diff --git a/tools/push3-evolution/evolution-daemon.sh b/tools/push3-evolution/evolution-daemon.sh
index 262ab38..fbffcb7 100755
--- a/tools/push3-evolution/evolution-daemon.sh
+++ b/tools/push3-evolution/evolution-daemon.sh
@@ -190,9 +190,8 @@ while true; do
     log "[2/7] Applying evolution patches…"
     if ! (cd "$REPO_ROOT" && git apply --check "$PATCH_FILE"); then
       log "  ERROR: evolution.patch needs regeneration — see tools/push3-evolution/evolution.conf"
-      log "  Skipping run (patch does not apply to current tree). Sleeping 300s before retry…"
-      sleep 300
-      continue
+      log "  Exiting — patch does not apply to current tree. Restart daemon after regenerating the patch."
+      exit 1
     fi
     if (cd "$REPO_ROOT" && git apply "$PATCH_FILE"); then
       PATCH_APPLIED=true