diff --git a/src/cron/service.external-reload-schedule-recompute.test.ts b/src/cron/service.external-reload-schedule-recompute.test.ts
index ef45c1c6058..cc887dfc89b 100644
--- a/src/cron/service.external-reload-schedule-recompute.test.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service.external-reload-schedule-recompute.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { setupCronServiceSuite, writeCronStoreSnapshot } from "./service.test-harness.js";
+import { recomputeNextRuns, recomputeNextRunsForMaintenance } from "./service/jobs.js";
 import { createCronServiceState } from "./service/state.js";
 import { ensureLoaded } from "./service/store.js";
 import type { CronJob } from "./types.js";
@@ -142,4 +143,108 @@ describe("forceReload repairs externally changed cron schedules", () => {
     expect(persistedJob?.state?.lastError).toMatch(/^schedule error:/);
     expect(persistedJob?.state?.nextRunAtMs).toBeUndefined();
   });
+
+  it("does not double-count a reload schedule error during the immediate full recompute", async () => {
+    const store = await makeStorePath();
+    const nowMs = Date.parse("2026-03-19T01:44:00.000Z");
+    const jobId = "external-invalid-schedule-full-recompute";
+
+    const createJob = (expr: string): CronJob => ({
+      id: jobId,
+      name: "external invalid schedule full recompute",
+      enabled: true,
+      createdAtMs: Date.parse("2026-03-18T00:30:00.000Z"),
+      updatedAtMs: Date.parse("2026-03-19T01:44:00.000Z"),
+      schedule: { kind: "cron", expr, tz: "Asia/Shanghai", staggerMs: 0 },
+      sessionTarget: "main",
+      wakeMode: "next-heartbeat",
+      payload: { kind: "systemEvent", text: "tick" },
+      state: {
+        nextRunAtMs: Date.parse("2026-03-20T00:30:00.000Z"),
+      },
+    });
+
+    await writeCronStoreSnapshot({
+      storePath: store.storePath,
+      jobs: [createJob("30 8 * * *")],
+    });
+
+    const state = createCronServiceState({
+      cronEnabled: true,
+      storePath: store.storePath,
+      log: noopLogger,
+      nowMs: () => nowMs,
+      enqueueSystemEvent: vi.fn(),
+      requestHeartbeatNow: vi.fn(),
+      runIsolatedAgentJob: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "ok" as const })),
+    });
+
+    await ensureLoaded(state, { skipRecompute: true });
+
+    await writeCronStoreSnapshot({
+      storePath: store.storePath,
+      jobs: [createJob("not a valid cron")],
+    });
+
+    await ensureLoaded(state, { forceReload: true, skipRecompute: true });
+    expect(state.store?.jobs[0]?.state.scheduleErrorCount).toBe(1);
+
+    recomputeNextRuns(state);
+    expect(state.store?.jobs[0]?.state.scheduleErrorCount).toBe(1);
+
+    recomputeNextRuns(state);
+    expect(state.store?.jobs[0]?.state.scheduleErrorCount).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("does not double-count a reload schedule error during immediate maintenance recompute", async () => {
+    const store = await makeStorePath();
+    const nowMs = Date.parse("2026-03-19T01:44:00.000Z");
+    const jobId = "external-invalid-schedule-maintenance";
+
+    const createJob = (expr: string): CronJob => ({
+      id: jobId,
+      name: "external invalid schedule maintenance",
+      enabled: true,
+      createdAtMs: Date.parse("2026-03-18T00:30:00.000Z"),
+      updatedAtMs: Date.parse("2026-03-19T01:44:00.000Z"),
+      schedule: { kind: "cron", expr, tz: "Asia/Shanghai", staggerMs: 0 },
+      sessionTarget: "main",
+      wakeMode: "next-heartbeat",
+      payload: { kind: "systemEvent", text: "tick" },
+      state: {
+        nextRunAtMs: Date.parse("2026-03-20T00:30:00.000Z"),
+      },
+    });
+
+    await writeCronStoreSnapshot({
+      storePath: store.storePath,
+      jobs: [createJob("30 8 * * *")],
+    });
+
+    const state = createCronServiceState({
+      cronEnabled: true,
+      storePath: store.storePath,
+      log: noopLogger,
+      nowMs: () => nowMs,
+      enqueueSystemEvent: vi.fn(),
+      requestHeartbeatNow: vi.fn(),
+      runIsolatedAgentJob: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "ok" as const })),
+    });
+
+    await ensureLoaded(state, { skipRecompute: true });
+
+    await writeCronStoreSnapshot({
+      storePath: store.storePath,
+      jobs: [createJob("not a valid cron")],
+    });
+
+    await ensureLoaded(state, { forceReload: true, skipRecompute: true });
+    expect(state.store?.jobs[0]?.state.scheduleErrorCount).toBe(1);
+
+    recomputeNextRunsForMaintenance(state);
+    expect(state.store?.jobs[0]?.state.scheduleErrorCount).toBe(1);
+
+    recomputeNextRunsForMaintenance(state);
+    expect(state.store?.jobs[0]?.state.scheduleErrorCount).toBe(2);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/cron/service/jobs.ts b/src/cron/service/jobs.ts
index 542ba81053d..8f853ea8e92 100644
--- a/src/cron/service/jobs.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service/jobs.ts
@@ -413,7 +413,19 @@ function walkSchedulableJobs(
   return changed;
 }
 
+function consumeSkipNextReloadRepairRecompute(state: CronServiceState, jobId: string): boolean {
+  const pending = state.skipNextReloadRepairRecomputeJobIds;
+  if (!pending?.has(jobId)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  pending.delete(jobId);
+  return true;
+}
+
 function recomputeJobNextRunAtMs(params: { state: CronServiceState; job: CronJob; nowMs: number }) {
+  if (consumeSkipNextReloadRepairRecompute(params.state, params.job.id)) {
+    return false;
+  }
   let changed = false;
   try {
     const newNext = computeJobNextRunAtMs(params.job, params.nowMs);
diff --git a/src/cron/service/state.ts b/src/cron/service/state.ts
index 073efd8f459..d51464c29d2 100644
--- a/src/cron/service/state.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service/state.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export type CronServiceState = {
   warnedDisabled: boolean;
   storeLoadedAtMs: number | null;
   storeFileMtimeMs: number | null;
+  skipNextReloadRepairRecomputeJobIds?: Set<string>;
 };
 
 export function createCronServiceState(deps: CronServiceDeps): CronServiceState {
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ export function createCronServiceState(deps: CronServiceDeps): CronServiceState
     warnedDisabled: false,
     storeLoadedAtMs: null,
     storeFileMtimeMs: null,
+    skipNextReloadRepairRecomputeJobIds: new Set(),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cron/service/store.ts b/src/cron/service/store.ts
index 47f5db9c8cb..640f2ae9516 100644
--- a/src/cron/service/store.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service/store.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ function schedulesEqual(a: CronJob["schedule"], b: CronJob["schedule"]): boolean
   return false;
 }
 
+function getSkipNextReloadRepairRecomputeJobIds(state: CronServiceState): Set<string> {
+  return (state.skipNextReloadRepairRecomputeJobIds ??= new Set());
+}
+
 function repairNextRunsAfterExternalReload(params: {
   state: CronServiceState;
   previousJobs: CronJob[] | undefined;
 }): boolean {
   const { state, previousJobs } = params;
+  const skipRecomputeJobIds = getSkipNextReloadRepairRecomputeJobIds(state);
+  skipRecomputeJobIds.clear();
   if (!state.store || !previousJobs?.length) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ function repairNextRunsAfterExternalReload(params: {
       continue;
     }
 
+    skipRecomputeJobIds.delete(job.id);
     let nextRunAtMs: number | undefined;
     try {
       nextRunAtMs = job.enabled ? computeJobNextRunAtMs(job, now) : undefined;
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ function repairNextRunsAfterExternalReload(params: {
       if (recordScheduleComputeError({ state, job, err })) {
         changed = true;
       }
+      skipRecomputeJobIds.add(job.id);
       continue;
     }
     if (job.state.nextRunAtMs !== nextRunAtMs) {