diff --git a/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/quest-progress/Accept grid contract faction gate deny.bru b/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/quest-progress/Accept grid contract faction gate deny.bru
index a746280..5e623e7 100644
--- a/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/quest-progress/Accept grid contract faction gate deny.bru	
+++ b/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/quest-progress/Accept grid contract faction gate deny.bru	
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ meta {
 
 docs {
   NEO-137: prototype_quest_grid_contract requires completed operator chain and Grid Operators standing >= 15.
-  Pre-request marks operator chain completed via POST …/__dev/quest-fixture (no rep delivery; standing stays 0).
+  Pre-request resets grid contract progress (stale completed rows from prior local seq 11 runs), then marks operator chain completed via POST …/__dev/quest-fixture (no rep delivery; standing stays 0).
   Success sibling: seq 11 Accept grid contract after operator chain (NEO-138 organic rep grant).
 }
 
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ script:pre-request {
   const playerId = bru.getEnvVar("playerId") || bru.getVar("playerId");
   const jsonHeaders = { headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } };
   const chainQuestId = "prototype_quest_operator_chain";
+  const gridContractQuestId = "prototype_quest_grid_contract";
 
   const fixture = await axios.post(
     `${baseUrl}/game/players/${playerId}/__dev/quest-fixture`,
     {
       schemaVersion: 1,
+      resetQuestIds: [gridContractQuestId],
       completedQuestIds: [chainQuestId],
     },
     { ...jsonHeaders, validateStatus: () => true },
diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
index f099153..28f06af 100644
--- a/server/README.md
+++ b/server/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Quest accept evaluates **`FactionGateRule`** rows through **`FactionGateOperatio
 
 **Deny reason code:** **`faction_gate_blocked`** on **`QuestStateReasonCodes`** when any gate fails. Accept HTTP response returns **`accepted: false`** with that **`reasonCode`** (HTTP 200, same as other structured accept denies).
 
-**Prototype quest:** **`prototype_quest_grid_contract`** requires **`prototype_faction_grid_operators`** standing **≥ 15** after **`prototype_quest_operator_chain`** prerequisite is complete. Rep grants that reach +15 standing land in NEO-138; success Bruno smoke deferred until then. **Deny Bruno** (`Accept grid contract faction gate deny.bru`, seq **10**) pre-requests **`POST …/__dev/quest-fixture`** to mark operator chain completed without reward delivery (standing **0**).
+**Prototype quest:** **`prototype_quest_grid_contract`** requires **`prototype_faction_grid_operators`** standing **≥ 15** after **`prototype_quest_operator_chain`** prerequisite is complete. **Deny Bruno** (`Accept grid contract faction gate deny.bru`, seq **10**) pre-requests **`POST …/__dev/quest-fixture`** with **`resetQuestIds`** for grid contract (clears stale **`completed`** from prior seq **11** runs) plus **`completedQuestIds`** for operator chain — no reward delivery; standing **0**. **Success Bruno** (seq **11**, NEO-138): organic operator-chain flow then accept.
 
 Plan: [NEO-137 implementation plan](../../docs/plans/NEO-137-implementation-plan.md).