diff --git a/onchain/src/abstracts/PriceOracle.sol b/onchain/src/abstracts/PriceOracle.sol
index 3a91b13..2645d29 100644
--- a/onchain/src/abstracts/PriceOracle.sol
+++ b/onchain/src/abstracts/PriceOracle.sol
@@ -43,9 +43,15 @@ abstract contract PriceOracle {
             // Fallback to longer timeframe if recent data unavailable
             uint32 fallbackInterval = PRICE_STABILITY_INTERVAL * 200; // 6,000 seconds
             secondsAgo[0] = fallbackInterval;
-            (int56[] memory tickCumulatives,) = pool.observe(secondsAgo);
-            int56 tickCumulativeDiff = tickCumulatives[1] - tickCumulatives[0];
-            averageTick = int24(tickCumulativeDiff / int56(int32(fallbackInterval)));
+            try pool.observe(secondsAgo) returns (int56[] memory fallbackCumulatives, uint160[] memory) {
+                int56 tickCumulativeDiff = fallbackCumulatives[1] - fallbackCumulatives[0];
+                averageTick = int24(tickCumulativeDiff / int56(int32(fallbackInterval)));
+            } catch {
+                // Pool has insufficient observation history for both intervals.
+                // Treat price as unstable (safe default) — prevents recenter() from
+                // reverting with an opaque Uniswap error on pools with very short history.
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         isStable = (currentTick >= averageTick - MAX_TICK_DEVIATION && currentTick <= averageTick + MAX_TICK_DEVIATION);
diff --git a/onchain/test/abstracts/PriceOracle.t.sol b/onchain/test/abstracts/PriceOracle.t.sol
index 5882127..a0d9460 100644
--- a/onchain/test/abstracts/PriceOracle.t.sol
+++ b/onchain/test/abstracts/PriceOracle.t.sol
@@ -228,6 +228,15 @@ contract PriceOracleTest is Test {
         assertTrue(isStable, "Price stability should work with negative ticks");
     }
 
+    function testDoubleFailureReturnsFalse() public {
+        // When pool has < 6000 seconds of history, both observe() calls fail.
+        // _isPriceStable should return false (safe default) instead of reverting.
+        mockPool.setShouldRevert(true);
+
+        bool isStable = priceOracle.isPriceStable(1000);
+        assertFalse(isStable, "Double observe failure should return false, not revert");
+    }
+
     // ========================================
     // PRICE MOVEMENT VALIDATION TESTS
     // ========================================