diff --git a/OrdersEA_Smart_Grid_BO.mq5 b/OrdersEA_Smart_Grid_BO.mq5
index fc75b88..fbd0f00 100755
--- a/OrdersEA_Smart_Grid_BO.mq5
+++ b/OrdersEA_Smart_Grid_BO.mq5
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 #property copyright "Copyright 2024, Garfield Heron"
 #property link      "https://fetcherpay.com"
-#property version   "5.7"
+#property version   "5.8"
 
 #include <Trade\Trade.mqh>
 #include <Trade\PositionInfo.mqh>
 
-#define VERSION "Version 5.7 Smart Grid Breakout BO MT5"
+#define VERSION "Version 5.8 Smart Grid Breakout BO MT5"
 #define MAX_TRADES 600
 #define MAX_LOG_TRADES 1200
 
@@ -1078,6 +1078,35 @@ int CountPendingOrders(int type)
    return count;
   }
 
+// True if this symbol+magic already has any pending order or open position
+// on the broker, regardless of what gridPlaced (GlobalVariable-backed,
+// found 2026-08-11 to never actually reach disk in this environment) says.
+// Used at OnInit to recover from a restart wiping that flag to false while
+// a grid is still resting live -- without this check, every restart mid-
+// cycle placed a brand new duplicate grid on top of the old one (see vault
+// "2026-08-11 Duplicate Grid Orders" note; found 189 stacked pending
+// orders account-wide, one symbol alone had 29 spanning 24+ hours).
+bool HasLiveGridPresence()
+  {
+   for(int i = OrdersTotal() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+     {
+      ulong ticket = OrderGetTicket(i);
+      if(ticket == 0) continue;
+      if(OrderGetString(ORDER_SYMBOL) != _Symbol) continue;
+      if(OrderGetInteger(ORDER_MAGIC) != MagicNum) continue;
+      return true;
+     }
+   for(int i = PositionsTotal() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+     {
+      ulong ticket = PositionGetTicket(i);
+      if(ticket == 0) continue;
+      if(PositionGetString(POSITION_SYMBOL) != _Symbol) continue;
+      if(PositionGetInteger(POSITION_MAGIC) != MagicNum) continue;
+      return true;
+     }
+   return false;
+  }
+
 void CancelAllOrders(string reason)
   {
    int cancelled = 0;
@@ -1351,6 +1380,20 @@ int OnInit()
 
    LoadGridState();
 
+   // Self-heal (2026-08-11): gridPlaced is GlobalVariable-backed and was
+   // found to never actually reach disk in this environment (no .gvr file
+   // anywhere under the MT5 data dir) — so a full container restart mid-
+   // cycle silently resets it to false while the grid is still resting
+   // live on the broker, and the code below would place a brand new
+   // duplicate grid on top of it. Trust reality over the flag: if this
+   // symbol+magic already has orders or positions out, we already have a
+   // grid, no matter what LoadGridState() just said.
+   if(!gridPlaced && HasLiveGridPresence())
+     {
+      PrintS("Self-heal: found existing orders/positions on init — recovering gridPlaced=true (see 2026-08-11 duplicate-grid fix)");
+      gridPlaced = true;
+     }
+
    // GridHigh/GridLow are NOT persisted (only lastPivotCalcDate is) — if a
    // prior process already recalculated today before this restart, the
    // date-match guard alone would skip CalculatePivotPoints() and leave the