diff --git a/internal/server/http/catchup.go b/internal/server/http/catchup.go
index 68f7d92..9c67def 100644
--- a/internal/server/http/catchup.go
+++ b/internal/server/http/catchup.go
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ const catchupSettle = 60 * time.Second
 func (s *Server) ArmCatchup(hostID string, now time.Time) {
 	s.catchupMu.Lock()
 	defer s.catchupMu.Unlock()
-	if s.catchupDueAt == nil {
-		s.catchupDueAt = make(map[string]time.Time)
-	}
 	s.catchupDueAt[hostID] = now.Add(catchupSettle)
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +97,13 @@ func (s *Server) runCatchup(ctx context.Context, hostID string, now time.Time) {
 		slog.Warn("catchup: list schedules", "host_id", hostID, "err", err)
 		return
 	}
+	// NOTE: overdue is measured against host.LastBackupAt, which is the
+	// most recent *successful backup of any schedule* on this host — not
+	// a per-schedule timestamp. For the common intermittent host (a
+	// single backup schedule) this is exact. With multiple schedules of
+	// different cadences, a recent backup from one schedule can mask
+	// another schedule's missed window. Acceptable for v1; revisit with
+	// per-schedule last-success tracking if multi-cadence laptops appear.
 	for _, sc := range schedules {
 		if !sc.Enabled || len(sc.SourceGroupIDs) == 0 {
 			continue
@@ -115,8 +119,10 @@ func (s *Server) runCatchup(ctx context.Context, hostID string, now time.Time) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if _, derr := s.dispatchBackupForGroupCore(ctx, conn, hostID, sc.ID, g, now); derr != nil {
-				// Send failed — host dropped again. Re-arm so the next
-				// reconnect retries; stop processing this host.
+				// Send failed for this group — host may have dropped
+				// again. Earlier groups in this batch were already
+				// dispatched; re-arm so a later reconnect re-evaluates
+				// any still-overdue schedules.
 				s.ArmCatchup(hostID, now)
 				return
 			}