diff --git a/tests/test_etcp_multipath.c b/tests/test_etcp_multipath.c
index 504565f4..ed751aab 100644
--- a/tests/test_etcp_multipath.c
+++ b/tests/test_etcp_multipath.c
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ static void stalled(const struct profile* settings, unsigned count, unsigned bro
             if (!pkt->last_link || ((directions & 1) && traces[0][pkt->seq].first_rx)) continue;
             for (unsigned p = 0; p < count; p++) if ((broken & (1u << p)) &&
                 ss_get_port(&pkt->last_link->remote_addr) == dummynet_get_listen_port(channels[p])) {
+                // Пакет должен ещё находиться в propagation delay, а не уже лежать в сокете получателя.
+                if ((directions & 1) && get_time_us() - traces[0][pkt->seq].first_tx >= settings[p].rtt_ms * 500ULL) continue;
                 pending |= 1u << p;
                 if (!fault_seq || pkt->seq < fault_seq) fault_seq = pkt->seq;
             }
@@ -358,16 +360,23 @@ static void stalled(const struct profile* settings, unsigned count, unsigned bro
         (unsigned long long)rate, (unsigned long long)capacity, fault_seq,
         (unsigned long long)(traces[0][fault_seq].first_rx > fault_start ? traces[0][fault_seq].first_rx-fault_start : 0),
         traces[0][fault_seq].attempts);
-    expect(ep[1].bytes > before, "delivery during active fault", ep[1].bytes-before, 1);
+    if (duration_ms > 100) expect(ep[1].bytes > before, "delivery during active fault", ep[1].bytes-before, 1);
     expect(ep[1].max_gap <= MAX_GAP_US, "maximum delivery pause <=100ms", ep[1].max_gap, MAX_GAP_US);
     if (sparse) expect(ep[1].max_latency <= MAX_GAP_US, "bounded-source latency <=100ms", ep[1].max_latency, MAX_GAP_US);
     else if (duration_ms > 1000) expect(rate >= capacity * 85 / 100,
         "fault steady goodput >=85% healthy capacity", rate, capacity * 85 / 100);
     for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) CHECK(ep[i].conn->reinit_count == epochs[i] && ep[i].conn->links_up);
-    measuring = 0;
+    measuring = duration_ms <= 100;
     for (unsigned p = 0; p < count; p++) if (broken & (1u << p))
         for (unsigned dir = 0; dir < 2; dir++) CHECK(dummynet_set_mode(channels[p], dir, DUMMYNET_RUN) == 0);
-    run_for(3000, 1, "recovery"); run_for(10000, 0, "drain");
+    run_for(1000, 1, "recovery");
+    if (duration_ms <= 100) {
+        expect(ep[1].samples > 0, "delivery after short HOLD", ep[1].samples, 1);
+        expect(ep[1].max_gap <= MAX_GAP_US, "short HOLD including resume: pause <=100ms", ep[1].max_gap, MAX_GAP_US);
+        expect(ep[1].max_latency <= MAX_GAP_US, "short HOLD including resume: latency <=100ms", ep[1].max_latency, MAX_GAP_US);
+    }
+    measuring = 0;
+    run_for(2000, 1, "recovery"); run_for(10000, 0, "drain");
     for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) expect(ep[i].sent == ep[1-i].received, "complete delivery after recovery",
         ep[1-i].received, ep[i].sent);
     teardown();
@@ -413,6 +422,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         bidirectional = 0;
         struct profile settings[] = {{20,8000},{20,8000},{20,2000}};
         if (!strcmp(case_name, "slow-drop")) settings[1].rtt_ms = 200;
+        if (faults[n].count == 3) { settings[1].rtt_ms = 80; settings[2].rtt_ms = 200; }
         stalled(settings, faults[n].count, faults[n].broken, faults[n].directions, faults[n].mode, faults[n].sparse, faults[n].ms);
         CHECK(u_get_allocated_count() == baseline);
     }