diff --git a/api/updates.py b/api/updates.py
index cc1fb53c..d7793dc3 100644
--- a/api/updates.py
+++ b/api/updates.py
@@ -384,8 +384,19 @@ def _select_apply_compare_ref(path):
     tags = _release_tags(path)
     if tags:
         latest_tag = tags[0]
-        # Mirror the predicate _check_repo_release uses to fall through.
-        if not _head_is_past_latest_tag(path, latest_tag):
+        current_tag = _current_release_tag(path)
+        behind = _release_gap(tags, current_tag, latest_tag)
+        # Mirror the check side exactly: only fall through when behind == 0
+        # AND HEAD has moved past its nearest tag (case A: bench between
+        # tagged releases). Otherwise the tag is correct — including the
+        # case where HEAD is on an older release tag with commits on top
+        # AND a newer tag exists (case D), where `behind > 0` means the
+        # user is genuinely behind the latest release and should advance
+        # to it. Pre-#2855 the apply path only consulted `latest_tag`
+        # without the `behind`/`current_tag` predicate, so case D fell
+        # through to `origin/<branch>` and the pull landed past the
+        # advertised tag. See #2846 + Opus pre-release review for #2855.
+        if not (behind == 0 and _head_is_past_latest_tag(path, current_tag)):
             return latest_tag
 
     upstream, ok = _run_git(['rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', '@{upstream}'], path)
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 7405d073..e6636209 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         self._req_t0 = time.time()
         self.send_response(200)
         self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
-        self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS")
+        self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS")
         self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type, Authorization")
         self.end_headers()
 
diff --git a/static/messages.js b/static/messages.js
index 57133a01..bfebb94d 100644
--- a/static/messages.js
+++ b/static/messages.js
@@ -2152,6 +2152,9 @@ function attachLiveStream(activeSid, streamId, uploaded=[], options={}){
   async function _restoreSettledSession(){
     try{
       const data=await api(`/api/session?session_id=${encodeURIComponent(activeSid)}`);
+      // Opus #2852 race-fix: if a late `done` event ran the finalize path while
+      // we were awaiting the network roundtrip, bail out — done already settled.
+      if(_streamFinalized) return true;
       const session=data&&data.session;
       if(!session) return false;
       if(session.active_stream_id||session.pending_user_message) return false;
diff --git a/tests/test_2735_open_in_vscode.py b/tests/test_2735_open_in_vscode.py
index dbf2fb8c..207d358d 100644
--- a/tests/test_2735_open_in_vscode.py
+++ b/tests/test_2735_open_in_vscode.py
@@ -226,19 +226,19 @@ class TestOpenInVsCodeI18n:
     ]
 
     def test_open_in_vscode_key_count(self):
-        """open_in_vscode key must appear exactly once per locale (10 total)."""
+        """open_in_vscode key must appear exactly once per locale (11 total)."""
         src = I18N.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         count = src.count("open_in_vscode:")
-        assert count == 10, (
-            f"Expected 10 open_in_vscode: entries (one per locale), found {count}"
+        assert count == 11, (
+            f"Expected 11 open_in_vscode: entries (one per locale), found {count}"
         )
 
     def test_open_in_vscode_failed_key_count(self):
-        """open_in_vscode_failed key must appear exactly once per locale (10 total)."""
+        """open_in_vscode_failed key must appear exactly once per locale (11 total)."""
         src = I18N.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         count = src.count("open_in_vscode_failed:")
-        assert count == 10, (
-            f"Expected 10 open_in_vscode_failed: entries (one per locale), found {count}"
+        assert count == 11, (
+            f"Expected 11 open_in_vscode_failed: entries (one per locale), found {count}"
         )
 
     def test_english_translation_not_a_placeholder(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_updates.py b/tests/test_updates.py
index 76da7593..71792c44 100644
--- a/tests/test_updates.py
+++ b/tests/test_updates.py
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ def test_select_apply_compare_ref_uses_tag_when_head_is_on_tag(tmp_path):
     def fake_git(args, cwd, timeout=10):
         if args == ['tag', '--list', 'v*', '--sort=-v:refname']:
             return 'v2026.5.16\nv2026.5.10', True
+        if args == ['describe', '--tags', '--abbrev=0']:
+            return 'v2026.5.16', True
         if args == ['describe', '--tags', '--always']:
             return 'v2026.5.16', True
         raise AssertionError(f'unexpected git args: {args!r}')
@@ -461,6 +463,9 @@ def test_select_apply_compare_ref_falls_through_when_head_is_past_tag(tmp_path):
     def fake_git(args, cwd, timeout=10):
         if args == ['tag', '--list', 'v*', '--sort=-v:refname']:
             return 'v2026.5.16', True
+        if args == ['describe', '--tags', '--abbrev=0']:
+            # HEAD's nearest tag is v2026.5.16; HEAD is 608 commits past it.
+            return 'v2026.5.16', True
         if args == ['describe', '--tags', '--always']:
             return 'v2026.5.16-608-g1d22b9c2d', True
         if args == ['rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', '@{upstream}']:
@@ -547,3 +552,44 @@ def test_check_and_apply_paths_agree_when_head_is_past_tag(tmp_path):
         'when HEAD is past the latest tag (#2846)'
     )
 
+
+def test_select_apply_compare_ref_case_d_older_tag_with_commits_and_newer_tag_exists(tmp_path):
+    """Case D — HEAD on older tag + commits + newer tag exists → advance to newer tag.
+
+    Pre-Opus-#2855-fix: the check side correctly reported "behind by N" and
+    suggested `latest_tag`, but the apply side's predicate consulted
+    `_head_is_past_latest_tag(path, latest_tag)` which returned True (because
+    `git describe --tags --always` returns `v.older-N-g...` ≠ `latest_tag`).
+    So the apply side fell through to `origin/<branch>` and the pull landed
+    PAST the advertised tag — silent drift between check ("advance to
+    v2026.5.16") and apply ("pulled to whatever origin/main is now").
+
+    Fix: the apply-side predicate now uses `current_tag` (HEAD's nearest tag)
+    AND requires `behind == 0`, exactly mirroring the check-side rule.
+    """
+    (tmp_path / '.git').mkdir()
+
+    def fake_git(args, cwd, timeout=10):
+        if args == ['tag', '--list', 'v*', '--sort=-v:refname']:
+            return 'v2026.5.16\nv2026.5.10', True
+        if args == ['describe', '--tags', '--abbrev=0']:
+            # HEAD's nearest reachable tag (older one)
+            return 'v2026.5.10', True
+        if args == ['describe', '--tags', '--always']:
+            # HEAD has 3 commits past v2026.5.10
+            return 'v2026.5.10-3-gabcdef12', True
+        if args == ['rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', '@{upstream}']:
+            return 'origin/main', True
+        return '', True
+
+    with patch.object(updates, '_run_git', side_effect=fake_git):
+        apply_ref = updates._select_apply_compare_ref(tmp_path)
+
+    # User is genuinely behind v2026.5.16 (the newer published tag) — apply
+    # MUST advance to the tag, NOT fall through to origin/<branch>.
+    assert apply_ref == 'v2026.5.16', (
+        'case D: HEAD on older tag with commits + newer tag exists. Apply '
+        'should advance to the newer tag, not silently fall through to '
+        'origin/<branch>. Regression for Opus-flagged drift in #2855.'
+    )
+