patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_DEFAULT_PAYOUT", 1),
+            patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_PAYOUT_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 1),
+            patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_LN_ADDRESS", "fees@example.com"),
+            patch(
+                "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep",
+                AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
+            ),
+            patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", create_session),
+            patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=Mock())),
+            patch("routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit", return_value=[]),
+            patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", side_effect=send),
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+                await wallet.periodic_routstr_fee_payout()
+
+        async with AsyncSession(engine) as session:
+            fee = await db.get_routstr_fee(session)
+            assert fee.payout_in_progress_msats == 0
+            assert fee.total_paid_msats == 5_000_000
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()

tests/unit/test_fee_payout_migration.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_fresh_node_migrates_fee_payout_schema_to_head(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
             "payout_in_progress_msats, payout_started_at FROM routstr_fees"
         ).fetchone()
 
-    assert version == ("c7d5f8638599",)
+    assert version == ("bf76270b66c4",)
     assert {
         "id",
         "accumulated_msats",

tests/unit/test_fetch_all_balances.py

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-from collections.abc import Generator
+import asyncio
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Generator
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import httpx
 import pytest
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import create_async_engine
+from sqlmodel import SQLModel
+from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
 from routstr.wallet import fetch_all_balances
 
@@ -43,8 +48,10 @@ def _patches(  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
             AsyncMock(side_effect=lambda proofs, wallet, **kwargs: proofs),
         ),
         patch(
-            "routstr.wallet.db.balances_for_mint_and_unit",
-            AsyncMock(return_value=user_balance_msats),
+            "routstr.wallet.db.balances_by_mint_and_unit",
+            AsyncMock(
+                return_value={("http://primary:3338", "sat"): user_balance_msats}
+            ),
         ),
         patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", _fake_session),
     ]
@@ -227,6 +234,152 @@ async def test_balance_failure_applies_mint_cooldown_to_other_units() -> None:
     assert details[1]["error_code"] == "unreachable"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_all_balances_closes_db_session_before_concurrent_mint_io() -> None:
+    """Slow mint checks must never run while the balance DB session is open."""
+    from routstr.core.settings import settings
+
+    session_open = False
+    mint_calls = 0
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def tracked_session():  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        nonlocal session_open
+        session_open = True
+        try:
+            yield MagicMock()
+        finally:
+            session_open = False
+
+    async def slow_filter(proofs, wallet):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        nonlocal mint_calls
+        assert session_open is False
+        mint_calls += 1
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        return proofs
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", ["http://one:3338", "http://two:3338"]),
+        patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://one:3338"),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", tracked_session),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.balances_by_mint_and_unit",
+            AsyncMock(return_value={}),
+            create=True,
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock())),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
+            MagicMock(return_value=[MagicMock(amount=1)]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=slow_filter),
+        ),
+    ):
+        details, *_ = await fetch_all_balances(units=["sat", "msat"])
+
+    assert mint_calls == 4
+    assert all("error" not in detail for detail in details)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_all_balances_bounds_parallel_mint_checks() -> None:
+    """A slow mint fleet cannot create an unbounded external-I/O fan-out."""
+    from routstr.core.settings import settings
+
+    active = 0
+    peak = 0
+
+    async def slow_filter(proofs, wallet):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        nonlocal active, peak
+        active += 1
+        peak = max(peak, active)
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
+        active -= 1
+        return proofs
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(
+            settings,
+            "cashu_mints",
+            [f"http://mint-{index}:3338" for index in range(8)],
+        ),
+        patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", ""),
+        patch.object(settings, "mint_operation_concurrency", 2),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", _fake_session),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.balances_by_mint_and_unit",
+            AsyncMock(return_value={}),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock())),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
+            MagicMock(return_value=[]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=slow_filter),
+        ),
+    ):
+        details, *_ = await fetch_all_balances(units=["sat"])
+
+    assert len(details) == 8
+    assert peak == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_slow_mints_do_not_exhaust_a_single_connection_pool(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """Concurrent slow balance refreshes release the sole DB connection promptly."""
+    from routstr.core.settings import settings
+
+    engine = create_async_engine(
+        f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{tmp_path / 'pool-pressure.db'}",
+        pool_size=1,
+        max_overflow=0,
+        pool_timeout=0.2,
+    )
+    async with engine.begin() as connection:
+        await connection.run_sync(SQLModel.metadata.create_all)
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def single_pool_session() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
+        async with AsyncSession(engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+            yield session
+
+    async def slow_filter(proofs, wallet):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
+        return proofs
+
+    try:
+        with (
+            patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", ["http://slow:3338"]),
+            patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://slow:3338"),
+            patch.object(settings, "mint_operation_concurrency", 1),
+            patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", single_pool_session),
+            patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock())),
+            patch(
+                "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
+                MagicMock(return_value=[]),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
+                AsyncMock(side_effect=slow_filter),
+            ),
+        ):
+            results = await asyncio.gather(
+                *(fetch_all_balances(units=["sat"]) for _ in range(6))
+            )
+
+        assert all("error" not in result[0][0] for result in results)
+        assert engine.pool.checkedout() == 0  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_fetch_all_balances_reports_liability_when_wallet_is_empty() -> None:
     """An empty wallet must not hide outstanding user liabilities."""
     from routstr.core.settings import settings
@@ -272,3 +425,58 @@ async def test_fetch_all_balances_no_duplicate_primary_mint() -> None:
 
     assert [d["mint_url"] for d in details] == ["http://primary:3338"]
     assert total_wallet == 1000
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_all_balances_degrades_when_liability_read_fails() -> None:
+    from routstr.core.settings import settings
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", []),
+        patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://primary:3338"),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", _fake_session),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.balances_by_mint_and_unit",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("db pool exhausted")),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock())),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
+            MagicMock(return_value=[MagicMock(amount=1000)]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=lambda proofs, wallet: proofs),
+        ),
+    ):
+        details, total_wallet, total_user, owner = await fetch_all_balances(
+            units=["sat"]
+        )
+
+    assert details[0]["error"] == "db pool exhausted"
+    assert details[0]["wallet_balance"] == 1000
+    assert details[0]["user_balance"] == 0
+    assert details[0]["owner_balance"] == 0
+    assert (total_wallet, total_user, owner) == (1000, 0, 0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_liability_error_keeps_more_specific_mint_error() -> None:
+    from routstr.core.settings import settings
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", []),
+        patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://primary:3338"),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", _fake_session),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.balances_by_mint_and_unit",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("db pool exhausted")),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_wallet",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("mint down")),
+        ),
+    ):
+        details, *_ = await fetch_all_balances(units=["sat"])
+
+    assert details[0]["error"] == "mint down"

tests/unit/test_lightning_settlement.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
 
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ async def test_ambiguous_invoice_mint_timeout_does_not_expose_paid() -> None:
         await check_invoice_payment(invoice, session)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
     assert invoice.status == "pending"
-    session.rollback.assert_awaited_once()
+    session.rollback.assert_not_awaited()
     # One commit closes the initial read transaction before external I/O.
     session.commit.assert_awaited_once()
 
@@ -189,8 +190,14 @@ async def test_concurrent_invoice_checks_finalize_once_in_process() -> None:
         return None
 
     session.refresh = AsyncMock(side_effect=refresh)
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def owned_session():
+        yield AsyncMock()
+
     with (
         patch("routstr.lightning.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=wallet)),
+        patch("routstr.lightning.create_session", owned_session),
         patch("routstr.lightning._mint_invoice_quote", AsyncMock()),
         patch(
             "routstr.lightning._finalize_invoice_settlement",

tests/unit/test_mint_url_migration.py

@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ def test_mint_url_migration_upgrades_and_downgrades_from_main_head(
     root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
     database_path = tmp_path / "mint-url-migration.db"
     database_url = f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{database_path}"
-    previous_head = "9c4d8e2f1a6b"
+    previous_head = "aa50fde387a2"
 
     _run_alembic(root, database_url, "upgrade", previous_head)
     assert "mint_url" not in _lightning_invoice_columns(database_path)
 
-    _run_alembic(root, database_url, "upgrade", "c7d5f8638599")
+    _run_alembic(root, database_url, "upgrade", "bf76270b66c4")
     assert "mint_url" in _lightning_invoice_columns(database_path)
 
     _run_alembic(root, database_url, "downgrade", previous_head)

tests/unit/test_periodic_payout.py

@@ -59,23 +59,29 @@ async def test_periodic_payout_includes_primary_mint_not_in_cashu_mints() -> Non
     get_wallet = AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock())
     raw_send = AsyncMock(return_value=1000)
 
-    with patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", []), patch.object(
-        settings, "primary_mint", "http://primary:3338"
-    ), patch.object(settings, "receive_ln_address", "owner@ln.tld"), patch.object(
-        settings, "payout_interval_seconds", _INTERVAL
-    ), patch.object(settings, "min_payout_sat", 10), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep", _one_cycle_sleep()
-    ), patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", _fake_session), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.get_wallet", get_wallet
-    ), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
-        MagicMock(return_value=[MagicMock(amount=100_000)]),
-    ), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
-        AsyncMock(side_effect=lambda proofs, wallet: proofs),
-    ), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.db.balances_for_mint_and_unit", AsyncMock(return_value=0)
-    ), patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", raw_send):
+    with (
+        patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", []),
+        patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://primary:3338"),
+        patch.object(settings, "receive_ln_address", "owner@ln.tld"),
+        patch.object(settings, "payout_interval_seconds", _INTERVAL),
+        patch.object(settings, "min_payout_sat", 10),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep", _one_cycle_sleep()),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", _fake_session),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", get_wallet),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
+            MagicMock(return_value=[MagicMock(amount=100_000)]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=lambda proofs, wallet: proofs),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.balance_for_mint_and_unit",
+            AsyncMock(return_value=0),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", raw_send),
+    ):
         with pytest.raises(_LoopBreak):
             await periodic_payout()
 
@@ -84,6 +90,58 @@ async def test_periodic_payout_includes_primary_mint_not_in_cashu_mints() -> Non
     assert raw_send.await_count >= 1
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_periodic_payout_releases_session_before_slow_mint_send() -> None:
+    """The DB connection is returned before the external LNURL call starts."""
+    from routstr.core.settings import settings
+
+    session_open = False
+    sends_completed = 0
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def tracked_session():  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        nonlocal session_open
+        session_open = True
+        try:
+            yield MagicMock()
+        finally:
+            session_open = False
+
+    async def raw_send(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> int:
+        nonlocal sends_completed
+        assert session_open is False
+        sends_completed += 1
+        return 1000
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", []),
+        patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://primary:3338"),
+        patch.object(settings, "receive_ln_address", "owner@ln.tld"),
+        patch.object(settings, "payout_interval_seconds", _INTERVAL),
+        patch.object(settings, "min_payout_sat", 10),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep", _one_cycle_sleep()),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", tracked_session),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock())),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
+            MagicMock(return_value=[MagicMock(amount=100_000)]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=lambda proofs, wallet: proofs),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.balance_for_mint_and_unit",
+            AsyncMock(return_value=0),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", AsyncMock(side_effect=raw_send)),
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(_LoopBreak):
+            await periodic_payout()
+
+    assert sends_completed == 2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_periodic_payout_isolates_failing_mint() -> None:
     """A failing mint does not prevent payout for the other mints."""
@@ -97,23 +155,29 @@ async def test_periodic_payout_isolates_failing_mint() -> None:
     get_wallet = AsyncMock(side_effect=_get_wallet)
     raw_send = AsyncMock(return_value=1000)
 
-    with patch.object(
-        settings, "cashu_mints", ["http://bad:3338", "http://good:3338"]
-    ), patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://good:3338"), patch.object(
-        settings, "receive_ln_address", "owner@ln.tld"
-    ), patch.object(settings, "payout_interval_seconds", _INTERVAL), patch.object(
-        settings, "min_payout_sat", 10
-    ), patch("routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep", _one_cycle_sleep()), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", _fake_session
-    ), patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", get_wallet), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
-        MagicMock(return_value=[MagicMock(amount=100_000)]),
-    ), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
-        AsyncMock(side_effect=lambda proofs, wallet: proofs),
-    ), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.db.balances_for_mint_and_unit", AsyncMock(return_value=0)
-    ), patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", raw_send):
+    with (
+        patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", ["http://bad:3338", "http://good:3338"]),
+        patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://good:3338"),
+        patch.object(settings, "receive_ln_address", "owner@ln.tld"),
+        patch.object(settings, "payout_interval_seconds", _INTERVAL),
+        patch.object(settings, "min_payout_sat", 10),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep", _one_cycle_sleep()),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", _fake_session),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", get_wallet),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
+            MagicMock(return_value=[MagicMock(amount=100_000)]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=lambda proofs, wallet: proofs),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.balance_for_mint_and_unit",
+            AsyncMock(return_value=0),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl", raw_send),
+    ):
         with pytest.raises(_LoopBreak):
             await periodic_payout()
 
@@ -128,27 +192,39 @@ async def test_periodic_payout_isolates_failing_mint() -> None:
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_periodic_payout_handles_session_creation_failure() -> None:
-    """A db.create_session failure is logged and the payout loop continues."""
+    """A db.create_session failure is logged per mint/unit and the loop continues."""
     from routstr.core.settings import settings
 
     create_session = MagicMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("db unavailable"))
     logger = MagicMock()
 
-    with patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", ["http://mint:3338"]), patch.object(
-        settings, "primary_mint", "http://mint:3338"
-    ), patch.object(settings, "receive_ln_address", "owner@ln.tld"), patch.object(
-        settings, "payout_interval_seconds", _INTERVAL
-    ), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep", _one_cycle_sleep()
-    ), patch(
-        "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", create_session
-    ), patch("routstr.wallet.logger", logger):
+    with (
+        patch.object(settings, "cashu_mints", ["http://mint:3338"]),
+        patch.object(settings, "primary_mint", "http://mint:3338"),
+        patch.object(settings, "receive_ln_address", "owner@ln.tld"),
+        patch.object(settings, "payout_interval_seconds", _INTERVAL),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep", _one_cycle_sleep()),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", create_session),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock())),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit",
+            MagicMock(return_value=[MagicMock(amount=100_000)]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.slow_filter_spend_proofs",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=lambda proofs, wallet: proofs),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.logger", logger),
+    ):
         with pytest.raises(_LoopBreak):
             await periodic_payout()
 
-    create_session.assert_called_once()
-    logger.error.assert_called_once()
+    # The liability session is opened per mint/unit (sat + msat), and each
+    # DB failure retains the cycle-specific alert wording while remaining
+    # isolated to its own iteration.
+    assert create_session.call_count == 2
+    assert logger.error.call_count == 2
     message = logger.error.call_args.args[0]
     extra = logger.error.call_args.kwargs["extra"]
     assert message == "Error in periodic payout cycle: RuntimeError"
-    assert extra == {"error": "db unavailable"}
+    assert extra["error"] == "db unavailable"

tests/unit/test_proxy_session_lifecycle.py

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
+
+from routstr import proxy as proxy_module
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_proxy_closes_request_session_before_returning_response() -> None:
+    """Route completion must release DB resources before response delivery."""
+    request = MagicMock()
+    request.method = "GET"
+    request.headers = {"accept": "application/json"}
+    request.url.path = "/not-an-api-route"
+    request.state.request_id = "test-request"
+    session = AsyncMock()
+
+    response = await proxy_module.proxy(request, "not-an-api-route", session=session)
+
+    assert response.status_code == 404
+    session.close.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_proxy_session_is_closed_before_first_stream_chunk() -> None:
+    request = MagicMock()
+    session = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def stream() -> AsyncIterator[bytes]:
+        session.close.assert_awaited_once()
+        yield b"chunk"
+
+    upstream_response = StreamingResponse(stream())
+    with patch("routstr.proxy._proxy", AsyncMock(return_value=upstream_response)):
+        response = await proxy_module.proxy(
+            request, "v1/chat/completions", session=session
+        )
+
+    assert isinstance(response, StreamingResponse)
+    chunks = [chunk async for chunk in response.body_iterator]
+    assert chunks == [b"chunk"]

tests/unit/test_refund_sweep.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import asyncio
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
 
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel, select
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
+from routstr import wallet
 from routstr.core.db import CashuTransaction
 from routstr.wallet import refund_sweep_once
 
@@ -39,6 +42,43 @@ async def _load(
         return {row.token: row for row in result.all()}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_refund_sweep_releases_db_session_during_token_redemption(
+    session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
+) -> None:
+    await _insert(
+        session_factory,
+        CashuTransaction(
+            token="eligible", amount=1, unit="sat", type="out", created_at=800
+        ),
+    )
+    session_open = False
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def tracked_session() -> AsyncIterator[AsyncSession]:
+        nonlocal session_open
+        async with session_factory() as session:
+            session_open = True
+            try:
+                yield session
+            finally:
+                session_open = False
+
+    async def receive_token(token: str) -> None:
+        assert token == "eligible"
+        assert session_open is False
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", tracked_session),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_ttl_seconds", 100),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.time.time", return_value=1000),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.recieve_token", AsyncMock(side_effect=receive_token)),
+    ):
+        await refund_sweep_once()
+
+    assert (await _load(session_factory))["eligible"].swept is True
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_refund_sweep_only_processes_expired_eligible_outgoing_tokens(
     session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
@@ -90,14 +130,17 @@ async def test_refund_sweep_only_processes_expired_eligible_outgoing_tokens(
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    ("error", "collected"),
+    ("error", "collected", "claim_started_at"),
     [
-        (RuntimeError("token already spent"), True),
-        (RuntimeError("mint unavailable"), False),
+        (RuntimeError("token already spent"), True, None),
+        (RuntimeError("mint unavailable"), False, 1000),
     ],
 )
-async def test_refund_sweep_records_terminal_but_not_transient_failures(
-    session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession], error: Exception, collected: bool
+async def test_refund_sweep_records_spent_and_unknown_outcomes_safely(
+    session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
+    error: Exception,
+    collected: bool,
+    claim_started_at: int | None,
 ) -> None:
     await _insert(
         session_factory,
@@ -116,3 +159,236 @@ async def test_refund_sweep_records_terminal_but_not_transient_failures(
     refund = (await _load(session_factory))["refund"]
     assert refund.collected is collected
     assert refund.swept is False
+    assert refund.sweep_started_at == claim_started_at
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_post_spend_failure_retains_claim_and_stale_retry_records_sweep(
+    session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
+) -> None:
+    await _insert(
+        session_factory,
+        CashuTransaction(
+            token="post-spend-failure",
+            amount=1,
+            unit="sat",
+            type="out",
+            created_at=800,
+        ),
+    )
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", side_effect=session_factory),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_ttl_seconds", 100),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_claim_timeout_seconds", 200),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.time.time", return_value=1000),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.recieve_token",
+            AsyncMock(
+                side_effect=wallet.TokenConsumedError(
+                    "Mint on primary failed after successful melt"
+                )
+            ),
+        ),
+    ):
+        await refund_sweep_once()
+
+    retained = (await _load(session_factory))["post-spend-failure"]
+    assert retained.swept is False
+    assert retained.collected is False
+    assert retained.sweep_started_at == 1000
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", side_effect=session_factory),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_ttl_seconds", 100),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_claim_timeout_seconds", 200),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.time.time", return_value=1300),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.recieve_token",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("token already spent")),
+        ),
+    ):
+        await refund_sweep_once()
+
+    recovered = (await _load(session_factory))["post-spend-failure"]
+    assert recovered.swept is True
+    assert recovered.collected is False
+    assert recovered.sweep_started_at is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_refund_sweep_retains_claim_on_cancellation_during_redemption(
+    session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
+) -> None:
+    await _insert(
+        session_factory,
+        CashuTransaction(
+            token="cancelled", amount=1, unit="sat", type="out", created_at=800
+        ),
+    )
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", side_effect=session_factory),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_ttl_seconds", 100),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.time.time", return_value=1000),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.recieve_token",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=asyncio.CancelledError()),
+        ),
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await refund_sweep_once()
+
+    refund = (await _load(session_factory))["cancelled"]
+    assert refund.swept is False
+    assert refund.sweep_started_at == 1000
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_checkpoint_failure_retains_claim_and_stale_retry_records_sweep(
+    session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
+) -> None:
+    await _insert(
+        session_factory,
+        CashuTransaction(
+            token="checkpoint-failure",
+            amount=1,
+            unit="sat",
+            type="out",
+            created_at=800,
+        ),
+    )
+    real_set_state = wallet._set_refund_sweep_state
+
+    async def fail_swept_checkpoint(
+        refund_id: str,
+        *,
+        predicates: tuple[object, ...] = (),
+        **values: object,
+    ) -> int:
+        if values.get("swept") is True:
+            raise RuntimeError("checkpoint unavailable")
+        return await real_set_state(refund_id, predicates=predicates, **values)
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", side_effect=session_factory),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_ttl_seconds", 100),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_claim_timeout_seconds", 200),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.time.time", return_value=1000),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.recieve_token", AsyncMock(return_value=(1, "sat", "mint"))
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet._set_refund_sweep_state",
+            side_effect=fail_swept_checkpoint,
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.logger.critical") as critical,
+    ):
+        await refund_sweep_once()
+
+    retained = (await _load(session_factory))["checkpoint-failure"]
+    assert retained.swept is False
+    assert retained.collected is False
+    assert retained.sweep_started_at == 1000
+    critical.assert_called_once()
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", side_effect=session_factory),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_ttl_seconds", 100),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_claim_timeout_seconds", 200),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.time.time", return_value=1300),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.recieve_token",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("token already spent")),
+        ),
+    ):
+        await refund_sweep_once()
+
+    recovered = (await _load(session_factory))["checkpoint-failure"]
+    assert recovered.swept is True
+    assert recovered.collected is False
+    assert recovered.sweep_started_at is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("redemption_succeeds", [True, False])
+async def test_expired_worker_cannot_overwrite_or_release_newer_claim(
+    session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
+    redemption_succeeds: bool,
+) -> None:
+    await _insert(
+        session_factory,
+        CashuTransaction(
+            token="reclaimed",
+            amount=1,
+            unit="sat",
+            type="out",
+            created_at=800,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    async def replace_claim(_token: str) -> tuple[int, str, str]:
+        async with session_factory() as session:
+            result = await session.exec(
+                select(CashuTransaction).where(CashuTransaction.token == "reclaimed")
+            )
+            transaction = result.one()
+            transaction.sweep_started_at = 1100
+            session.add(transaction)
+            await session.commit()
+        if not redemption_succeeds:
+            raise RuntimeError("mint unavailable")
+        return (1, "sat", "mint")
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", side_effect=session_factory),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_ttl_seconds", 100),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.time.time", return_value=1000),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.recieve_token", AsyncMock(side_effect=replace_claim)),
+    ):
+        await refund_sweep_once()
+
+    reclaimed = (await _load(session_factory))["reclaimed"]
+    assert reclaimed.swept is False
+    assert reclaimed.collected is False
+    assert reclaimed.sweep_started_at == 1100
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_refund_sweep_recovers_stale_claim_without_misreporting_collection(
+    session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
+) -> None:
+    await _insert(
+        session_factory,
+        CashuTransaction(
+            token="stale",
+            amount=1,
+            unit="sat",
+            type="out",
+            created_at=800,
+            sweep_started_at=100,
+        ),
+        CashuTransaction(
+            token="active",
+            amount=1,
+            unit="sat",
+            type="out",
+            created_at=800,
+            sweep_started_at=950,
+        ),
+    )
+    receive = AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("token already spent"))
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.create_session", side_effect=session_factory),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_ttl_seconds", 100),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.settings.refund_sweep_claim_timeout_seconds", 200),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.time.time", return_value=1000),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.recieve_token", receive),
+    ):
+        await refund_sweep_once()
+
+    receive.assert_awaited_once_with("stale")
+    loaded = await _load(session_factory)
+    assert loaded["stale"].swept is True
+    assert loaded["stale"].collected is False
+    assert loaded["stale"].sweep_started_at is None
+    assert loaded["active"].swept is False
+    assert loaded["active"].sweep_started_at == 950

tests/unit/test_settings.py

@@ -62,6 +62,101 @@ def test_payout_settings_have_sensible_defaults() -> None:
     assert s.payout_interval_seconds == 900
 
 
+def test_database_pool_defaults_match_sqlalchemy_capacity() -> None:
+    s = Settings()
+    assert s.database_pool_size == 5
+    assert s.database_max_overflow == 10
+    assert s.database_pool_timeout == 30.0
+    assert s.database_pool_recycle == 1800
+    assert s.database_pool_pre_ping is False
+    assert s.database_pool_hold_warn_seconds == 10.0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("field", "bad_value"),
+    [
+        ("database_pool_size", 0),
+        ("database_max_overflow", -1),
+        ("database_pool_timeout", 0),
+        ("database_pool_recycle", -1),
+        ("database_pool_hold_warn_seconds", 0),
+    ],
+)
+def test_database_pool_settings_reject_invalid_values(
+    field: str, bad_value: int
+) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        Settings.parse_obj({field: bad_value})
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_database_pool_fields_are_env_only_not_persisted(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """DB pool sizing is infrastructure the node needs *before* it can read the
+    DB, so it can never be configured from the DB — it must never be written to
+    the settings blob, and a stale/injected DB value must never shadow env.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DATABASE_POOL_SIZE", "7")
+
+    engine = create_async_engine("sqlite+aiosqlite:///:memory:")
+    async with AsyncSession(engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+        s = await SettingsService.initialize(session)
+
+        # The env value is live for runtime consumers...
+        assert s.database_pool_size == 7
+        # ...but pool sizing is never written to the settings blob.
+        blob = await _read_settings_blob(session)
+        for field in (
+            "database_pool_size",
+            "database_max_overflow",
+            "database_pool_timeout",
+            "database_pool_recycle",
+            "database_pool_pre_ping",
+            "database_pool_hold_warn_seconds",
+        ):
+            assert field not in blob
+
+        # Even a stale blob that somehow carries a pool value must not win: env
+        # stays authoritative on the next initialize.
+        await session.exec(  # type: ignore
+            text("UPDATE settings SET data = :d WHERE id = 1").bindparams(
+                d=json.dumps({"database_pool_size": 99})
+            )
+        )
+        await session.commit()
+        again = await SettingsService.initialize(session)
+        assert again.database_pool_size == 7
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_does_not_apply_env_only_fields_to_live_settings(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """DB pool sizing is env-only: a settings update must neither persist it nor
+    mutate the live value. The engine pool is already built at boot from env, so
+    a UI/API update carrying a pool value must not make the live setting diverge
+    from the running pool.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.delenv("DATABASE_POOL_SIZE", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "database_pool_size", 5)
+
+    engine = create_async_engine("sqlite+aiosqlite:///:memory:")
+    async with AsyncSession(engine, expire_on_commit=False) as session:
+        await SettingsService.initialize(session)
+        await SettingsService.update(
+            {"database_pool_size": 99, "name": "PoolTweaker"}, session
+        )
+
+        # A non-env-only field still updates normally...
+        assert settings.name == "PoolTweaker"
+        # ...but the env-only pool size stays at the boot value.
+        assert settings.database_pool_size == 5
+        # ...and it is never written to the settings blob.
+        blob = await _read_settings_blob(session)
+        assert "database_pool_size" not in blob
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "field,bad_value",
     [