diff --git a/onchain/script/DeployLocal.sol b/onchain/script/DeployLocal.sol
index bf9e696..9cfa464 100644
--- a/onchain/script/DeployLocal.sol
+++ b/onchain/script/DeployLocal.sol
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ contract DeployLocal is Script {
         console.log("\n[7/7] Bootstrapping VWAP with seed trade...");
 
         // Step 1: Advance time so TWAP oracle has sufficient history.
-        vm.warp(block.timestamp + 301);
+        // Track ts explicitly — Forge resets block.timestamp after state-changing calls,
+        // so block.timestamp + 301 would warp to the same value if used in Step 4.
+        uint256 ts = block.timestamp + 301;
+        vm.warp(ts);
 
         // Step 2: Fund LM and place initial bootstrap positions.
         (bool funded,) = address(liquidityManager).call{ value: SEED_LM_ETH }("");
@@ -155,7 +158,8 @@ contract DeployLocal is Script {
         console.log("      Seed buy executed -> fee generated in anchor position");
 
         // Step 4: Warp forward so TWAP settles at post-buy price and cooldown elapses.
-        vm.warp(block.timestamp + 301);
+        ts += 301;
+        vm.warp(ts);
 
         // Step 5: Second recenter records VWAP (bootstrap path + ethFee > 0).
         liquidityManager.recenter();